Chapter 26 - Brothers
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Three months later, an incredible story spread in the Kingdom of Lordaeron. An eight-year-old child spent seven full days in the snowy mountain wilderness of Alterac, but no one knew his name. Uther blocked everything
According to the news, only a few people involved and people who knew Nathanos knew that he was still alive.
Maris Farm
Daphne was looking at the bread when she suddenly heard her husband Brid calling.
"Nathanos, Nathanos? Nathanos!"
"What's wrong?"
"He's gone again. Damn it, how many times have I told him not to run around."
Daphne put down the kitchen knife in her hand and replied: "Nathanos should be near the Sodori River. He has been there often recently."
"Oh no, dear, how could you allow him to disappear in front of our eyes? What if he runs away again? We finally reunited."
"He won't run around. He told me to go to the Sodori River, and he's been back on time in the past few days."
Brad looked to the west. The Sodor River was not far from the farm. As Daphne said, Nathanos was running there almost every day, and would bring back some fish and clams at night.
The sound of horse hooves and the panicked crowing of chickens were heard outside the farm. A knight stopped outside the Maris farm. He came here specifically to visit. The loud voice rang out, and Brad immediately went out to greet him.
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The Sodori River, Nathanos would come here every day after he came back, jump into the river with drifting ice floes, sink to the bottom of the river, hold his breath, and exercise his endurance. He would stay until there was ringing in his ears.
At that time, the frequency of his heart beat helped him distinguish whether he had reached the limit. If Braid knew that he was doing this, he would definitely stop him with his life, so Nathanos would use the excuse of fishing.
"Huh~" Nathanos popped his head out of the water. He quickly went ashore and put on his clothes, but his training was not over yet. Every time he came out of the water, he would wait for his body to slowly heat up, and then
For climbing training, not only hillsides, but also big trees. When he climbs to a high place, he will look into the distance, stare in one direction, and then narrow the scope to a hillside or a tree, and then narrow it down again.
As small as a stone or a leaf. In addition, Nathanos will often enter a meditative state, feeling the wind and grass around him, listening to all the subtle sounds, and sometimes he will stare at something for several hours.
. He wanted to improve his insight and judgment, which was very difficult. Nathanos knew that it would take years, but he was very confident in his own will.
When he returned home, the sound of talking and laughing came from the house. He heard his father's laughter and the laughter of his mentor Uther.
"Nathanos, are you back?" Daphne kissed him on the cheek and took the fish from his hand.
"Child, come and see Lord Uther. He is here specifically to see you."
Nathanos nodded. Uther's eyes lit up when he saw him, but now he doesn't understand how Nathanos survived. It was simply a miracle. Uther vaguely remembered a few months ago
, when Nathanos returned to his relatives again, his parents were not only excited, but they even hugged each other without speaking for a whole night, but they all experienced the joy of regaining their loved ones.
The feeling of treasure. Uther asked Nathanos several times why he fell off the cliff and whether someone framed him deliberately, but the boy never answered directly, just said no, or smiled at him, as if to tell Uther
Thrall himself had never fallen off a cliff, and it was all just a joke. The matter ended in nothing, but Uther believed that Nathanos had his own ideas.
"We are talking about you, Nathanos." Uther said, then looked at his father, Brid. "I heard that you wrote letters to your parents."
The boy nodded. Brad looked at him proudly and said to Uther: "When I received his letter, I couldn't believe it. You know, Lord Uther, at first I thought it was Jonathan.
Played a trick on me as Nathanos, but his brother told me he didn't."
"You should trust Nathanos."
"Of course, it's always been like this," Breed said.
After hearing this, Uther pinched his chin and said to Nathanos: "Child, I heard your uncle Jonathan mentioned that you once wanted to be a ranger?"
"Not now, mentor. I have given up on that dream. I have other things to do now."
Uther nodded. If Nathanos still insists, he will definitely advise that it is impossible for humans to become rangers.
"If you want to learn bow and arrow, I can teach you. This will help your father fight against the wolves."
The boy looked at Braid, then nodded affirmatively to Uther.
"Stop teasing him, Lord Uther, there are no wolves here."
Braid and Uther laughed. During dinner, Uther and Braid chatted while drinking. Nathanos returned to the room alone and took out a piece of parchment with the words Alterac on it.
Most of the terrain. Nathanos will never forget what he experienced during the seven days he was missing. His memory is still fresh. In the main film, he is honing his observation skills. He began to slowly learn to trace the map, some of which he will use in the future.
"Are you serious? Sally is pregnant?"
Downstairs, his father's voice was very surprised, Nathanos also heard it, and his mother, who was asking Uther when this happened.
"Yes, the last time I met Jonathan, he told me the good news. I still remember that he was very excited at the time, and he said he would come back here in a few days to tell you the good news."
"I didn't expect that he would also be a father."
"Nathanos is going to have a brother."
"Don't tell me too early, in case it's a girl."
Brother? Nathanos has never thought about this. What would happen if he had a younger brother? Maybe it would be bad, maybe it would be good. Unknowingly, Nathanos was a little nervous, and he swore in his heart that he would protect himself in the future.
A born brother has the obligation of being an elder brother.
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A few months later, a week after Nathanos' ninth birthday. Maris Farm seemed to have returned to nine years ago, when Nathanos was just born. Breed was nervous, but this time it became
Jonathan.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Brad said comfortingly: "The Holy Light will bless Sally and your child."
"I know that, Brad." Jonathan rubbed his hands, walking back and forth. "I'm just excited, yes, excited."
"Nathanos!" Breed shouted to the boy beside him. The boy ran to him and opened his eyes wide, waiting for what his father would say next.
"Have you seen your uncle Jonathan? He is scratching his head and head like a monkey. If you have children in the future, you must calm down."
"Hey, Brad, although I'm nervous, I'm not kneeling on the ground praying for the protection of the Holy Light like you."
Brad smiled: "You might do that next."
"Don't be ridiculous, Sally is in a lot of pain right now."
Jonathan was right. Even with Daphne and Kanna's help and care, Sally's delivery was still very painful. Finally, after everyone struggled for several hours, the baby's cry was finally heard in the house, and Jonathan rushed in immediately. Yes.
A boy with fair skin, just like the original Nathanos.
"Hurry up and give your son a name." Brad said.
"I have already thought about it. I will call him Stephen, Stephen Maris."
"Stephen Marris?" Nathanos muttered, looking at the baby in his uncle's arms. This is life.
Chapter completed!