126 A Time To Learn

Now, Erom was sure that something was terribly amiss. He tried to push a bit further. “Look sir, you are scaring me.” He continued. “Your son, the others. They are my friends. I care about them. I hope they are not dead. If there's anything wrong with them, I need to know. I want to know.” “Well, I don't think you should.” The man snapped and jumped to his feet. “And if you ask me, I think this conversation is finished.” Erom just watched him stride off and said nothing further. There was something fishy going on and he meant to get to the very bottom of it. But he knew enough to know that being pushy about it was not going to help his cause. He would bide his time. One thing he had was patience. The next days found Erom Stuttin home in his family house much to the surprise of his family members. He simply told them that now that King Gavadiol was crowned, married and all, he had no further constant use for him. That excuse was well received by most of the other Stuttins who were