Chapter 43
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Lyra returns home...
Libra who have now gotten assurance of Lyra safety was now getting to feel a bit better than the start of the day. The night was getting near and having the thought of Lyra not being within the safety of their mansion was nerve wrecking to Libra
“Calm down boy, I know you are in great thought as this is a new experience to you” Sir Edmund friar had come to meet him in the living hall near the fire place “she would be back in no time and you guys can catch up all the lost time you spent far apart”
Libra wasn't in the mood to talk about it, he was satisfied with being alone and in thought of anything that comes to mind
“Thanks father” Libra replied unmovingly, “Just thinking about life in general, this gives me an idea of what it's like to experience change, even if it's just a little change bit still change, so it's a good lesson then”
Seeing the logic of what Libra had just said, Sir Edmund friar decided to leave him be in his moment of life orientation which would be a positive experience for the young boy as he is to move on with life
“Ok, let me go check with the workers on the feedback of today's activities before I go to bed for the night” sir Edmund friar said as he heads out “and make sure to sleep early, you got a better day tomorrow”
‘Yeah probably’ Libra thought in his mind as Sir Edmund friar left the living hall ‘its hard to have a good day without Lyra around, we share everything together, even our whole lives’
Seeing that the day was getting darker and the air more chilly, and being in the living hall which was very large and have the same large fitting windows for the hall, Libra went round the living hall to close the curtain inorder to resist the airflow into the living hall as he did not intend to leave so soon for his room which had Lyra room by the other side
Thinking and thinking in the moment, fazed in the moment, the air chilled out, the hall so big with him alone that he felt as lonely as ever, and then the sudden thought of realization hitted him 'what if Lyra was to disappear forever, how would he cope'
He thought as he fell into a deep sleep...
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The next day.…
The air was cool and the day bright, the workers of the field were already on their duty, farming the land and cutting the over grown grasses
Sir Edmund friar was already up and was giving instructions to the maids and caretakers of the mansion, the outer of the mansion was busy this morning like always in the mornings as people got to work, while indoors was as silent as a calm sea in the most peaceful of times, there Libra laid in the living hall which he had slept the night before
Sir Edmund friar had seen him this morning but had not bother to wake him up because he knew that he must be very tired from the night before ‘he probably didn't get much sleep the night before’
Hours past, and Libra already in the mode to wake up but resisted as he forced himself to sleep more since he couldn't stand to bear another day alone
He suddenly felt some constant tapping on his body “Libra, you can't continue sleeping this way, the day have already lighted up ” Sir Edmund friar was tapping him to wake from his slumber, rolling to the other side he refused to get up “Am not done sleeping” he bellowed in a low voice, but audibly enough to send his message
Hearing his resistance to waking up, sir Edmund friar left him and went on with his daily activities
Few hours more past, Libra was still sleeping in the living hall already tired from all the sleeping he have had but still refused to stand up and do something
“Not again..., am still having my sleep” Libra said as he felt another tapping on him, not bothering to turn, knowing it was probably Sir Edmund friar that have come to disturb his sleep again
“ Have my brother turned into a sleeping lazy sponge Bob?”, and the mental alarm went off in Libra head, the so much familiar voice that he even records in his brain like it was him that was speaking
“Lyra!!!….” he immediately jumped up, finally freed from the b*****e of the thought of never seeing her again and he hugged her tightly, his heart much glad
“Where have you been?” he asked not bothering to hear a feedback as he assessed her “hope you are not injured, are you hurt, I heard you were bleeding that was why the medicine man was called for” his questions ran continuously as he wanted to get the full report of what had happened
Lyra embraced him again, “i have missed you too twinnee” she said, summing it all up
“ I see you have both gotten eachother back Sir Edmund friar came into the living hall where they both stood, catching up with eachother “finally Libra is now able to stop crying like a baby over his twin” teased sir Edmund friar, and they both started laughing, while libra covered his face embarrassed but smiling
“What a wonderful day this would be Libra said “we have missed our training we were supposed to do this afternoon because you weren't around, couldn't bear to do it alone”
Lyra smiled, “is that why you were all smoshed up by the corner, spending the whole day sleeping” and they both laughed again..
“whay should I be doing, there's not much to do in this big mansion when you are not around to be honest” Libra said
“What?, you can't be serious, there's so many interesting things in the mansion we have spent most of the time doing, it's me who is supposed to be complaining about nothing to do when in the medicine's man shop” Lyra replied
“Ok, twins, it's time for your training” Sir Edmund friar suddenly said interrupting their constant jabbering
“Nooo!” they both said in unison as they turned towards him
“You must think you guys have avoided training as the time have past, but I got good news for you” sir Edmund friar smiled
“Training begins in 5” he raised his hand up indicating his 5 fingers
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