One foggy evening, Assileer lay in his tent. He was out with a friend from the Lyru clan, Tejon. Tejon was Tuboh's nephew. He too was trained with the Masters. Assileer rolled over, looked over to Tejon and said, "Tej, when fath-, I mean Tuboh, died..."
"Yeah?" Replied Tejon, Curious
"He told me I was the son of rogues.."
"I know. My father, Emilake, had forewarned me about this."
"Then tell me...Why didn't you let me know?"
"I swore to silence."
"Well, what am I to do? I mean, we were taught to carry down our families..for many generations. So...am I to resurrect the lineage of my rogue ancestors?"
"Leer, Listen. I think you just need to focus on surviving, now that you will be inheriting the clan's leadership crest."
Just then, the side of the tent made a noise like a zipper. The tent fell to ribbons of cloth around Assileer and Tejon. A grungy-looking older man was standing before them, wearing crude clay armor and wielding an obviously hand-crafted sword. He said, "You. You are not one of us, for you are scum. Scum that must be eliminated!"
With a sudden dash towards Assileer, the old man charged and slashed at Assileer. He flew back and hit the floor to find that he was unharmed. Tejon had stopped the blow and sent Assileer flying back. It was then that Tejon fell to his knees, and was beheaded. Overwhelmed with grief, Assileer went back to his clan. The Lyru people were shocked to hear this news. Emilake spent the night drinking and crying, and Assileer didn't sleep a bit.
To be Continued