- The Prouds 184
About one month after the death of their previous leader,
the Prouds gathered in the house of their new leader, upon
his order, as he wanted to enquire about their needs.
The leader said, “People, does anyone have a need
that I can fulfill?”
No one replied, so he repeated the question.
Again, no one replied.
“Hammond, we have waited a whole month, and
our knights are raging with fury,” Jarvis said. “I believe it
is time for this fury to be released.”
“How can we fight a king and a prince to whom all
kingdoms and tribes have submitted?” astonished Milton
asked Jarvis.
Although those words were not addressed to Milton,
he wanted to pave the way for Hammond to present the
new idea to the tribe, which was making peace with King
Matthew.
Jarvis was very angry for Milton’s intervention.
Therefore, he shouted, “We fight them just like we did the
other time when we spilt their bloods on the ground.”
Hammond said quickly and confidently, “This is
never going to happen, Jarvis.”
Hammond’s words hit the men suddenly like
thunder. What did Hammond just Say? Can he really mean
it? thought Jarvis.
Angry voices started to rise.
Jarvis stood up and shouted loudly, “How can that
be?”