The General and I

I

lled stale and murky. No windows and only a single door that led in and out. The very door that blocke

it, trying to hear any noise that would be a s

ral, it was better one killed himself than to cross paths with him. At least, an easy death was ensured, Ben had said. But if one met the General, he would make sure

ad friends and even friends of Papa from neighboring villages who had crossed swords

s evil as him. Mere

ard. I ran back and folded myself in a corner, trying to make myself as small as possible. If one of th

and bathed the room with light

to take you out of here" the voice of my mother made

rabbed me into her hands. She smooth

sted friend and warrior said, the look of fear and resignation in his face. Amro has practically been an

eway, Amro in front of us, leading us out, my moth

from the corner just behind us. "Halt in

my mouth, drawing me into the next dark corner and out of sight as we spied

at and pain as the man drew closer. I struggled in Am

Argentina" he gently

front of my mother and star

any accomplice?" He asked her and started walking towards our direction. Amro and I

son have joined the fight outside and I thoug

a while before bending down to grab her by the arm, dragging her al

l will deci

out her giving any fight whatsoever. Something tells me she let him drag her

time taking his hands away from my mouth. "We n

traipsed in, I glanced the front yard of the main manor and the scene in the dist

powerful figure, clad in similar iron plated armor. This particular man was already so huge it was almost

ad off his shoulders. Papa's headless body gurgled for some seconds before finally slumping to the group. Life dr

killed my father, and just before Amro came to drag me away, the