Tychus

The son of the traitor stood there at the very edge. He knew no one would bother him today. But his standing so close to the edge made people nervous. He could feel people watching him as he looked out over the valley. His heart ached because his father was supposed to come home today. He had gotten up early and rushed to where his father normally would be. But he wasn’t there. The odd thing was that people were avoiding him.

Then he heard that Vorent and Anash were looking for him. Two commanders looking for a trainee. This he knew was not good. He didn’t like Anash. But he knew it was best not to ever show it. Tychus suspected the worst and knew it was best not to delay hearing it. So he went where Vorent would be. He found them and there he heard their version of what happened to his father. He could tell that the story they told was full of untruths. They were covering up something. But the end of the story was the fact they could not hide. Berliquwin was dead.

He stood there at the edge thinking about his father. His father had told him many times that one day he would be a great power and many would be enslaved to him. He was scared of what his father said, but his father helped him taste this power. His father had confided in the young boy years ago that he was dealing with the enemy. Through them he would be sure that Tychus would grow up to rule the world.

Then a few years ago, his father had come home to find that his mother had disciplined him. That made him angry and he whipped her. Then he brought Tychus into their bed chamber. His mother was standing there by the bed naked. She was attempting to cover herself with her hands and she turned her back to him when Tychus came into the room. Tychus stared at the whelps all over her bottom and the top of her legs. Berliquwin slapped her and made her put her hands behind her back. He grabbed her by the throat and put his face next to her ear and told her that she was to never hide herself from Tychus. This was the first time that Tychus had ever seen a woman naked and it aroused him. He almost left the room because of that. But his father spoke to him, “Tychus my son, she is thine to command. Take her. She will not resist thee and if she does, ye can punish her as ye will.” To show this was true, Berliquwin snapped his fingers and the woman lay down upon the bed and raised her knees to spread her legs wide.