Promise

"Some promises are meant to be broken"

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"I am poor now" Severus sighed.

[Don't forget that you need to provide for those lads too] Noworry sighed too.

"At this rate, I am afraid I need to speed up my plan before I go down in dumps"

[Hmmmmm]

"Noworry. Can I ask you something?"

[Hmm]

"How much do you know about Hades?"

Noworry gave him a side-eye and curiously looked at him.[ What do you mean how much do I know him? This question, don't you feel scared while asking this question?]

"Huh. Why should I be afraid?"

[Who is Hades? Is he an ordinary on-the-way guy? Or maybe a long-lost friend of yours? Or, No, maybe, he is indebted to you. Is he?]

"What nonsense are you spouting? How could we have any relation? I was an atheist in my previous life and never once entered the temple. Are you okay or your bird brain got rusted again?"

[If he isn't an ordinary being then why aren't you scared of him? You take his name so randomly without honorifics or respect. Don't you fear, the lord of the underworld may get upset and bring death upon you?]

Severus"..."

Severus looked at Noworry like he was looking at an idiot.

[What? Why are you looking at me?]

"Aren't you the one who told me a while ago that gods don't harm without a reason?"

[Yeah, I said so. So what]

Severus declared with conviction, "I am not a sinner, nor have I ever committed a sin worthy of death. If Hades truly wanted me dead, he wouldn't have granted me another chance at life. After all, he is the god of death."

Noworry [....]

Noworry was forced to keep his mouth shut because he didn't have any counters for Severus. The thing which Severus mentioned, were the exact thoughts which noworry had, but the difference was that Severus believed in them whereas Noworry doubted.

[Whatever. Severus just remember one thing. Come what may, you won't seek Ophelius' knowledge]

Severus nodded his head, although his heart said otherwise.

[Promise me, you won't find out more about nine divine books]

Severus"..."

[What are you waiting for? Promise me already]

Severus sighed. " Okay, I promise that I won't go after nine divine books or Ophelius"

[Good boy] Noworry praised.

Severus walked aimlessly, deep in his thoughts when a particular person got his attention. He saw a small child around six years. The child was sobbing heavily in his mother's embrace. He had some bruises and cuts on his bodies, which looked normal but to his wonder, the child cried greatly.

[What's the matter?] Noworry saw that Severus was looking towards a child without blinking completely like in a trance. So he asked a question to break the silence.

Absentmindedly Severus spoke up, "Can you see that child"

[Yes, I can see the child. What's so great about a sobbing child?] Noworry asked in bewilderment.

Did his brain get corroded or what? Birdie wondered.

"If you have someone, to whom you could grief upon, cry out and empty your sorrows, then my friend you were among the privileged ones"

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Noworry questioned himself.

"Neeh…."

Severus took a pause and said in a little bit of a raspy tone," It's not about crying. Look closely"

Noworry frowned. No matter from which way he thought he couldn't understand what Severus wanted him to see or understand

[Look what? I can only see a mother-son pair. Nothing else]

"Yeah, they are mother and son pair"

[So….] Noworry asked in annoyance.

"You see. The child who is sobbing so hard?"

Noworry [...]

[Of course, I can see!!!!!!]

"Why do you think he is sobbing so hard? Is it because he got injured?"

Noworry bent his head this time he took a good time analyzing both of them.

[You see that child has injuries so maybe he is feeling pain. After all when you are in pain you cry] Noworry replied swiftly.

Severus expressions got heavy and his eyelids drooped.

He smiled sadly.

Severus asked in glum, "Really? Do we cry when we are in pain?"

[Small children can't bear the pain so they tend to cry when the pain hits them.]

Severus heard what Noworry said but he didn't look at him. His eyes never left the son and mother pair.

"You see Nowory that child stopped crying"

[Mmmm]

"Why do you think he stopped crying?"

[Maybe now he isn't feeling the pain or the pain may have been relieved a few degrees]

"You think so?"

[Yeah!]

Noworry replied in hesitation.

"You still a bird Noworry. It doesn't matter if you could read the human emotions the truth is you can't feel them", Severus replied sorrowfully.

Noworry [....]

[What do you mean kid?]

"That child over there was not crying so hard because of pain"

[Huhh. What do you mean? He wasn't crying because of pain than what was he crying for?] Noworry asked stupidly.

"Privilege"

[Privilege. What privilege? Are you out of your mind?]

"Neeh...that child was privileged"

"He is privileged to cry,

Privileged to hold his mother,

Privileged to get comforted"

Noworry was silent. He never knew that Severus could become so emotional.

"You see, a person only cries if there is someone to console them. If there is someone to hold you, Comfort you"

"That child sobbed so hard because he was in his mother's embrace. He could feel the protectiveness and her love. He knew that he could grief out to her. He could cry on her shoulder, so he did. But when she left, he knew that there would be no one to comfort him. There will be no one who will listen to his sorrows so at that time he only sniffled. No matter how much pain he felt, he didn't even let a tear to fall down"