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“DAD!”
Lucas held onto his father when he came back to the village.
The boys had been sitting by a fire that had been built, warming up in some dry blankets while their clothes hung on a line. Flint had just been told the boys had been found and went to see them.
“Mom's...” Lucas tried to say. “Mom's...”
“Flint!”
Dad was called away while Tessie watched the boys.
Lucas couldn't see who was talking to Dad but he heard there was good news and bad news. He was hopeful up until he heard “heart.”
Fang...
Fang...found...heart...
His wife's heart...
Mom's heart...
A drago fang in Mom's heart...
The drago...
The drago had...
“Mom...” Lucas whispered to himself, tears welling in his eyes.
Tessie held the boys while Lucas heard the sounds of punches connecting with the ground and with people. Then the sound of lumber hitting a body and people talking about putting Dad in jail.
He just hung onto Tessie and cried.
Lucas could barely remember the funeral. He remembers standing there and watching but he doesn't remember how long it took to bury his mother or for everyone to say their goodbyes to her. He remembers the tombstone being set up and what it said:
Wife of Flint
Mother of the twins Claus and Lucas
Daughter of Alec
May the beautiful Hinawa rest in peace here for all time.
All he remembers after that is lying down next to the grave and crying.
Lucas held onto his father when he came back to the village.
The boys had been sitting by a fire that had been built, warming up in some dry blankets while their clothes hung on a line. Flint had just been told the boys had been found and went to see them.
“Mom's...” Lucas tried to say. “Mom's...”
“Flint!”
Dad was called away while Tessie watched the boys.
Lucas couldn't see who was talking to Dad but he heard there was good news and bad news. He was hopeful up until he heard “heart.”
Fang...
Fang...found...heart...
His wife's heart...
Mom's heart...
A drago fang in Mom's heart...
The drago...
The drago had...
“Mom...” Lucas whispered to himself, tears welling in his eyes.
Tessie held the boys while Lucas heard the sounds of punches connecting with the ground and with people. Then the sound of lumber hitting a body and people talking about putting Dad in jail.
He just hung onto Tessie and cried.
Lucas could barely remember the funeral. He remembers standing there and watching but he doesn't remember how long it took to bury his mother or for everyone to say their goodbyes to her. He remembers the tombstone being set up and what it said:
Wife of Flint
Mother of the twins Claus and Lucas
Daughter of Alec
May the beautiful Hinawa rest in peace here for all time.
All he remembers after that is lying down next to the grave and crying.