Hmm?
'How did I end up standing by the fire?'
Feng Shan, waking from the ancestral dream, was stunned to find himself standing by a fire. He looked around and saw not only the fire, but also that he was surrounded by kneeling Inupiats.
"Mayor Robert, I'm sorry. Did I do something offensive?"
Feng Shan had an apologetic look on his face. He scratched his head, his mind a complete blank, with no memory of the dreamlike scene that had just occurred.
Seeing everyone on their knees, he assumed his unintentional actions had disrupted their ceremony.
"No, no, Spirit of All Things, it is our mistake! Please forgive your believers," Mayor Robert said, his voice hurried and devout as he knelt on the ground.
His forehead was still pressed firmly to the ground, his body trembling slightly as if in the presence of an incredibly sacred being.
