A Lost Boy

Chapter 26

He saw a new memory, one of a baby laying in a cradle with Silver standing over it with a proud smile on his face.

"I was completely surrounded by bandits." He narrated to the infant. "No allies to be seen and they all had their guns aimed at me ready to fire but I was not afraid and I was much too clever to be defeated that easily. When they open fired, I jumped in such a quick and agile manner that each bullet missed me, took them all out with just one blow of my sword, and as I glared up their leader I said..."

But he trailed off when he saw that Mika now his wife had entered the room.

"Something very forgettable, unimportant, and not meant to be heard by the ears of children." Silver chuckled.

Mika giggled.

"And what did you do then?" She asked.

"I took back the diamond they stole from me, returned home to Magnolia where I made it into a ring and married you the most beautiful woman who ever lived and a year later you gave me my greatest treasure of all. Our son Gray."

"He loves to hear your stories."

"It's only the sound of my voice. He'll soon tire of them when he gets older."

"I never tire of them. Why should he?"

She walked over to the cradle and took the baby into her arms, looking down at him with pure love and adoration.

"He's growing so fast." She remarked. "Soon he'll be off to school, then a job, and eventually married and giving us grandchildren."

"Well let's not think to far ahead. He was born only three months ago."

"Yes but childhood is so unfairly short."

"All to true my dear. I only hope that he'll be able to enjoy it while he can."

Silver rubbed his son's head affectionately and then embraced his wife. The family looked so very happy. But their happiness was not meant to last for at that moment there was a knock at the door. Silver went to answer it and on the other side was Precht but he was not as he was the last time Mika spoke with him. He had changed. Changed in a man that was still refined but not at all bound by law or honor.

"Lieutenant Gaeblog?" Silver said. "Is that you?"

"It's captain now and I am here to see Mika."

He entered the house without being invited and spotted Mika at the stairway. At first he was happy to see her but then his eyes fell upon the baby boy she held in her arms. His demeanor changed drastically and it was like something went off inside of him.

"What is that?" He asked looking at the infant with contempt.

"He is my son. Gray." Mika answer.

"Son? Son with him?" He asked turning to Silver.

"Yes." Her husband answered.

He looked back at Mika as if she had betrayed him somehow.

"Precht what is wrong?" She said with concern.

"How could you do this to me?"

"Do what?"

"After all I've done for you. I've given you my all and it hurt me enough that you married that lowlife but the fact that you allowed yourself to create a life with him. I should've known you were no real lady, just a tramp who takes advantage of a man's feelings."

"Precht I forbid you to speak to my wife that way!" Silver said moving to her defense.

"Your wife!" Prect said with disgust. "She would've been mine had you not stolen her from me."