Left Behind

Magnificent meet

KAYI TRIBE, 13TH CENTURY.

As his group passed silently towards the stables, it went noticed only by his elder brother.

"Ertugrul."

His gaze averted.

"Now what are you upto?" Gundogdu, Ertugrul's elder brother shouted from his tent.

"We are going to hunting Abe." He replied.

"We don't have time for that Ertugrul, we are having headquarters tomorrow." Gundogdu kept shouting.

"Let the headquarters be yours and the hunt mine brother."
Ertugrul shouted back.

Gundogdu's lips immediately left a chuckle at his stubborn brother, Ertugrul too gave him a faint smile before turning towards his horse.
And Gundogdu was forced to sigh.

All this while, no one noticed the girl standing near tent staring Ertugrul. She was never even in his glances, forget about noticing. But her high spirits always gave her the feel of happiness by his sights. She drew a small image of her with him in her mind followed by a smile on her face.

"Your man is going for hunting, Gokçe..."

She startled. Gokçe turned and saw Selcan said it.

Giving a sly smile, Gokçe immediately left from there.

Selcan's eyes turned towards Gundogdu, who keenly watched Ertugrul as he set off.

She knew what he was thinking. Gundogdu, along with his family was equally worried for his younger brother.

His mentally long lost brother!
It's been one year, whole one year... when the Kayi tribe have not seen their lively Ertugrul.
Most of time he spent only with his sword which Deli Demir has given him before a year ago or fighting enemies, after his returning from Alp's training.

Gundogdu remember, how from that time he is ready to do anything to see his brother like before!
Gundogdu recalled, when there was a time his little brother's talks were the most irritating thing to him, but he realized that day that his silence is even worse.

And now, he wants his irritating, talkative, troublemaker headache back even if it includes flinging the whole world in his feets.

He exhaled deeply as he knew even the whole world is useless for his brother.

Now they are use to it!
He shrugged.

Gundogdu turned back only to see his wife sitting giving weird expressions to map. He shaked his head towards her. Indeed, she is another headache to him.
A big headache, yet his dear ache!
He smiled.

"Bak hatun...."

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"Hayde..."

The horses reared.

Deep in the forest, their horses were flying. The sand beneath their legs now knew their footprints well.

After riding into it, they stopped and tied their horses to the tree.
Just after coming down, Bamsi hold a piece of meat in his hand.

Dogan face-palmed himself seeing him.

"We won't keep you hungry Bamsi." Dogan palmed Bamsi in his stomach.

Bamsi growled loudly, in his rough voice.

"Ughh.... Brother... Brother shut up brother..." Irritatedly Bamsi stated.

Turgut chuckled at his childish act.