- The Prouds 172
The lot of them were overwhelmed with anger and
started talking and whispering as Jarvis closed his eyes and
moved his head right and left, unable to handle the news.
The shocked father shouted, “What did you say?
My son, the Proud and descendant of the Prouds, tortured
to death? Oh, Adrian, oh.”
What the father expected when he sent Gilbert to
find out about his son was true. Yet, despite expecting that,
he had some faint hope that his son was alive, as reality
often differs from expectations. He was in great pain for the
death of his son as anyone in his shoes would be. But, what
hurt him even more was the way Adrian was killed, which
humiliated the Prouds.
Although all the Prouds were sad, Milton started
thinking realistically, as he was not that grieved, Had they
accepted peace, none of this would have happened. We
were no match to such huge army and we had to lose
somehow.
Hammond’s thoughts were similar to Milton’s, only
Hammond’s thoughts were mixed with deep grief for his
brother.
The father started to breathe deeply and quickly
then put his hand on his chest and fell in his chair
unconscious.
Jarvis cried, “Father.”
Everyone stood up.
One man said, “Carry him to his bed.”
So his two sons did.