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Chapter Twelve

After he killed Wesley, the strong dangerous man, Andrew
gained great fame in the whole town. He was believed to be
the most powerful in it.
He kept trying to persuade his mother to let him join
the Brave Protectors, but she kept refusing. Until one day,
he managed to impose his will on her.
“Mother, I have to join the Brave Protectors,” he
said.
“That is impossible,” she said. “You are a young
lad, and it is dangerous for you to participate in battles.
Moreover, you are the only male in the family. One day,
you will become the man on whom your sister and I will
depend.”
In fact, she did not want him to join the Protectors
not because of his age, but rather she did not want him to
join them forever.
“Mother, if all people think like this, nobody will
join the Protectors, and the Grey Eagles will manage to
spread their evil everywhere,” he said. “Every member of
the Protectors has a family that depends on him, and I am
not different.
“Mother, I am well known in the entire town to be
the most powerful in it. You do not have to worry. Only,
what God wants will happen.”