Chapter 47
Memories
Thaddeus Graystone stood by a small brook in the forest near Dysut’s cabin. He was furious with his companions. His emotional state was very frail. So much had happened to him in a short period of time. The love of his life was dead, he was on a quest that he knew very little about, his kingdom was in disarray, and his new companions were on the verge of killing one another. He knelt and took a large gulp of the cold water from the babbling brook, hoping this would help to calm his soul. The water refreshed him. Thaddeus plopped down and fell onto his back, taking notice of the baby blue sky. The sky is beautiful this morning. I wish Emilia were here to gaze upon it with me.
As he lay looking at the light blue sky, a bleak fear overcame him. He sensed that Lot was, once again, in danger. Little did he know that at this exact moment, Lot was on the run from the entire army of Pizenchaffe. It is strange to finally know that these images and feelings, which have haunted me my entire life, have been that of my brother. I hope he is well. I have much I wish to say to him, he thought. Thaddeus, for the life of him, could not give credence to the idea that his father would not have ever told him of his brother. He wondered what other things his father had kept hidden from him.
Thaddeus pulled a picture from his knapsack. It was the picture of Emilia that he had taken from the castle before he left on his journey with Locmire. He stared at it for several minutes and a tear ran down his cheek, then another, and another. He sobbed as he held the picture of his betrothed to his chest. After several moments of grieving, Thaddeus put the picture away and sat back up. He felt much better now that he had a moment alone to grieve his loss.
His mind drifted back to his current circumstance. He thought, I do not know what to do. How am I supposed to destroy Hasbarie when I cannot manage to unify my own companions? I wish father was still alive. He would know what to do. With that thought, Thaddeus fell onto his back once more and slipped away into a long forgotten memory of his childhood.
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