Rhydian;
"Gravemaw is wounded, Father. Bleeding from something you clearly know about." I add before taking a breath as my chest suddenly feels too tight.
"Instead of helping, you're just going to avoid the problem? You're going to abandon Koda!? He needs you! Your sons need you!" I scold, and he sighs as he opens his eyes.
"Koda doesn't want me near him." He replies, and I scoff.
"And why is that?!" I demand, as I already know Koda has been avoiding him, but why!??
My voice echoes through the empty corridor, and Father flinches.
He Flinches!!
Since when does Father flinch!?
"Something happened," I say plainly.
"Something you're hiding. It's poisoning this family from the inside. And if you don't speak up, if you don't face it… Everything will crumble irredeemably." I whisper, and silence falls upon us.
The night wind carries gently. Whispering sweet nothings of comfort just beneath its coolness as it travels through our clothes and around us.
