- The Prouds 80
She said, “Lambert, please don’t leave us. We need
you.”
She was known for her extreme beauty that
charmed every person who saw her, and everybody in the
town she lived in knew about her beauty. She was tall, thin,
and very fair. Her hair was dark black. She had charming
blue eyes, which captured the attention of anybody who
looked at them.
He replied, “Tania, every time I prepare to go and
join the Brave Protectors, you say such a thing. It is my
duty. I have to fulfill the oath I swore to protect innocent
people.”
He had a strong physique and had trimmed facial
hair.
She said, “Innocent people will have others to
protect them. You are still young. Your children are so
young. Who will be there for them if something happens to
you?”
“Do not worry,” he said. “I will be back as I do
every time.”
She kept begging him not to go but he kept
insisting.
He kissed his son Andrew and his daughter and
hugged them, then did the same to his wife. After that, he
left while Andrew was watching him.
Like in each time he left, the feelings of fear and
anxiety started to grow in Tania’s heart. As time passed,
those feelings grew bigger.
He used to return from battles each time after about
ten days. That time, ten days passed but he did not return.