WILLOCK 52

After Ezron left, I sat up on the gold-made table with some wooden legs for about ten minutes or so, contemplating everything as random thoughts rang in my mind. The main question was what to say upon my arrival home. I knew Father might have had an idea of where I was, given the things Ezron took part in behind my back – or, better said, things far away from my knowledge.

I thought about home speculatively now. I suddenly started to look for something special for each of my siblings and my mother, the Duke’s wife. Of course, I call her mother, for she was the guide, the light, and the first woman with whom I had an introspection and a soft spot. Yes, Father used to take me to my biological mother’s stone every year to celebrate her anniversary, right after we would celebrate my birthday. But, I had never really created a bond with a woman like I did with the Duke’s wife.