Chapter 111: Death
Captain Havic saw Isa's appearance and comforted her, saying that perhaps only a child could wake her up from the grief of losing her husband.
"No, I don't blame anyone, this is the fate of mercenaries, when I decided to marry Sterling, I was prepared for such a day, but I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. My children, they are still so young."
When Isha heard the names of the two children, her eyes finally found focus, and her expression regained a hint of clarity
"Isha, don't be too sad, Sterling told you when she was dying that you must take good care of your two children, and that no matter what happens to you in the future, Alan and I will do our best to help you. Now, you'd better settle Sterling's aftermath first!"
Havic pulled out the clay pot containing Sterling's ashes.
"Thank you for bringing me back to Sterling. ”
Isha struggled to her feet from the ground, took the clay pot containing Sterling's ashes, and held it tightly in her arms, tears dripping down the jar.
"Big Brother Havech, Alan, you come with me to the living room to rest first. I'll put Sterling first," and Isha wept again. Hardwich and Alan followed Isha to the living room, and Isha walked into the back room alone with Sterling's ashes. Both of them sat there with red eyes and were silent, and the heaviness in their hearts was like being poured with lead stones. After waiting for a long time, the two faintly seemed to hear the sound of a child and a woman talking behind them.
Finally, Alan stabilized his emotions. He looked at the furnishings in the living room, and there were only four chairs and a table on which there was nothing but an unlit candle. There are several broken spots on the walls around it, revealing the gray bricks inside.
"Captain Havech, I think it's a little strange, although Brother Sterling is just an ordinary mercenary, but his family shouldn't be like this, right?"
Alan looked at the poor situation in Sterling's house and felt that something was unreasonable, so he couldn't help but ask.
"You don't know, Isha had a hard life since she was a child, her father died young, and her mother was sick, so he grew up on the help of his neighbors at a very young age, and it was only after he met Sterling at the age of fifteen that his life changed and gradually stabilized. But she has not forgotten the people who helped her in the first place, so she would rather live a more difficult life herself, and is willing to use the money saved to help those in need, especially those orphans or children whose families are in difficulty. Sterling and Isha are very affectionate, so they always approve of Isa's behavior with both hands!"
It's just that his income as a mercenary is limited, and he deducts the needs of good deeds, and the rest can only live a few tight days, and the two adults don't care, but the two children suffer. But the two of them enjoyed themselves, and others had no right to interfere in their lives, but I didn't expect that now that Sterling is gone, leaving orphans and widows, I am afraid that the future will be even more difficult. ”
"Brother Harwich, I will find a way to solve these problems, I must not let Sister-in-law Sterling and the two children suffer, I must not let Brother Sterling be in the spirit of heaven and I can't rest in peace because of these. ”
"Alan, Sterling is lucky to know you, to have a brother like you, and his spirit in heaven will surely rest in peace. ”
The two of them chatted for a while about Sterling's house, and Isha finally came out with two glasses of water, and at this time she seemed to be in much better condition, although her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and there were still tear stains in the corners of her eyes.
"Big Brother Havech, Allen, let's have a glass of water first!"
Havech and Alan hurriedly got up and took the water glass.
After each of them sat down, Captain Hackitch took out a money bag and handed it to Isha.
"This is the commission for this mission, a total of eighty gold coins, you can accept it! There will be a pension in the future, and someone else will give it to you." ”
"So much, Brother Havic, although we are not rich, we don't need your help yet, and we can't take this money. ”
Isha and her husband have lived for a long time, and of course they know that their husband's mission deducts expenses, that is, about twenty gold coins, and it is impossible to become eighty all at once.
"It's Big Brother Sterling's life in exchange, even if it's more, it's nothing. ”
Seeing that Isha seemed to want to refuse the gold coins, Alan opened his mouth to persuade him.
"Alan is right, these are what Sterling deserves, you can accept it, no matter what happens in the future, you can write to me, Sterling is the best brother in my life, his business is my business. ”
Seeing that Hardich and Allen were so sincere, Isha didn't refuse again. "Isha, although this money is not much, it can still be used for a few years if you save a little money. I think you understand what I mean, not for anything else, but for children. ”
"Thank you, Sterling is blessed to have you friends. Rest assured, I know how to move on with life. But, Big Brother Havic, I want to know how Sterling died, can you tell me about it?"
Isha asked, putting away her purse.
"Absolutely. Our mission this time was in Daige Village, Nice County, and it was originally just a simple task, which was to help some villagers kill a few ordinary wind wolves that harassed them, but we didn't expect that we encountered not only wind wolves, but also wind wolves, and there was even a wind wolf king among them..."
Havic slowly recounted the entire mission, speaking slowly and carefully. Isha listened very carefully, and Alan on the side didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear of disturbing them.
Listening to Havic tell the whole story, Isha wept silently for a long time, and finally she turned around and bowed to Allen, and said:
"Thank you Alan, thank you for helping Sterling avenge it, you don't need to blame yourself, as a mercenary Sterling has also been saved by others, this is originally the duty of a mercenary. ”
"No, sister-in-law Isa. You don't know, it's all my fault, Brother Sterling wouldn't have died without me. ”
"Mommy, Uncle Havech, what's wrong with Daddy?" the two children pushed the door open as the two children's voices appeared, and just in time to hear Alan talking about their father's sacrifice. So at this time, their eyes are all on this person who admits that he is the culprit who caused his father's accident. The two children, one big and one young, the eldest is about twelve years old, and the appearance is eight points similar to Isha, and the younger one is estimated to be less than five years old, and the tiger-headed and Sterling are simply carved out of the same mold, so just from their appearance, it can be seen that they are the two children of Sterling and Isa - Harvey and Lynch.
"This is Uncle Alan, your father's good brother and comrade-in-arms!" Isha introduced Alan to the two children.
"No, we all heard it outside, and he said that Daddy died because of him. Harvey shouted with anger in his eyes.
"Yes, I heard it, he killed my father. Lynch on the side also said immaturely.
"No, kids, Uncle Allen didn't hurt Daddy. Isha hurriedly clarified to Alan.
"Murderer, you're the murderer of Dad!" Harvey yelled at Alan along with Lynch.
Alan listened to the shouts of the two children, and felt that his mind was empty, and his eyes seemed to flash the scene before Sterling's death. He stood up and hurried out the door. Seeing this, Havic said to Isha: "Take care of the children, explain all this to them, don't blame Alan, he's right." Let's go first!" Havech rushed out, and in the room behind him, the cries of children and the comforting sounds of a mother's broken heart could be heard.