Loren returns 2

DAYS AGO

Loren was on a bed while his friends were sitting down across a table in the chamber.

Loren groaned as  he opened his eyes slightly and closed his eyes again.

"You should rest, brother",vitskit said to loren.

"Am curious loren, Do you have nine lives?",non said and laughed.

He groaned in pain as he opened his eyes again and tried to sit up.

Dibengi rushed to him and helped him to sit up.Then he sat down at the edge of the bed.

He looked around like he was lost and his friends stared at him.

"Lost sheep",dibengi said and the chamber was filled with laughter.

"Vitskit,non, dibengi,what are you doing here,what about the warriors?and where are we?".

"in the base camp,we've return back to the kingdom and you have been unconscious for almost a month",non said.His voice was hoarse.

"Loren,did you really think we will leave you behind?,we could have lived with guilt for the rest of our lives",vitskit was offended.

"I carried you on my back before I caught up with viskit and non, you're lucky that you have me",dibengi smiled at him.

Loren looked around," where exactly are we,this place looks familiar".

" It's your residence in the north province",vitskit said.

" Let's call them",vitskit said to non as he dragged him out of the room leaving dibengi,who sat on the edge of lorens bed and loren, sitting on the bed.

Dibengi looked at his hands that he intertwined together, "This reminded me of when we were 12, when you joined that battle. I cried. I thought you will die even though I still thought that you will survive".

"But you never cease to surprise me,loren sorock", dibengi said, as him and loren looked at each other.

As dibengi spoke,loren recalled when vitskit told him, dibengi burnt the letters.

" Why did you do it, dibengi?",loren said with pain in his voice.

Dibengi hunged his head down," what do you mean?".

"You knew he wasn't well, you knew what he meant to me. Do you know how I felt when I found out you burnt those letters! ",Loren yelled and dibengi tilted his head to him.

Dibengi raised his head up as he wiped his face with his hands," Because you're not the person I once admired and I wanted you to be that person again".

Dibengi looked at loren,"Do  you remember how we first met?.you might not remember but I do. I placed a knife at your neck but you outsmarted me"dibengi chuckled.

" When we were in unknown,do you remember the dreams we talked about while everyone was asleep in the chamber?.

You said you want to be a general and I said I'll be your second in command. You said if for years, we didn't become that, we can be the greatest swordmen of our time .

You said,We will travel the world together and our names,loren sorock and dibengi nigromeshisahius will be known all over the world.

We will practice with our swords at night and drink the best liquor on the roof.

You said many things that was so admirable",dibengi shrugged his shoulders," but it is not what it is now,is it?.

I remember when you tried to learn martial arts.You will always practice at night and read books relating to it but you weren't good at it.

I guided you and you practiced during your free time, even at night, I was amazed.

When I admired you the most is when you said you will join that war,when we were twelve years old. You surprised me, loren.

" But now", dibengi chuckled.

" You're too distracted",he wiped his eyes with his hand.

" darn these tears"he muttered.

" So..., loren",he looked at loren," Don't blame me for how I behaved because you're the one who made me like that.

Blame yourself",dibengi stood up and left the chamber.

Loren wanted to tell him,how he hated him for burning the letters but he couldn't,after dibengi spoke.He was silent as he sat on the bed.

"Oh,heavens,are you really awake",Loren mother said as she entered the chamber with his siblings ,kalista and vitski,his father,non and vitskit.

Loren looked at them and was bewildered,seeing them there, especially his sister.

"Mother?father?kalista?vitskit?,how are you here",loren asked and looked at kalista.

"Did prince jers kick you out!?,even though he is a prince,how dare he!?

Kalista hit loren slightly on an injured place.

Loren groaned.

"It was a small hit!why are you behaving like a woman who needs attention?",kalista yelled

"Your brother just woke up and you are behaving like this", loren mother scolded.

"How are you out of the palace?",loren asked kalista.

"As for the reason I'll tell you but I was not kicked out.I am in the north province with prince jers and his mother.

But how can you scare us like this, everyone thinks you are dead".

Loren's mother sat in the edge of the bed," I really thought I lost my first child,there was even a burial and your friend,his highness,prince nate came".

Loren's eyes widened," he came?".

" Yes".I was still grieving you when I and your father received a letter that you're alive in the north province",loren mother said as she cleaned her tears.

"Loren,you never told me you were in garments and dye business",kalista was fascinated.

"I have it in all provinces and they're trustworthy women in charge of it",loren answered.

" Alright,the food is ready,let's all eat",loren's mother stood up with a smile and the rest followed her out of the chamber.

" Loren,dibengi went back to the white tigers camp",non said as he left the chamber.

" Kalista wait!",loren stopped her before she left the chamber and she turned to him.

" Please come",loren said and she sat on the edge of the bed.

"Nate,how is he",loren asked her,hoping he I'll be fine.

Kalista looked at him annoyingly,"you still care?.He told me he has been sending letters but you never replied to any".

"I myself,sent you a letter to asked why you haven't been replying to his letters,but still,nothing.

Even I think, you're a douchebag. I mean, even if you're too busy,just a single letter",kalista said.

Kalista scoffed," Even though you want to place war in front of everyone in your life,but nate?.You knew he wasn't fine.

"I didn't place war in front of nate,I had been sending letters but something happened,just tell me,how is he",loren muttered.

She stared at him,straight in his eyes and loren could see,she was disappointed in him,"Dead by now",she muttered.

She continued,"everyone thought you were dead.He sent I,prince jers and consort whitelotus out of the palace so he can take the death sleep pill.

I don't know if he eventually took it,because we left the palace when he was still unconscious".

"You could have told him not to take it!",loren yelled.

"He was suffering,loren!",kalista yelled back. If you saw him,you will understand!".

Loren buried his face in his hands as kalista stood up and left the room in anger.