Son of the Hero

Authors: Rick Shelley

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“I knew what she was saying. There was no point in questioning it. Even the blind instinct to repeat bad news was blocked. I don’t think I had ever seen Mother cry before. Parthet and Lesh stood with us. The four of us remained silent for a time and a time. Timon arrived, dismounted, gathered up the reins of all our horses, and took them off to the side without saying anything, while the rest of us remained locked in tableau. Timon must have felt the grief. When I finally spoke, the words seemed... to isolate themselves in the air one at a time, like crystal bubbles, fragile explosive charges.“Where is he?” I asked.“Inside,” Mother said, without any hint of gesture.I looked at the door behind her, walked to it—very slowly. I hesitated before I pulled it open, and hesitated again between the dim twilight outside and the blackness within. As my eyes started to adjust, as well as they could, to the internal darkness, I saw a few vague shapes inside. I felt a tap on my shoulder. When I turned, Parthet handed me my flashlight.MoreLess Read More Read Less