- The Prouds 282
Then, he left the house.
Hammond, Milton, the Small One, and Jarvis left the land
of the Prouds as the princess watched with her plotting big
eyes.
The four men went on the hunting trip, only
Hammond led them on a route that they had never used
before.
Days later, the four men reached a barren desert,
where Hammond stopped and dismounted. Behind him was
Jarvis, with Milton to his right and the Small One to his
left. All three of them dismounted.
“There is nothing to hunt in this land,” said Jarvis
with amazement.
Hammond shouted angrily, shaking his right hand
forcefully, “This is the place to hunt!”
When he heard that, Jarvis realized that that trip was
for hunting him and not beasts. He realized that those three
men came to kill him, and it was the time for them to carry
out their plan. All he could think of at that moment was
saving their lives and his life at the same time because he
would never kill a Proud, let alone his own brother. In a
second, he came up with a plan to do that.
Having heard what Hammond said, his pupil moved
immediately to the right and to the left to see the two who
surrounded him and he put his hand on his sword.
Suddenly, Hammond pulled out his sword and
attacked Jarvis, who pulled out his sword quickly and hit
Hammond’s sword, passed by him, and ran away followed