A Warrior's Redemption (The Warrior Kind)

The woman, who was assisting the doctor watched closely as Roric's eyes drifted shut in much needed rest. She leaned forward and brushed the hair off his forehead, as a mother would a young child's.

"Thank you so much Lord for your provision! We needed a Godly minded young warrior such as this, who seeks not for his own gain. Glory to You Heavenly Father for in our hour of need You have provided!" She finished saying softly as tears fell.

The old doctor glanced up at her words and then back down at where he was working on cleaning out the wound, "Amen." He said softly.

I felt the breeze on my cheek before I heard the accompanying sounds of a bird's call echoing in its wake. Opening my eyes I took in my surroundings. I wearily admitted to myself that this was beginning to become something of a habit of sorts waking up completely disoriented in a strange place. I didn't care for it. From the looks of it I was still in the governor's mansion I had entered earlier.

That must have been yesterday, as there was a new sun risen outside. I sat up in bed wincing as I did so. My ribcage was wrapped in bandages. It felt a good bit better than it had yesterday, but it still smarted painfully, if I twisted too much.

"Decided to join the land of the living again I see my boy."

The words emanated from a darkened corner of the room. Peering into the corner I heard a chair scrape against the stone floor and I saw a figure rise up and come towards me. The shadowy figure used a cane to walk. He came into the light and I was shocked to see the resemblance of myself in his face, how be it more timeworn and wrinkled.

It didn't surprise me when he said, "As you might have guessed we're related you and I. Your father was my son, which makes you my grandson. Long have I wanted to see you, but I feared to never see the day come."

He leaned heavily on his cane for a moment, as his eyes rested on me. "Oh to God that your father, mother and brother could be here too, but at least I am not without comfort in that I at least have you! Come my boy! It's time that you saw your new home, that is if you choose to make it so."

I got to my feet stiffly and before I could resist, aged but still strong arms enveloped me in a bear hug that caused the pain in my side to intensify slightly.