- The Prouds 126
“Did you kill the bad guys, Father?” asked
Hammond smiling.
The father laughed and started patting his son’s
hair. “Yes, Hammond. We taught them a lesson that they
will never forget.”
In contrast, Commander Reid and what was left of
his army returned with failure. He reached Fitoma Palace
and entered one of its halls where the king was sat on the
far side of it.
“Greetings, My Lord,” he said trying to calm down
things before telling the king what had really happened.
The king was waiting impatiently for a messenger
from Commander Reid telling him the good news of their
victory, in order to cool down the fire inside him. When no
one came, he knew that something wrong had happened.
That was why he was very angry and did not greet
Commander Reid back but rather said with a harsh tone,
“Why didn’t you send me a messenger to tell me about our
victory over the Prouds?”
Then, he shouted, “Why? Why?”
The commander remained silent for a moment
because he did not know what to say to the king.
Then he looked at the floor. “We were defeated, My
Lord.”
The king became very angry. That anger added to
his original anger for losing the love of his life, Heather.
He stood up, started walking calmly in the hall and
said calmly and quietly, “We were defeated... a great king
sends a huge army led by a so-called great leader to a