Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180814215034/@comment-24736819-20180829035901

Tommaile finally got to his brother's room. A sad smile across his face was all that Bouros saw once the halfbreed woke him up.

"What is wrong, brother?", the muscular man sat up.

"Everything, Bouros. These people are still...", he started to answer, but interrupted himself and sighed heavily instead, "I don't see an end to this. This fighting, this hatred... I fear our siblings were correct in their prediction and given time our father will return."

Bouros gave his adopted brother a puzzled look.

"I know you don't quite remember how it was back then and sometimes I wish that I could forget too...", Tom commented, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Tom, I don't know what to say... What happened?", Bouros asked, still a bit dazed from waking up so suddenly.

"I'm leaving. Not sure where to, but I'm done with this. I hoped you'd come along, but I know you too well to think that you'd leave your sense of honor behind you to follow me.", the halfbreed wrestled with the folds of his robe and pulled out an ornated box, "Do you remember this? All of us got one growing up. Father said that it was supposed to teach us a lesson."

"Hmm...", Bouros grabbed the box and analyzed it for a few seconds before realization came upon him, "Yes! This box is somehow familiar...and I do remember his words:..."

"Here, my children. This gift will allow you to always keep something valuable safe and it will teach you that sometimes value is found in the tiniest of the objects.", both repeated in unison and smiled.

"Well done, brother. Come, get up and hug your beloved sibling before we part ways.", Tom got up from the bed, quickly being followed by his brother.

The duo embraced and after a few seconds Bouros felt a the warmth of his brother's teardrop upon his shoulder.

"Tommaile?", Bouros asked.

"I hope you'll forgive me someday, brother. I am truly sorry.", Tom said, unleashing his storaged energy into his brother who in turn began to shrivel until he was nothing more than dust and charred bones.

Tom collected his brother's remains and placed them into the box. He knew that before Bouros was able to completely renew his body, they'd be long gone.