122 Erom Returns Home

The days following the fall of Lucas Corrad the First were one of the best days that Erom Stuttin had ever lived. This was because he became an immediate star in his family and immediate community. Even though it did take a while for things to get into full swing. Immediately after the final battle, he had returned to the Stuttin place to meet every single last one of them gathered there in hiding. When he banged on the door and called out loudly in joy for them to open up, he was surprised to find that no one answered. At the time, he had not known they were hiding. In fact, for one brief horrible moment, he had even contemplated the idea that they all had been wiped out by Corrad, or Nordveka and no one had been able to tell him the bad news. Maybe no one even knew! But when he pushed the door open, half expecting to find bodies littered everywhere, the only thing that hit him was the silence and emptiness. “Hello,” he called loudly, one hand on his sword. “Is anyone home?” T