Lamonte Family/Story/Three Brothers Separated

Three Brothers Separated

Pleasant was the evening the three brothers of the house of Lamonte ran out of the house together. The sun was out with a breezy wind to accompany it. The oldest is Jambo, now nearing manhood he naturally takes a light responsibility of his younger brothers as they they all run around teasing each other and generally pushing each other about and wrestling. Running to the North and up the hill to the edges of the Lamonte estate. The impressive cliffs even allowed them to see Shanandoah on clear days in the evening, the sunset would reflect off its towers and the city would appear to float on the Eastern Ocean. But today was too cloudy in the distance, and although mildly disappointed at not getting to see Shanandoah the second eldest brother (BROTHER 1) began looking around for something to do, it was annoying for him to have been kept around the house all day doing work for their Uncle and then have nothing to do when he was finally set loose. Seeing (BROTHER 2), the youngest of them, picking up stones and checking whether they were ancient was something that had obsessed (BROTHER 2) since their Uncle told them of the ancient stronghold Aja which had lost itself in forgotten history of long ago. Though Jambo was quite a responsible guy, (BROTHER 1) was quite the opposite. As every family must have someone that disobeys and challenges the rules laid down to guide them. (BROTHER 1) knew now he could not share the inheritance of the estate, because his older brother Jambo had to claim it by right. So (BROTHER 1) chose to work around his disadvantage and train hard for the day he would have to leave home, he would be prepared and would make a name for himself.

But fate would separate these three brothers that evening on top of a cliff in Chuca. Change there life's, and never to see each other again. It mattered not who actually caused (BROTHER 2) to fall of the cliff, for they were all wrestling together close to the cliffs turf edge. In the playful struggle (BROTHER 2) broke away from the tangle, the turf on the cliff edge collapsed with the weight, and (BROTHER 2) fell of the cliff with a shower of soil and turf.

Jambo and (BROTHER 1) stared momentarily where (BROTHER 2) had just stood, they looked over the edge hoping (BROTHER 2) would surface against all odds. When he did not, both brothers sprinted down the hill and made there way to the cliffs base. They stayed for ages searching for (BROTHER 2), but when he could not be found, (BROTHER 1) sat down on a rock and was completely silent. Jambo stood and quietly mentioned they should return to the house and raise the alarm. But (BROTHER 1) shook his head and spoke unsteadily saying it was his fault, that he had pushed (BROTHER 2) off while they pilled on top. I can't return, I did this, I should never have said to (BROTHER 2) that his rock was an ancient artifact which was worth bags of gold, which provoked him to run at me. Jambo shook his head, it wasn't your fault, its mine too, I encouraged you, were going back now.

But (BROTHER 1) just stood up, and walked away, not turning back to look at his brother calling for him to return, he must have thought I was just going to come back in an hour or two, because he stopped calling and walked up the shore to the house. Fambo went into a run then, running along the shore as far as he could go, he ran thinking his Uncle would kill him for making (BROTHER 2) fall off the cliff, he ran for his life. Turning inland before Shanandoah for the mountains that appeared so tall and mighty. It was an excellent hiding place.

Back at the house of Lamonte, Jambo walked through some scorched trees that had been smoldering in the distance, he felt he had grown up years in just a few days. Jambo could smell a light scent of smoke in the scorched trees. He saw some fire in the distance down a little suppression, Jambo ran towards the fire and then stopped and quickly turned around and tried to run back up the slope, but slipped in panic and lay on his back looking eye to eye with a fiery beast slinking towards him. pure heat washed over his skin, the little heather bushes began smoldering as the Fire got closer. Jambo stared at what not a regular fox. It was set ablaze with fire and it stared eye to eye with Jambo, its heat was warming Jambo and strengthening him from within, it was a fierce and fiery loyalty that was building within him.

But for (BROTHER 1) it was a slightly different story. He had reached the mountains that he would find out were Moramroth. But he was not alone, for a black fox appeared beside him and walked beside him side by side. The Shadowfox was for (BROTHER 1). and (BROTHER 1) quickly disappears into the shadows. The final paragraph of this little story is devoted to a local fisherman who spoke of the same night (BROTHER 2) Lamonte was killed. He apparently watched some sort of blue beast disappear beneath the breaking surf as he sailed out for the evening catch.......