Rakmir: “F.ck it hurts...”

Waking up he could feel something lying next to him. Bringing his head up he felt weak. Pain was spreading thru his body in fast impulses with every small move. He could see his sister Kira hugging his side while sleeping. Looking at her beautiful face he lightly smiled.

Rakmir: “ So I'm alive... well that's good to know” he mumbled under his nose.

Not wanting to wake the small girl up he put his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes. It was still night, he wondered how long was he asleep but that really didn't matter, what was important was that he lived thru his first life and death fight. Thinking what happened back he remembered he lost consciousness near the tower. “The gold and letters!” he thought but seeing his clothes and swords on the table near the bed he again regain his calm. Looking closely he saw he was in his room.

“What the hell happened after?” thoughts were going thru his head. After concentrating on his memories he remembered being transported back to aid station. Half conscious he could hear the voices of medics giving first aid to guardsmen. What broke his heart was one sentence said by the doctor.

Doctor: “ He's already lost too much blood I can't loose time on those that I can't save.”

After this he felt his body was lifted again.“Those bastards didn't even try to save me” he thought. Then nothing. He knew he probably lost consciousness again. Next thing that he remembered was a voice that wake him up. He heard his mother speaking to him. Feeling he was transported again, he could smell his father body odor he knew that it was his father carrying him. Being in Wolf's arms made him calm. He again felt like a small child. Where's the safest place for children if not in the loving arms of their parents. Feeling drops on his face he mobilized all the power in his mind to slightly open his eyes. After struggle between his mind and body he succeeded. What he saw broke his heart his father looked like a ghost. He cried and that almost never happened, at least not in front of his family but Rakmir sometimes could see old general shedding tears in his forge while looking at something, that something as now he knew where his two swords.

Seeing his father red eyes looking at him he could only say one sentence

Rakmir:”......... mhh .......... d..ad ..... w..warr..ior..s …..... d..o.n't …...... cry”

After that he again slip back into darkness.

Little while from the time he had woken up he heard doors to his room opening, from footsteps he knew there were two people entering.

Wolf: “ Look at her, she snicked again in his bed.”

Sarah: “ Every time... ehh I told her not to because of his condition. The doctor said he should wake up but its been three days and this is the third night and still nothing.”

While saying this Sarah went to pick up Kira to put her in her bed.

Wolf: ” Let her sleep with him, she cried the most and never left his side, she wants to be with her big brother.”

Sarah: “ And what if she hurts his wound's more while sleeping? You know her sleeping habits! Doctor said that its a miracle he's even alive!?”

Rakmir: “ Ill be alright mom, don't worry and let her sleep”

He said calmly. Hearing this Sarah screamed while covering her mouth.

Sarah: ” My baby you woken up! We were so worried! How do you feel? How's your body? Do you need something? Want mom to call the doctor?”

Saying all this she started hugging him. He felt slight pain but it was nice to feel his mother hugging him, she smelled nice. Looking at his dad who now looked like a lot of weight got lifted from his shoulders he said:

Rakmir: “ Dad can you please take Kira to your room? I don't want her to wake up and besides I want to know what happened after the attack”

Hearing his son Wolf nodded and took the small girl into his arms to take her to their bed to sleep. After he left Sarah sit next to his bed while holding his right arm to her cheek and kissing it.

Rakmir: “ Mom what happened after? How did you find me? “

Remembering the scenes of that day her expression got more serious and grim.

Sarah: “ We heard the alarm tower and could see the soldiers running in the direction of east wall. Your father spoke to some officer and as we got worried we went to check on you. When we got there it was... it was really bad.”

Hearing her he felt bad for putting them thru this but what could he do? It all came for him as part of a job, besides its not like he didn't like the battle! The adrenaline pumping thru his body the feeling of concentration while fighting his opponents, every aspect of this life struggling battle was for him like a drug. Looking again at his mom he saw her trembling hands, trying to calm her dawn he smiled and asked her to continue as she did.

Sarah: “ When we came to the first guard post your father spoke with the captain, it appears that they knew each other, at least the soldier knew your father so he helped us out. You're name wasn't with the wounded so we fear the worst. While looking thru deceased we found you lying on the ground covered in blood. Your father took you home but before you woken up we thought you were dead...”

Looking at her Rakmir saw her guilt but he knew it wasn't her fault. Probably because of the blood loss his heart slowed dawn, without specialist how could they know?

Rakmir: “ Mom you don't need to make that face, you were the one who brought me back. Before I woken up I could hear your voice so it was you really who I should be thankful to”

Hearing his words Sarah beautiful smile came back. At the same time Wolf entered the room.

Wolf: “ How do you feel boy?”

Rakmir: “ Weak and hurt all over, and... hungry... While speaking to me you said something about breakfast?” He grinned

While hearing this words his parents laugh, the bad feeling's of those few days evaporated and again the happy atmosphere could be felt.

Sarah: “ I'll go prepare something for you”

While she said this Rakmir could see on her face that something wrong. It was just a second but he could see his mother was worried about something else. When Sarah went to the kitchen Wolf sat at her place. Rakmir used this time to ask his father whats going on.

Rakmir: “ Dad you know I'm not a child anymore, whats wrong with mom?”

Wolf: “ Ehhh nothing gets past you right? Don't worry just concentrate on healing”

Rakmir: “Dad! I almost died while trying to support our family, I killed and I don't feel bad for it, but what I feel bad is you not telling me the truth and still treating me like a small child!”

After few second of thinking Wolf said.

Wolf: “ Alright, alright no more secrets from now on... For both of us! On the night of the attack when we brought you home we went to get a doctor, he didn't want to come because of our “reputation”. The fat pig even proposed to your mother that if she let's him get his way with her then he will save you. The fat f*ck didn't even care I was standing next to him, fu..ing pervert! But what could I do!? I wanted to cut him to pieces but you were more important than this so I backed dawn!”

Rakmir felt his blood boil but what shocked him was that this boiling blood actually ease his pain. Even being angry as hell it had positive side to it. He looked at his father and told him to continue.

Wolf: “ Well as your mother heard it she of course said no but I could see that for you she would not hesitate if there was no other option. Luckily the pig liked money as well so after giving him all we had he mumble a bit, but seeing I as i pull one of your swords to “inspect” it he finally gave in. The problem is he took all our money so for now we don't have anything to eat after we finish what we have. Don't worry I take care of this, you just concentrate on regaining your health.”

Rakmir hearing all the story started to laugh loudly. His father seeing him like this didn't know what to do. He thought his son gone mad.

Wolf: “Calm dawn boy or your wound will reopen, whats gotten into you?”

Rakmir: “It's all good dad, by the way can you bring me my guard jacket?”

Wolf stood up and without questions took the jacket from the table, not knowing why his son asked him for it.

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Rakmir: “ Dad inside the jacked is pocket, don't ask why, take out what's inside”

The boy looking at his father face started to laugh again. Now his father was holding eight money pouches. His shocked expression made the boy laugh even harder!

Rakmir: “ This are the money that I got from the guys attacking the wall, they liked my sword and spear skills so they didn't mind me taking their money. Of course even if they mind they didn't say, not sure why but maybe being dead had something to do with this.”

The boy wholeheartedly laugh.

Wolf: “ We spend for the doctor all our silver and here you have gold coins! With this we don't have to worry about food and even can put some money for Kira's school!”

Each of the seven pouches had ten gold coins. One platinum coin was hundred gold coin's, one gold was worth hundred silver, and one silver hundred copper. His family was really pour, you could say that they were at the bottom of all the classes in Sil, that's why loosing all their money for Rakmir's doctor heart a lot and posed a big problem but now? With seventy gold they didn't have to worry about money anymore.

Rakmir: “ Yeah, dad for now I need you to try and change the gold coins to silver. I don't want anyone to know how much we have. For now use my pouch there's some silver, not a lot but for the time before you change the gold it should be enough.”

Felling more tired from laughing and the things his father told him he wanted to go back to sleep but there was still one thing left to do.

Rakmir: “ Dad there's more. Before the attack Brum killed all the guards near the gate. He tried to kill me but he bite more than he could chew. On the lieder of the party I found some letters to nobles. I think they wanted to divert the attention to the attack, maybe destroy granary or something I don't know their plot. Hide the letters for now and don't tell anyone. If Brum was involved then maybe others are as well. Call mom please.”

Wolf was looking at his son with a big grin on his face. Not because of the money but because his small boy became a real warrior, even smarter than him. Fifteen years of age and such a talent in the bloody battle and in perception of the whole situation. “I'm getting old, and this little rascal is the new hope of our clan” he thought walking out to get his wife.

Sarah came into the room and could not understand the situation. She saw her husband grin but didn't think much of it. She loved the man but thinking was not his strong side. Seeing her son smiling as well now she was intrigued, Rakmir is not a blockhead like his father, why is he smiling like that as well? With plastered smile on his face Rakmir started to speak.

Rakmir: “Mom, dad told me about the situation”

Glaring at her now shaking in fear husband she didn't say anything just listened.

Rakmir: “Mom stop glaring at dad or he will get a heart attack. “ he laughed again “Mighty general! Yeah right! But well it's not like I'm the one to talk” Rakmir didn't fear any men! But well his angry mother made him shiver in fear as well.

Rakmir: “ We decided to be honest about all our problems inside the family, I'm not a child anymore and as much as you want to protect me from all the bad things, I want to protect our family just like you. I “requisite” some money from the attack, dad will explain how. For now please take them and please do what you're best at. Manage them. I was thinking with dad about changing them on silver first before using them but its your decision how and what you will do with them mom.”

After what her son said she understood everything. That's why they were smiling like idiots. “He takes too much after his father” she thought.

Nodding to his request she thought how with this boost in their finances the situation is now solved. She already calculated how much was there. Thinking about what her son said she now knew that the burden's of everyday life will be sheered on the three of them. She now looked at her boy who grown up to be a real man. Thinking about his future she clenched her fist's. Her expression got grim again.

What was the cause nobody new. Still shivering in the corner of the room Wolf asked.

Wolf: “Umm honey is everything alright?”

Without any response Sarah took the money and fast paced went to the kitchen. Then after a wile they could hear hes talking to herself.

Sarah: “ Like hell I will give my boy to some  tramp! “

Hearing this Wolf looked at Rakmir who still didn't knew whats happening and thought “I pity the girls who will want to court my boy.”

Not understanding what happened but seeing his father relaxed face Rakmir didn't think more about it. After a while his mom came back with some food. His father helped him up to and now sitting on his bed Sarah feed the boy slowly.

Rakmir: “Mom, dad I thought about one more thing. I don't really think that we should stay here. With the money we can do something with our life's and I don't really want small Kira to experience the thing we have to go thru. I think that we should use the money to move out, I still don't know where but staying here is not possible.”

Hearing his words his parents expressions got serious. They lived in Eri all their lives they were loyal and couldn't imagine how it would be somewhere else. But now... with all the hate directed at them and with their boy already grown up their obligation to stay in the country was nonexistent.

Wolf: “I know what you mean and I'm not saying it will be easy for us but we can think about it more.”

Looking at Sarah he said

Sarah: “Question is where to go and what to do? We can't just move out and hope for the best. I think we should try and buy some land near the borders. There's a lot of problems with this but its possible if we do it slowly.”

Rakmir: “ Alright so for now we will stay as we are and mom will check what we can do with this. Dad where was our clan located before the rebellion thing?”

Wolf: “ We were located on the far north near the sea. Do you think of going there again, it might be dangerous with all the eyes on us.”

Sarah: “ Not necessary, if we don't use our clan name to buy the land and use a proxy we can do it slowly. I will think about it and if I find a satisfying solution I will get things started. But before that I think we should use the money we now have and make some investments. Bribing few people will not be hard in this nest of corruption. We should get some businesses to boost our income. We will need to proceed cautiously, and if the nobles find out we are dead.”

Rakmir: “ Yeah but its still better than leaving like this, now we have the means to change it.”

Looking at his father Rakmir saw the face of the man that screamed “What the hell are you both talking about?” Doing thing's with pure force was his father way of going. He remembered his father always saying “If violence isn't solving all of your problems you're not using enough of it”. He liked the saying but knew that there are different situations that require different approach. That's why Rakmir was glad for having a mom like that. She was the perfect half for his father. Smart, beautiful and cunning. She as all Warg's never forget the good thing that were given to them but more importantly the bad ones. In their family she was the most level headed person but also the scariest of them all.

Sarah: “Alright for now leave it to me. We will continue the subject when I have all the information and you will get back in shape.”

With this their conversation has ended. Right about this time the door to his room lightly opened and a small face could be seen peeking inside. After seeing her brother had woken up Kira run to him, just before jumping on to him she remembered what her mother had said about his wounds but it was to late to stop. With all her might because of the hesitation she bumped into the bed. Looking hurt she still smiled at her brother and slowly climbed his bed to hug him. She didn't say a word just hugged him with all her might forgetting the pain from the crash with bed.

Seeing all this and Rakmir's tired face they all returned to their businesses. Rakmir with Kira by his side went back to sleep.