Cyno: A Just Punishment

A story spreads among the scholars of the Academy that goes like this:

A long, long time ago, a delinquent scholar fled into the desert where, unsuspecting, he fell into a deep sand pit.

Thirsty and exhausted, he prayed with all his heart for a noble savior to appear and deliver him from his ordeal.

Then the General Mahamatra, who followed him all the way, answered his pleas.

That was how they both got what they wanted...