The Journey Beyond the Score Chapter 1 A Silent Farewell The sun had barely risen, casting its soft, golden hues across the lush green fields of Assam. The early morning mist clung to the leaves, and the distant cries of the koel echoed through the sleepy village of Borgang. A cluster of bamboo huts lined the narrow, winding paths, their thatched roofs woven tightly against the monsoon’s wrath. Life here moved to the rhythm of the soil — the plow breaking the earth, the cattle returning at dusk, and the silent prayers offered to the skies above. At the edge