Giorgi entered first.Then,he let the fortune teller come in the house.
-My darling,I brought someone to you.
-Who is this woman,Giorgi?
-She is the fortune teller who will relate us about our newborn son.
-Really?I'm truly curious!Please,sit down on the chair and tell us.We are all ears.-Mariam smiled at the stranger.
When the fortune teller sat down,she asked the midwife that was standing next to Mariam to bring the baby to her.The midwife was a little bit scared due to this woman's messy appearance,but Mariam insisted her on doing as the old woman said.She pointed the midwife to do what the fortune teller requested.As soon as the midwife came closer to her,the fortune teller looked at her:
-Do I really look appaling?Don't fret,I have no intention to harm this precious and special baby!I am telling you,I don't hurt people,I solely predict their fates.That's all.Now,please,give me this boy!
The midwife gave the baby-boy to her.She cuddled him,kissed him on his little cheeks and then caressed his golden brown hair.
-You have just gave birth to the treasure!Yes...this baby is the authentic treasure!He will be forever loved,but not in this country.
-What does this mean?-Mariam got nervous.
-I don't want to hurt you with my words,but his future is already chosen by him.I know it.
-What is his future?
-He will only live for 5 years in this very place,then you will never see him again...
-What?Please,for god's sake,explain!
-Ask me everything you want.I am here to tell you what awaits you anyway.
-Why will I not be able to see him again?Will anything bad happen to him?
-Unfortunately,the answer is yes.He will be kidnapped by the bandits who trade with slaves.By that time,he will have been 5 years old.
-Then?
-He will be taken to Istanbul,the capital of the Ottoman empire.After passing 6 years,he will end up in Iraq,one of the provinces of this empire and he will be raised as muslim.He will be one of the greatest warriors,scholars and strategists.What a pity,he will be the governor of that place,but he will be suffering with the everlasting longing towards his homeland which he will never see again...
-What nonsense are you making up?
-I have never made anything up that had connection to somebody's destiny.You can disbelieve what I have just told you,but you will definitely experience the loss of this child.I am telling you again,I fulfilled my job as the fortune teller and I don't want to hurt you!Enjoy your time with this baby!
The fortune teller gave the baby to his father and left the house at once.