When we returned, Garrl was still very downcast; I think he still feels bad about everything. I yelled at him very loudly; maybe I was too hard on him. He put us in danger, yes, but it wasn't with bad intentions. So, I decide to talk to him.

  - Hey, Garrl, do you think the great ancestors are proud of us? Because at least for my part, I am proud that you are my brother and for what you did today. You are incredible when you move! You are quite agile and fast. I wouldn't have been able to pull off that attack, stabbing the spear right in the eye; I'll say it again: "You're incredible!" but don't do it again, unless that's the plan, haha.

  - I don't know if the great ancestors are proud, I don't think what I do is incredible; but thanks for believing it, brother.

  - Hey, Garrl, you need to believe more in yourself and your strength; don't think that because of today everything is falling apart. We all have some bad days; however, you decide whether they affect you or not. I'm not saying you should suppress what you feel, but you must always get back up; you are strong, Garrl, and let no one say otherwise.

  At that moment, I hear Garrl sobbing.

  - ……………….. Do you really think so, Breigon? That I'm strong? Because I don't forgive myself for not being able to help anyone in the village or Kirkarrg.

  - What do you mean you didn't help anyone? You saved me, Garrl, you trusted me despite maybe being a wanderer. We had just saved Kirkarrg when you decided to return to the village to help. You did what was within your power, Kirkarrg decided to protect them because he believed in us, and everything that happened was not your fault.

  In that hug with Garrl, I can only think that I made a grave mistake in coming and pressuring him to explore. I thought he was fine because all this time he didn't show any signs of depression; instead, I think he was pretending to be the strong brother so as not to worry me. How did I think that Garrl, after what happened, would be okay? And after that, I ruin it, admitting that what he did today was wrong, what an idiot!

  - Look, Garrl, I repeat and stand by this: nothing was your fault, but remember that you are not alone, we are together, and together we are stronger; never forget it, your burden is my burden and I help you carry it.

  This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.

  God would have been a great moment of reconciliation, but it seems that misfortune pursues us; because in the distance, I hear, to my horror, a sound that changes Garrl's vision from sadness to anger. Humans! Seriously, I made a grave mistake!

  …………………………………………………………………..

  - Are you sure you heard something out there? Because we are only here to explore and kill low-level monsters; I won't put myself at risk, I have a family waiting for me.

  - Oh, come on, just calm down. The kobold village was destroyed and, although there were casualties, they wiped them all out. Those damn lizards aren't strong, but they're a nuisance. For their part, the "big monsters" haven't been seen in a long time. So just calm down; at most, I heard it was a lizard or amphibian, and that's why they paid us, to eliminate them, so do your job.

  - Alright, alright, do your location spell and I'll take care of killing whatever's there, because I want to leave to see my son. I told you he will be a great warrior like his father, haha.

  - Whatever you say.

  ………………………………………………………………………………………

  - Listen to me! Garrl. Seriously, listen to me! We are NOT going to attack those humans!

  - But! …………….... but it is our duty to the great ancestors! It's for what they did to our village! It's for Kirkarrg!

  - I understand you, but we are not prepared. You saw, even Kirkkarg couldn't handle them and he knew how to use magic. We must be better prepared; besides, we don't know if they were the ones who attacked the village.

  - And so, what if they weren't! All humans are our enemies! Maybe it wasn't passed down to you, brother, but they mercilessly exterminated the great ancestors and their pain is my pain; Understand! And if not, at least feel the pain and suffering of our village, Breigon! They killed them all!

  I was left speechless; Garrl's hatred is immense and the worst part is that he's right, but even so, I can't allow us to die here because of that same hatred.

  - I know I can't fully understand or feel what you feel, maybe I am a wanderer, but I don't want you to die here, not with all that hatred. Please, Garrl, brother, just this once listen to me, you promised me, please, we are together, do you remember?

  - But, but .......... It's not fair, it's not worthy of our lineage to flee.

  - Let me show you that there is another way, something that will be worthy of our lineage, but for that, we need to not die today; believe in me, as I believe in you, Garrl, just this once.

  Create something worthy of our lineage? What the hell am I saying! But what matters is that Garrl calmed down and accepted that we leave. Thank God! It's the only thing I can think of, however, out of nowhere we both felt it; it was like a chill that made us turn and see a human with his sword heading towards us. But how? We are still far away and it's dark! How does he know we're here? Out of nowhere, I see that we start to shine, which made us completely visible to that human who was trying to kill us.

  There was no choice, we had to defend ourselves.

  - Garrl, how we trained! Together, remember! You're not alone!