saved the boy, but the woman was dying. She hung
to life; but barely. The child within her, too, was near death.
Fortunately
there are those among our people that raise their children without a
mother. When they heard, they came quickly, and snatched the child from
her body moments before she died. But as they began to care for it,
they found something was wrong. The child was not developing properly.
98 While the grieving Lord buried his son and tried to save the mind of
his second son, now locked in the horror of what he had done to his
brother and mother, those caring for his daughter devised a way to save
her. She grew normally for a day or two, and then was put in suspension
for months until the poisons in her body broke down. Then, again she
was allowed to grow and the process was repeated. What should have
taken place within her mother, in a few months, took nearly four years!
99 Her father never forgot her. Weekly he received a report from those
who faithfully and tenderly cared for her. Finally one day, no report
came, but a Nurse entered his house carrying a small, warm bundle that
moved slowly in her arms.
100 Now, the young Noble had, after a time, taken a whore, for he was
lonely and the woman raised the child as if it was her own,
her ten year old son treating her like his own sister. That, sir, is
the end of my tale, and if anyone ever asks, I never told it to you."
101 ''You have left out one thing," inquired North "how did the younger
brother inherit his father's estate? There was still one older brother
before him."
102 ''When the father died," explained Spearonias, "the older brother
refused to take the estate. He was too interested in his own affairs.
The younger brother suddenly found himself in a place he had not
expected. But the people admired his courage and his devotion to his
duties.