CHAPTER 4 – The Traitor

- THERE! – Someone shouted while an other guy appeared and run that direction.
They were chasing a bear. Five strong men with weapons surrounded the bear. One of them trusted his weapon into the bear. It stood up to two feet and tried to attack the person, who attacked him first, but two other weapon was in his body that made him stop and confused. The fourth men had to finish it, he used his sword and with his all strength he striked to the bear's head and cut into two.
- Finish'd. – he said.
- It was really nice ending, Berwald. You know it so well – the oldest guy said who wore a hat on his head, and left them first.
- It is so UNFAIR! – the red one said and stand next to Berwald. – Why always YOU? I am is the oldest from three of us, and I am the strongest!
- you wish for – Berwald answered.
- I KNOW it's true.
- Shut up – the shortest one hit him and left them.
- Lukas! I thought you are on my side!
The guy, who was named Lukas was around 17 years old, while his brothers, Berwald and Mathias were around 20 and 22. Nobody knew who were the older. They were not real brothers.
- Let's go – Berwald said and went after his younger brother.
The little team's last member joined to Lukas and Berwald. Mathias looked around. He noticed something strange.
- Where did Hákon go? – He asked himself.
He looked around for him but he couldn't find him anywhere, he thought maybe he went home. He suddenly heard some noises. These noises were different from normal. Something was near. We went closer in quietly. He found a little lake and he saw somebody in it.
Mathias turned red. He saw two naked and playful youngs.
- Tino – he said quietly.
It was not quiet enough, because the smaller one heard him and run into the bushes. The Older one turned around to the direction of stalker.
- Mathias! – He said it with joy
- T-Tino? How come you are here?
- I-I come to you. – he answered unsure.
Many years went away from their last meeting Tino spoke same way like back then, but he was unsure about the words.
- T-to me? – He blushed.
- Yes. I have to go back in….. to Mountain? – He shook his head, he didn't care it was right or not, - I promised myself I come back, I can. Look, you image? I am warrior!
Both of them were smiling at each other. They were same like many years ago.
- Oh, right, he is Ais. I meet him here. He be very shy. – Tino introduced Mathias the other troll.
The younger troll came out from the bushes and hide behind Tino.
Tino was an adult now. His horns grew a lot and curled back like his stepfather's horns had. Ais' horns were small, and came out from his forehead unlike Tino, who has on side of his head. Tino looked around 17-18 years while Ais was only around 12 years old.
- Are you taking care of him? – Mathias asked.
- Like. He be just here, but he said, his mom be back soon and take him. You?
- Me? I just finished my job. A bear attacked the village. He had no other choice to kill it.
- You regret. You are good man.
- Hahahaha – Mathias started laughing – Nobody notices that.
Ais pushed the older troll and said something in his language. Tino could not standand fell into Mathias' hands.
- Ais? What you talk about? – Tino said more things in not human language.
Ais said something then looked away. Tino looked at Mathias and blushed then back to Ais. They started some kind of argument and in the end Ais run off. Mathias still hold Tino in his arms and looked Ais running.
- What happened?
- He call me human
- Is that bad?
Tino nodded.
- Humans mean you and your kind. Other meaning means bad. Being traitor. He said it because I make friend with you. I could not do anything, I want to be with you.
They looked at each other. The silence fell. Tino hold Mathias hands. Either of them couldn't say a word.
- I have to go back. – Mathias broke the silence. – if I stay away from too long they will think I'm attacked by trolls and they send a group to look after me. And if they find you, they will kill you with cold blood. I could find you easily and you didn't notice me, if you don't take care, they will find you too!
Tino shook his head.
- I feel your smell you come close. – He leaned closer and sniffed him again. – your smell be same. I know you come.
- I see! Your nose is good!
Tino suddenly looked up with serious face. Tino went to his clothes and took his trousers on. Mathias were all red. He just realized he was close to him. And Tino were all naked. Tino picked up his big hammer. The hammer was oversized one.
- Go, someone come! Can't see us! Don't worry, I can protect myself!
Mathias nodded and left the small lake. He came out from the bushes, when he met Hákon's spear face to face.
- You didn't go back yet, Mathy?
- No, I was looking for you. You know, it's DANGEROUS to walk around alone. We have to be always in team to defeat anything that can be a bear or a TROLL.
- You're right. I thought I was checking something around here. And I found some strange footsteps.
- Strange footsteps?
- It looked like human's footsteps, but something is strange on is. Its size tells me it must be an adult. But every adults wear shoes. But I found some other stuffs too, that looked like not human made. It was caused by something else.
- I know you are good with reading footsteps, but we should go back now.