- The Prouds 222
As the two were heading to where the Advisor
pointed, Jarvis said, “I am Jarvis, son of the late leader of
the Prouds, Addison. I need our advice on something.”
“I saw you when you were little when you came
here with your father,” the Advisor said. “I anticipated that
you will grow up to be a great man. That is why your image
stuck in my memory all this time, and my intuition turned
out to be correct.”
The two reached the construction.
The Advisor said, “Sit down.”
Jarvis sat down on the edge of one of the sides of
the square construction. The Advisor poured coffee in the
cup, gave it to Jarvis, and then sat down near him on the
edge of the side connected to the one on which Jarvis was
sitting.
“What do you need my advice on?” asked the
Advisor.
“There was a fierce war between the king of Widea
and us,” Jarvis said. “We achieved a decisive victory in the
battle but they captured my brother and tortured him to
death.
“When my father learned of my brother’s death and
torture, he too died of sorrow. So my brother Hammond
became our new leader. All our people, including myself,
asked for revenge, apart from my brother, maybe with a
few others, who wanted to make peace with the king.”
He sighed then continued, “Ever since I was little, I
have sensed something about my brother Hammond. He
has always been jealous of me ever since I was born. This