Berig     Created on Wednesday, 12 April 2006 22:43  
  Erucolindo  
 


I still wake up in the night in a cold sweat, reaching out into the darkness and feeling as if I am still a frightened and helpless child. Then I feel my wife's hand fumbling for mine and I am brought back to the present- I am not a child, I am not alone anymore. My nightmares are hazy memories of the harsh road to Buya. I am not a native of the Kingdom I now serve with pride, my parents and all my siblings and I were born in the southern kingdom Paekjae. I am the oldest Solinarus child, and therefore have the greatest memories of my past...

I remember my mother, calm and beautiful. I remember my father, strong and noble. One night, when my twin brothers were still only babies, my mother woke me in the dark and carried my to our carriage outside our home. I do not know why we left so suddenly, but I look back and can still feel the fear and the tension in that carriage as we traveled through the night and into the next morning.

We were mobing to the great kingdom of Buya, my father told me, and on the journey he told me of the wonders and prosperity that awaited our family there. At times we chatted, at twilight we children were shushed. I can only imagine that we were running from someone or something. It was weeks before we were out of Paekjae. I felt relieved that we were safe, but my father warned me not to be too secure. I still regret my childish pride- I could have never known how dangerous the road ahead still was.

When we finally arrived in Buya, I was the only adult left of my family. So now here, after finding my place in the army, and finding the love of my life, I am happy to continue on the name of the Solinarus family.

~Erucolindo Solinarus
~Intel Commander
~Buyan Imperial Army