Chapter 5 Resolution
Raver was helping his father when he asked "Pa, have you ever killed a man". His father looked up startled.
"What makes you ask such a question" he asked his son.
"I was wondering" he said looking down at his feet.
"Once" he said "I was with the guard before my brother died and I had to become mayor, we went after some bandits and they turned on us, we had to fight". he told Raver.
"What did you do" he asked his pa.
"You're a little young for the details" he said.
"No, I mean after, when you had time to think about it" Raver said.
"Why are you asking this" he asked Raver.
"I let a man die" he said quietly.
His father looked at him, then asked "How, did you let a man die".
"The Herald, I knew he was going to die and I just let him go without warning him".
"Why" he asked his son.
"I had to, I knew something worse would happen if I didn't" he said a tear rolling down his cheek.
"What would that be" he asked all his attention on his son.
"I don't know, I can't see it, but I wasn't allowed to warn the Heralds" he said another tear falling as he looked at his feet, his hands trembling.
"You didn't kill him" his father said.
"What" he asked, startled into looking up into his father's face.
"Only the God's could do that, they gave you your gift, and there must have been a strong reason that things had to happen the way they have" his pa told him.
He nodded "That's what I've felt, but it still hurts".
"I know son, it's what makes you human" he said hugging him.