“The first instrument!„

2 weeks later

On the train ...

The journey was long. I had to switch continuously, from horse to train and back on horseback. 

The city where Kibum was present was very far away in the north.I took my notes and asked strangers to answer my questions. No one could really help me.

Their all didn't understood what I meant. They said the world had no best instrument. Their were all the same.

A slightly older woman who was sitting next to me on the train was sleeping.  I thought I should wake her up but she looked very tired and I didn't wanted to make her any stress. She was traveling alone.

We drove slowly. The train stopped and the woman woke up. "Are we there yet?" she rubbed drool from .

"No. The train only stopped because something is in the way. Probably the snow must be cleared first." I explained to her friendly and slow.

"Boy, don't talk to me like that! I can still understand everything well!" I just nodded.

I looked out at the landscape. The woman broke the silence.

"Boy. I've seen that you've asked the passengers for something. What is it?" She looked at me with sleepy eyes.

"I'm looking for the best three instruments that the world offers."  She stared at me for a few seconds in silence.

"Oh boy. Isn't this question clear?" I shook my head.

"Boy. oh Boy. This is so silly. There is no best instrument. Far, each has its own worth. It depends on how you play it." She taught me. I already knew that.

"Boy don't be sad. There is a special tool that you can't play." She smiled slightly. I looked at her. A Istrument what you can not play? Please what?

"Yes. Did you know that?" I shook my head.

"The voice, my boy. Voice." What?

"The voice is valuable. It's gives the best or the worst sounds. You must even be able to control it on your own. Voice is one of the most valuable things we humans have. Without it we could not communicate and bring each other joy or sorrow. Very obvious or not?"

I looked at her. It sounded logical. It was easy. Why did not I think of that?

I smiled at the woman. "Thank you!" I squeezed her hand. "That's the best answer I've received so far and it is also evident, I am grateful!" I hugged her.

"Not so rough my boy. I'm not young anymore!" I laughed and kissed her on the cheek.

She muttered to herself. "Boy. The youth today. In the past ..." I listened with half an ear.

I wrote down in my notepad ' The voice ' and framed it several times.

Finally I had found one. But the question was how would I find the others. They had to have something to do with the voice.

The hands? But their gave no sound. No... Hands helped only when generating tones. So what was it?

Maybe Kibum can really help me. I'll ask him.