- Laith Taher 179
One after the other, they started pledging allegiance
to him.
Jarvis went to his brother’s house, greeted him, and they
both sat down.
Jarvis asked, “When are we going to punish
Matthew and his son, Hammond?”
“My father has just been buried and you want to go
to war, Jarvis?” replied Hammond, who was expecting such
question from Jarvis or any other member of the tribe, and
was ready to answer it.
His response was an unpleasant surprise, as Jarvis
expected him to approve the revenge immediately.
“That is why I want to go to war now, in order to
avenge him before his body decomposes,” replied Jarvis.
“Our people are hurt now,” the new leader said.
“Let them heal, then we shall get our revenge.”
Again, Hammond’s response was unexpected.
Despite that, Jarvis remained silent because patience at
such difficult time was better than dispute and because he
would eventually get what he wanted.