Starry River of the Sky
“I’ll just get some water at the Half-Moon Well, and then I’ll pack up my things at the inn and leave, he thought. The swinging sound of his mended buckets on his new carrying stick echoed against the crumbling stones of the empty ruins.
However, the ruins were not completely empty. In front of him, Rendi saw a figure at the Half-Moon Well. As he drew closer, he recognized Mr. Shan. He was on his knees, gazing into the well.
“Mr. Shan?” Rendi said, putting his buckets down. “What are you doing h...ere?”
Mr. Shan did not seem to hear him and continued to look into the well. Rendi saw the toad, also at the well’s edge, its bulging eyes gazing into the hole. Rendi kneeled by them and tried to see what they were looking at. All he saw was darkness and the slight shimmer of light on the deep water.
“Is something wrong with the Half-Moon Well?” Rendi asked.
“Half moon, it was not a half moon,” Mr. Shan mumbled, as if he hadn’t heard. “It was a full moon. I need a full moon to see.”MoreLess
However, the ruins were not completely empty. In front of him, Rendi saw a figure at the Half-Moon Well. As he drew closer, he recognized Mr. Shan. He was on his knees, gazing into the well.
“Mr. Shan?” Rendi said, putting his buckets down. “What are you doing h...ere?”
Mr. Shan did not seem to hear him and continued to look into the well. Rendi saw the toad, also at the well’s edge, its bulging eyes gazing into the hole. Rendi kneeled by them and tried to see what they were looking at. All he saw was darkness and the slight shimmer of light on the deep water.
“Is something wrong with the Half-Moon Well?” Rendi asked.
“Half moon, it was not a half moon,” Mr. Shan mumbled, as if he hadn’t heard. “It was a full moon. I need a full moon to see.”MoreLess
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