The principle then said," I can teach you what school can't teach, and you can learn any occupation from your senior brothers."
Ariah slowly looked at all the teachers face and knew, the person Infront of her is someone higher position than anyone here. Actually, she had already had an answer to his question but still she didn't want to accept Master so easily because Master and teacher have totally different meaning. Teacher can only be at school time and both sides have no responsibility after school and as for Master, there is a saying," Once a Master, always a father." She will have to fulfill all the filial duty to Mather as her father and he will have same place as her father.
She said," Okay!"
Then principal aka Thomas Hayes looked at Ariah and said," Okay! let's take an oath and let me ask your father a question alone." Then he looked at Albert and said," Let's go the side room" and he went ahead with albert following.
After half an hour both came out with Thomas having a wide smile as for Albert his eyes were little conflicting as he looked at Ariah. After taking the seat Thomas said," Okay Aria, there are witnesses and there is an oath for the Master and disciple made by the buddha. This oath binds us together and have to be followed for seven lives. If you think you can honor this oath than we will begin but if you need time to think then we will be taking it some other day. He gave the right to choose to Ariah because no one can make the decision for her, and she was the who should honor then why should other takes decision.
Ariah was silent for five minutes and looked at her father. After her father nodded, she looked at Thomas and said," I am ready to take oath."
Thomas was actually very nervous as he said all that to Ariah and after he heard Ariah's reply, he was smiling so hard. The other teachers looked at his smile and thought," This old man cheated a girl this time, but this time he is smiling so hard. I haven't seen him smile so hard when his other disciple was taking oath." They all silently light a candle for Ariah in their heart as they knew principal habit. As they were cursing in their heart, but Thomas didn't care about their opinion. Thomas said to his assistant," Call vice principal to come here."
After five minutes Vice principal came and said," Principle here's the thing you order." gave a silver plate in which his other disciples name was there and there was only the last box empty as it represents the last disciple of him. Vice principle knew the meaning of it and looked at Ariah and said," Get up from your chair and stand Infront of your Master."
After Ariah went to stand Infront of Thomas, VP (Vice principle) said," Now I will give you an oath you shall read it three times and sign with your thump blood after taking oath while kneeling Infront of the buddha with your teacher. So, repeat after me." VP looked at the Thomas and said," Are you sure?" After Thomas nodded, VP also asked same question to Ariah, and she nodded. After that he went to the inside chamber and brought a small buddha statue and said to Thomas and Aria," Kneel Infront of buddha." Both of them start to kneel and VP said," Dear Buddha, today we came to witness the Master-Disciple oath ceremony of Thomas Hayes and Ariah Johne. Bless both of them for completion of their oath." Then he starts to chant the mantras.
After he chanted for an hour, he looked like a holy god and he said to Thomas," Monk Thomas, do you agree to take Ariah Johnes as your last disciple?"
After other teacher heard VP say Last disciple, they were shocked, even though they have a lot of question, but they kept quite as they know the ceremony rules.
Thomas replied three time," I do, I do, I do"
VP asked the similar question to Ariah and Ariah to reply Three time as Thomas.