George carries the deceased tantrik to one of the healers in Tathastu. The healer sees the ripped chest. “It is the same death as the King Richard my governor. But you are the governor. Shouldn’t you be in the king’s council at the moment.” says the old healer. “Yes I will be shortly. But we all saw it. There was no one attacking him” says Geo. “Yes this is not just a disease. It’s a curse actually.” says the old healer. “Curse?” asks the governor. “Yes over my 40 years tenure as a healer. I have attended to many Lord’s diseases. But this being rare. The healers of the east called it a curse. We call it a sharap in our tongue” says the healer. “40 years, you must have been a young boy when you started your job” says Chaga. “ No my child. We are all devotees here. We don’t age much a

