Henry sits at a table his hood off as two little boys sat to the right of him and Lincoln sat down next to Henry to his left he set his long hat on the table he smiled up at his wife who was fixing dinner
" Smells Delightful Mary ", Lincoln said he then looked at Henry
" So Henry, Did your dad ever mention me "
Mary Todd put a plate In front of Henry, He smiled up at her he then looked at Lincoln
" Well, no he never mentioned you not even once "
" Hmm, Well I guess what we did knew each other cannot really be spoken of "
Lincoln took a quick glance at Mary Todd who moved her head towards their two boys
" Even in the presence of the ones we love most "
" Uh...Yeah "
Henry looked at his food
" What is this "
Lincoln laughed
" It's chicken Henry "
Henry looked up at Mary Todd who gave him a smile
" Sorry Mrs Lincoln "
" It's alright Mr Stamos, So how long have you been in Springfield ", Mary Todd said
" Uh... Actually I just arrived today "
Lincoln put his fork down and looked at Henry puzzled
" Then I must be really important than ", Lincoln said slightly chuckling
" I guess you can say that yeah...I mean you are the future President after all ", Henry said
" Hold on there Henry, The results haven't come in yet ", Lincoln said smiling taking a bite of his food
" Well from what I've heard, You have a pretty good chance ", Henry said
" Well that is true ", Lincoln said wiping his mouth
" And what have you hear of me Henry "
Henry looked at Mary Todd and back at Lincoln
" Well first off, I heard you want to end Slavery ", Henry said looking down at his food
" No,No, No ", Lincoln said shaking his head
" No? " Henry questioned tilting his head a bit
" While I do agree that enslavement of a human being is ungodly sick and cruel and everyday I see you it the more sad I get bit the country is already to much at conflict with itself I can't risk a civil war happening just to free all of them hell most of them are treated right "
" That doesn't excuse it ", Henry said getting mad
" I know it doesn't! ", Lincoln yelled he then quickly calmed down he looked at his two sons and gave them a calm look assuring them he was alright
" I'm sorry for my outburst "
Henry looked at him for a second
" So you're not going to do anything about it ", Henry said
" Of course not, I will not let Slavery to grow a single inch it can stay where it is but every new state that we bring into America, Slavery will be illegal, that's the best I can do right now ", Lincoln said looking at Henry sadly
" What if it's not enough ", Henry sighed
" I worry about that too, but it's the only thing I can do without starting a war, I hope soon it will die out and everyone not just you and I and not just the north but the south too will realize how evil it is ", Lincoln said looking down sadly and then looking up at Mary Todd smiling again
" What if a war starts anyway ", Henry said tilting his head
" Then, I might just have to do whatever it takes to keep the United States intact, I might just have to become a dictator a tyrant and that's the last thing I want it will be the very thing I have fought so hard against for years it will make me a hypocrite, but it might be necessary ", Lincoln said finishing his food
" Might be ", Henry said finishing up also
" I just really hope it doesn't come to that ", Lincoln said getting up
" Now Henry, We should go for a walk we need to talk a bit more "
Lincoln put his tall hat on he walked over to Mary Todd who had a concerned look he put his hand on her shoulder assuring her everything was alright
Henry got up and walked out the door, Lincoln following behind him as he closed the door behind him
" So someone is trying to kill me you say ", Lincoln said folding his hands into each other as he started walking
" Yes, a man named Randall Delkin, he wants to kill you before you have a chance to win the election ", Henry said following him
" Delkin yes, yes I know his name, a relatively disgusting man ", Lincoln said
" Wait you know him, so do you think he might want to kill you for personal reasons ", Henry said
" Depends on what you're definition of personal is ", Lincoln said
" How do you know him ", Henry said
" You sure do ask a lot of questions don't you Henry ", Lincoln said
" Can you just Goddamn tell me how you know him ", Henry said
" Well I've never met him, but I have heard of him doubt he's heard of me before me running ", Lincoln said
Henry looks puzzled
" So you traveled all the way here just to tell me this ", Lincoln said
" Well no, I'm here to save you, and to kill Delkin I've been on his trail for months and now I just need to catch him ", Henry said
" And what do you get from killing him Henry what is your goal in it ", Lincoln said
" To be honest since my dad died the only thing in my mind was avenging the people that killed him, I trained for years to make sure I was ready to hunt them down and that's all I cared about and everything else could go screw itself and when I finally felt I was ready, I left the people who called me friend and never looked back and ever since then I've been hunting this guy wanting to kill him, and I don't even know if he was involved in my dad's murder but killing him is the one thing I know is right, everything else I do in my I just take it how it comes and when I do kill him I don't know what the hell I'm going to do, except just hope he tells me the names of the others ", Henry said stopping in his tracks
Lincoln stopped and looked at him he put his hands on Henry's shoulders and smiles
" You're father was a great man, and you will avenge him, If Delkin is going to kill perhaps I should stay home till the results come in and you should stay with us catch him off guard plus if you just got here I don't think you have any place to stay ", Lincoln said
" Uh yeah ", Henry said
" Well you do now ", Lincoln said patting his shoulder
Lincoln starting walking back to his house
" Wait a minute ", Henry said
Lincoln turned back to Henry
" How did you know my father ", Henry said
Lincoln laughed
" Let's just say your father wasn't the only one who did dangerous work "
Lincoln held up his ring finger which was scarred by a burn just like the one every Assassin had he smiled and walked inside as Henry stood there for a minute and then walked inside
November 5th 1860
Henry was sleeping in a bedroom as a loud noise was heard inside the Lincoln household he immediately sprang up to his feet and grabbed and put on one of his hidden blade braces and ran out of the room, Mary Todd's scream is heard as Henry runs inside the room, where there is a man with a gun to Lincoln's head who is sat up in his bed raising his hands in the air, Henry quickly ran into him smashing him up against the wall taking out his hidden blade and putting it up against his neck
" Wait….wait please don't kill me ", Said the man
Henry look at him but couldn't see his face in the darkness, Lincoln lit a lantern and shined it in the man's face
" You're Not Delkin ", Henry said furious putting more pressure on the blade
" What ", The Man said
" Randall Delkin! He was supposed to be here he was the one that was going to try to kill Lincoln ", Henry shouted
" Look Man, I have no idea what you're talking about i was just offered a shit ton of Money to kill Abraham Lincoln was told it would be an easy job nobody mentioned a bodyguard ", The Man said
" So Delkin couldn't do his own dirty work makes sense ", Lincoln said
" God dammit! ", Henry shouted he then pressed the knife more into the man neck
" Were you supposed to meet him after you did it "
" What ", The Man said
" If you value your life answer the question! ", Henry said
" Yes! Yes! I was! "
" Where! "
" Behind Some Brewery in the city on Thursday! "
" You better be telling me the truth! "
" I am! I swear to god, Now please let me go ", The Man said
" Boy, you just committed attempted murder and of a Presidential Candidate no less, Don't be ridiculous you're going to prison ", Lincoln said laughing and putting his hand on the Man's shoulders
" What no! You don't understand i have a daughter a wife ", The Man said
" And that makes it ok because ", Lincoln said
" I…...I "
Lincoln laughed and turned around
" I'm going to track down the authorities you stay here and keep him on a leash "
Henry nodded slowly and Lincoln
Some time later the authorities came and arrested the attempted murderer, Henry stood outside of Lincoln's house on his porch, Lincoln then came out and patted him on the back
" I owe you one Henry you saved my life "
Henry semi smiled back at him
" Wasn't that why i was here to save your life "
" I thought you here to kill ", Lincoln said
" Well that too :, Henry shrugged
" So sounds like you have a meeting to attend on Thursday ", Lincoln said
" Sure sounds like it, hopefully i can finally rid the world of him and he gives me the names of some of his brothers ", Henry said
" You really think it will be that easy ", Lincoln said
" I don't know, I'm just making this up as i go along ", Henry said
" Sometimes not knowing what,how or why you do something is a good thing you know what they say ignorance is bliss ", Lincoln said
" Well it certainly doesn't feel like it ", Henry said
Lincoln laughed and put an arm around Henry
" I can tell you and i are going to be great friends Henry "
End Of Chapter 5