Bloodgod Brand

The dim light of the campfire continued to illuminate Adam's face; a face that shifted constantly between anger and sorrow. Iris stared at Adam in silence, unsure of what to say at the moment, or if she could say anything at all to comfort him.

He had just found out that his father had been murdered, by his own brother no less. Adam had come to terms with his parents death already, but this new information brought all his emotions flooding back, reopening the wound and making it larger than ever.

The anger on Adam's face eventually gave way to sorrow, and he broke down in tears. His chest heaved in silence as he tried to control his emotions, but was unable to. Iris looked on with saddened eyes, still not sure what to say.

Without saying a word, she moved over towards Adam and embraced him in a comforting hug, while the sounds of the crackling fire and stifled tears drifted within the cave.

Flash!