Must Read: A Broken Destiny: The Sword Of Vengeance

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Must Read: A Broken Destiny: The Sword Of Vengeance

KIERAN
” ………Ethan!! alright, that’s enough shooting lessons for the day. Kieran, dinner is ready.” Mother said. ” But Mother , we have only just begun, besides you have been stopping me from doing any of this for the past few weeks. Please ,just an hour more, please.” I pleaded with her , putting on my best good look. ” No, drop that bow and get to the dining before your meal gets cold.” Mother replied.
I reluntantly dropped the bow and went inside. Obviously, my plan didn’t work and Father couldn’t even help, just stood smiling at his wife . I washed my hands and face before sitting to eat, failure to do that usually get me some glaring from mother .

” What did you learn from today’s practice?” she asked. Mother can be really annoying some times, I mean she stops me from going on with practice today and now she is asking what i learnt. I actually didn’t want to answer but i knew better. Shey hated hunting , which my father does because it takes too much of his time and doesn’t give room for him to be home much. She hated it so much and several times she has spoken to my father about it ,who will calmly tell her he won’t change and mom will keep coming back with the same demands and the whole cycle begins again.

” I learnt how to pull the bow and how to place the arrow at the right place along the string. I haven’t learnt how to release the arrow yet.” I finally replied. Mother was actually happy with what i said and then asked me to tell Father about the new names of plants i learnt today. He listened attentively to all the names i pronunced , correcting me in places I erred.When I was done, Mother gave me another plate of food while Father ruffled my hair. I knew she would be very happy after what i just did. She has always wanted me to be a healer just like her but that wasn’t what i wanted. I felt drawn to the woodlands but not because of the plants there but something else i can’t just explain yet.
Father didn’t seem his usual self tonight , he was very quiet and he looked sad. Well, I didn’t have any chance to ask him what was his problem as mum kissed me and walked me to my room , after which she returned to be with her husband. ” I have been enlisted to join the King’s army as a foot soldier.” I heard him say.
” Why would you do that, Ethan? We already talked about this and you promised you won’t be going on withe this plan of yours.” Mother replied quietly but i could hear the venom in her words, she was very angry.
” I did ,love but I had a change of heart. The hunting business isn’t bringing much Gold as it used to anymore. I can’t stand to see you and our son go sick because of limited resources. I hate to see you wearing those worn ou clothes. I….”

“….I don’t care about all that, I knew all these before I decided to marry you. All I ever wanted is a happy home, not riches. Ethan, we have a son . You can’t just wakeup and decide to choose your path to death. There is more to a successful home than money, please don’t do this.” She pleaded. ” I am doing this for our son, most especially. For weeks now , I have thought of alternatives but they are none at the moment. The King desires Scultors,crafts-men, artists, healers and fair women and you know I don’t fit in any of those categories. I am a plain bow-man, a hunter , rejected by his family because I wasn’t born with the gift. The only place i fit in is the army. As wicked as the King is , he keeps to his word. Besides, the battle is already half won and we have Magicians and all kinds of sorcerers on our side, so I won’t be doing much and I won’t be away from you lot for long. Let your mind be at peace because i will surely return. ” I heard Father say before they both started their noisy lovemaking.
I drifted off to sleep and woke up the next day to a home without him. I decided to look out for Mother and practically followed her everywhere she went like I could actualtually protect her. Things were going pretty normal for us until mom started getting paranoid because Father hadn’t returned after four full moons. She prayed to the spirits everyday and they finally answered her prayers when the victorious army returned but he wasn’t among them. We were later told that a lot of foot soldiers were lost and Ethan Carrows was among the fallen. Mother was paid his allowances and things returned to normal in the city but not in our family as shewas slowly losing her mind.
One day, I returned from the woods after getting some herbs to help with Mother’s hallucinations when I found her on the floor at an odd angle. She had white substance around her mouth, I screamed and called for help and it didn’t take long for the healer to tell me that my mum was dead. That was the beginning of my sorrowful life. In one season, I lost both of my parents at twelve years of age. Twenty years later, I lost my daugther and wife to unknown circumstances. It seems I have the worst luck in the world or I am just cursed, which is it? I screamed to no one in particular as I buried my fallen.