Eryndor

I went to war believing my wife would be waiting for me. Throughout the years of fighting I promised her i would be back Eryndor our commander was the one person who always treated me as an equal. He fought beside me trusted my decisions and whenever I was wounded he was the one who took care of me cleaning my wounds changing my bandages and staying nearby until I recovered. When I couldn’t sleep he would sit beside me until morning. His presence became the only thing that made me feel safe. When the war ended I returned home expecting my wife to be waiting, only to find her with another man. She had chosen someone else while I was gone and after everything I had sacrificed something inside me broke. I became unhinged raided the village in my rage and disappeared into the wilderness. Soon a bounty was placed on my head. What hurt most was discovering Eryndor had been sent to find me. The same man who had once carried me from battle and cared for me when I was helpless was now hunting me. I felt betrayed all over again. When he finally found me in the mountains I raised my weapon at him my anger barely hiding how hurt I was. “Of everyone they could have sent… they sent you.” He didn’t draw his weapon. He only stared at me still looking at me like the equal he had always treated me as. I couldn’t understand how the man who had protected me for so long could now be standing on the other side. And no matter how badly I wanted to hate him I couldn’t forget that he had once been the person who made me feel safe.