{"id":4052,"date":"2020-11-18T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:50:06","slug":"bubers-basque-story-part-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/2020\/11\/18\/bubers-basque-story-part-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Buber’s Basque Story: Part 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cBai,\u201d replied Ainhoa. \u201cZer nahi duzue?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maite looked at Kepa with uncertain eyes before returning her gaze to Ainhoa. \u201cUmmm,\u201d she began. \u201cActually, I was hoping to talk to Marina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNor?\u201d asked Ainhoa when suddenly her eyes flashed, changing from Ainhoa\u2019s dark brown to the green they recognized from their earlier encounter with Marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarina?\u201d asked Kepa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBai,\u201d replied Marina with a smile. \u201cI guess the zatiak I gave you also let you call me to you. Provided, of course, there is a vessel nearby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that all Ainhoa is to you, your vessel?\u201d asked Maite. \u201cThat\u2019s a bit cold, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buber’s Basque Story is a weekly serial. While it is a work of fiction, it has elements from both my own experiences and stories I’ve heard from various people. The characters, while in some cases inspired by real people, aren’t directly modeled on anyone in particular. I expect there will be inconsistencies and factual errors. I don’t know where it is going, and I’ll probably forget where it’s been. Why am I doing this? To give me an excuse and a deadline for some creative writing and because I thought people might enjoy it. Gozatu!<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Marina shrugged. \u201cI know she is more than that. When I possess her, I know everything about her — her hopes and dreams, her lusts and passions, her fears and anxieties. I know her through and through. But, what else should I call her? Call all of the kinswomen that I possess?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess vessel — ontzi — is as good as anything,\u201d replied Maite. \u201cAnyways, what happens next? How do we know when to help you, where to go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina paused for a moment, a look of concentration on her face. \u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m not quite sure. It\u2019s not like I\u2019ve given the zatiak to anyone before. I\u2019m not quite sure what to expect. But, I suspect the zatiak will be the key, they will guide you and transport you where you need to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously?\u201d asked Maite, clearly frustrated. \u201cYou ask us to help, but you don\u2019t have any clue how this will happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBegira,\u201d replied Marina. \u201cLook, I don\u2019t know half of what is going on, I\u2019m learning as I go. It isn\u2019t like I created the zatiak, at least not on purpose, and I don\u2019t know exactly what giving them to you means. I just know it was the right thing to do.\u201d She took Maite\u2019s hand. \u201cI\u2019m just doing the best I can. I need you to trust me and to help me figure this all out. Otherwise de Lancre\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I know, badakit. De Lancre will control all of the magic and rule the world.\u201d She sighed. \u201cI just wish we had more to go on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do too,\u201d replied Marina. \u201cI really wish I could tell you more. But, I simply don\u2019t know. For now, go on your trip, do your interview. When the time is right, I think the zatiak will show you the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maite looked at Kepa, who shrugged. \u201cWhat else can we do? We can\u2019t just sit here, waiting for something to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine,\u201d said Maite, resignation clear in her voice. \u201cI just hope I don\u2019t end up regretting this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina smiled. \u201cOh, I expect you will, at least a few times. But, I also think you will find this journey fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBai,\u201d replied Ainhoa. \u201cZer nahi duzue?\u201d Maite looked at Kepa with uncertain eyes before returning her gaze to Ainhoa. \u201cUmmm,\u201d she began. \u201cActually, I was hoping to talk to Marina.\u201d \u201cNor?\u201d asked Ainhoa when suddenly her eyes flashed, changing from Ainhoa\u2019s dark brown to the green they recognized from their earlier encounter with Marina. \u201cMarina?\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[864],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bubers-basque-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2sYNu-13m","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4053,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052\/revisions\/4053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buber.net\/Basque\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}