- Laith Taher 193
Jarvis thought his plan over carefully, examining the
smallest steps and details, because he was planning
something very difficult and dangerous, and the smallest
error would cause the plan to fail and get him killed.
After deep thinking, he started washing Genos with
water. When he finished washing it and it was looking fine,
he grabbed his weapon, food, a brown cloak, and a black
piece of cloth and put them all on top of Genos. Looking at
Genos, he remembered his father, and how he gave him it
as a gift one day.
After preparing everything he needed for his
journey, he returned to his house, sat exactly the same way
below the window, and started contemplating again until
just before dawn. Then, he stood up, headed to his father’s
house, and woke his sister Raelene, who was a black-
haired, fair woman. He asked her to wake his mother
Shannon who was a black-haired, fat, brown, old woman.
She did so. They both went to Jarvis who was standing in
the living room.
He said with sadness, as that could be the last time
he saw them, “I wanted to say bye and probably farewell.”
“What makes you say so, My Son? Where are you
going?” asked the mother who sensed that her son was
about to do something dangerous.
“I am going to avenge my father and my brother,”
he replied.
The two women were astonished. How can he
avenge his father and brother alone? And why is he leaving
now without telling any of the tribe’s men? the two women
started thinking and felt sad and scared because whatever
he was about to do was very dangerous.