Upside-down

Part 1

2 months passed in the base and everything seemed to go by relatively smoothly. Sure the coworkers weren't the friendliest type but there were a couple good nuts in the crowd. For the most time, I worked as a general guard. Meaning, I just went wherever I needed to be and did what they told me too. The term guard is a very loose title around these types of deals.

Lodyai on the other hand was living the fancy life as an assistant. I still have no idea how he was able to get that position, being mute there is. Sure my brother is smart as all hell but not being able to speak up, or speak at all, would make him pretty disabled in the military. But it happened.

He had to go in meetings, fetish things for his boss and overall work as a secretary. I'm not jealous at all. I despise paperwork like the plague and I'd rather clean the suars under the city than write all day. But still, I would be lying if I said that i wasn't happy with my brother and his position. He managed to cheat the system and gave us two a room that was clearly made for people of far higher ranks than my own. It was big and clean. The decor looked expensive and the windows were large, almost covering an entire wall. Sure i got my fair share of comments about it and how 'It isn't fair' but i couldn't care less.

For a moment everything was as perfect as it could have been. Oh if only i knew how everything would turn out.

The day everything went to hell started like any other day. I was of duty for a few hours and in that free time i decided to go to our room and listen to music. So there I was, lying on my bed with my earpods in my ears, listening to a random playlist. There were some songs that were deemed 'Harmful' to our country and for that, was illegal to listen to. But of course that doesn't stop people, it more like gives people more motivation to provoke the country in new, different ways. But still accept the resistance to more 'expressive' art and music, and of course the lack of tolerance for mistakes and speeches against the government, Challon was a relatively free country. That sounded better in my head.

Anyways back to me and my free hour. I was enjoying myself when Lodyai, dressed all high and mighty (In a suit), came into the room. He went up to the side of my bed, never taking his eyes of me and put down the folders he was holding on my bedside table. after freeing his hands he told me

"You are being assigned to be my personal guard for today", in sign-language.

I looked at him confused. I was being assigned to be my brothers (who was an assistant) bodyguard. Weird post i thought to myself. I mean I guess it's honorable, and I love my brother. But if we're being honest here, I'd rather just stay in bed.

I guess I entered my special space again because I was snapped back to reality by my dear brother smacking me across the face with one of his folders. I looked him in the eyes and he gave me one of those 'you have no choice' looks. I sighted, rolled my eyes and sat up into sitting position.

I got out of my bed, pulled on my black jacket with white stripes across its sleeves and chest (aka the soldier uniform) and signaled for lodyai to lead the way. He gave me a faint smile and nodded.

And that's how the day me and by brother discovered what this country was hiding started.