— ARE YOU READY?
— Follow, you can come in.
Balkis entered the room silently. Giovanna, dressed in a red tunic and blue cloak, looked like a Madonna from an old Renaissance painting. Such solemnity moved the old woman.
— It's like seeing my own image go back in time — she confessed, holding back tears. Nothing changed from that moment on.
— I feel so strange! — Giovanna admitted. — And it really comforts me to know that I won't be alone in this moment.
Balkis embraced the young woman, pressing her affectionately to his chest.
— Don't forget my instructions — he whispered in her ear.
— All you have to do is keep quiet and go deeper within. What happens next will depend on both of you.
Giovanna recoiled. She stared at her nervously, searching for answers, but she couldn't find them.
— I'm afraid... — he confessed in a barely audible voice. — I'm afraid of ruining everything.
— Don't worry... — Balkis caressed her face. — You are a woman, Wisdom is on your side. You and Greg will decipher the entry code, as well as the riddle.
— And then?
— You will work the stone and it will become part of the temple of God.