- Laith Taher 151
was relieved for finally being able to call the king “son.” It
was the biggest reward he could possibly get.
The king stayed with his father for days, filled with
sadness as he knew that the moment of departure was
approaching. The anticipated moment came, and it was
finally the time for the knight to dismount. Commander
Reid died, as every beginning has an end and that end filled
the king’s heart with sorrow. He was hit in his heart twice,
as he lost his father twice. The second time was harder
because he considered Commander Reid to be his true
father.
Years went by and Queen Wenonah became very old. She
became very sick with an incurable disease. Her days were
numbered. King Matthew visited her frequently. He felt
sorry for seeing her fighting disease and death. But, she
maintained her usual strength until the end.
Every time he visited her, she would repeat the
same phrase she kept telling him since he was little, “I want
you to be as strong and invincible as the sky.”
He kept listening to these words and rooting them in
his mind. Eventually, Queen Wenonah died and her son
cried with extreme pain. He was so grieved because she
was the only source of love in his life after Heather had
passed away.
All the leaves of the tree of the king’s beloved ones
had fallen by the hands of death. Only two leaves were still
there on that tree, Florrie and Harlem, and he had to look
after and protect them till his last breath if he needed to.
I would sacrifice my life for you, Florrie and
Harlem, King Matthew always thought.