The rest of the drive was spent in silence. Marius’s decision hung thick in the air between us. Giving up a position of power to risk his life with me could put not only himself but his sons in danger… Silas Reide was twenty five, same as Marius when he came to power.
Finally the buggy rumbled past the stone marker and I breathed a sigh of relief. The name chiseled on the marker was a welcome sight.
Category: Scout and Marius
Theme Thursday: Clarity
The low hum of the buggy gave fits and starts as I navigated roads that hadn’t been traversed since my parent’s time. Marius drifted in and out of consciousness next to me on the canvas seat. I tried to shut out the stab of regret for leaving my family’s territory again, but it was all too real to see the groves of my childhood pass by.
Theme Thursday: Resolve
Seven hours had passed. If he was going to return he would have by now.
My stomach hadn’t been able to settle. I should have never left him to fend for himself. But he’d made his choice. And I’d made mine.
Going back was the last thing I wanted to do, but leaving his body to rot in a dried-up canal was not an option. The thought of it sent a wave of agony through me. I had to go back.
Theme Thursday: Ego
Marius swore as he skidded back down the crumbling retaining wall. “Helluva blast, but he’s still out there.” He kicked the half-empty grenade case. “I hate to waste these.”