Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Pedro H Zaia

"I miss you so much..." thought Edward, kneeling in front of his mother's headstone... It had been six months. Six months since a boy only twelve years old had witnessed his mother's death... And the longing was still there, hurting as much as before. Perhaps more than ever, in the situation they were in. If only he had managed to pull her back... "Mom, we need you." He thought harder, feeling his throat tighten even more. A tear slipped softly down the boy's cheek "Please help us..." Edgard was inside the house, taking care of his father, who had contracted a previously unknown disease a few days ago. Not even the village Healer, known throughout the allied lands of Towns and Clans for his exceptional skills and knowledge, had not been able to cure him. And by the looks of it, they would have to take him to the old scholar one more time. Edward sighed. In his naivety, he never imagined the journey ahead. A journey that would test its limits. A journey where The Two Brothers would finally understand the meaning of self-sacrifice and courage. And that they would finally understand, even if in the most painful way, the strength of the love that united them.