The Prouds; A Novel

(LAITHTAHER) #1

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“Have you thought well, Jarvis?” asked the leader
frowning, too.
Then he continued, “Relieve me, and tell me that
you have chosen the wise option.”
Jarvis looked at his brother, with a frowning,
frustrated look on his face while despair rested in his eyes.
Jarvis said with a low voice, unable to believe what
things had got to, “I shall do as you wish.”
Then a smile erased the grin from Hammond’s face.
He extended his arms and hugged Jarvis tightly while
Jarvis maintained his frustrated motionless posture because
he had just become a citizen of the kingdom of humiliation.
Accepting peace was like drinking poison, which started
killing him from inside.
He became like a lion that could not roar, he was
strong and had claws and fangs, but he could not roar
although his powerful voice was intact because he wanted
to please his brother.
Then Hammond stepped back and said with a smile,
“This is the way I want you to be, Jarvis, wise, reasonable,
obeying your big brother, and avoiding unjustified
sedition.”
Hammond was very happy because he had finally
won. The whole tribe would obey the peace decision
although they all wanted revenge, just because it was his
decision.

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