NOVEL WEB Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Was I Right?
On the other hand, Riven stumbled through the dense trees of Zarkal forest, blood dripping from his wounds, each step felt heavier than the last, his body gave out, when he woke up, he found himself in a house, his wounds were treated, a tray of food near him, then a tall man looked like if he was in his 40's or 50's walked in saying: "you are finally awake, you scared me, I thought you were dead, If I haven't found you, you would be a feast to the animals, I am Kael, but who are you and what brought you here?", Riven sighed a sigh of relief, then he tried to stand up and said: "I am Riven, Riven Zarek, and I just escaped from the execution.", then Kael raised a brow and said: "you are the one that was called the true hero of Eloria."
Riven: "yes, I need to go back home, my people need me there."
Kael: "don't be a fool, with your serious injuries, you would be a dead man as you step out of this house, I thought you were supposed to be a genius"
Riven looked down in disbelief: "what should I do now?"
Kael with a calm voice: "stop the war"
Riven's eyes shot up: "what, after what they did for more than 100 years."
Kael stared at Riven like a dead man: "you know nothing, kid, long ago, Durnkhall and Eloria lived in peace until greed got the better of the first king of Eloria and then destroyed Durnkhall, my people suffered for centuries not a hundred like yours, until Orrin was killed."
Riven narrowed his eyes: "why should I believe you"
Kael leaned closer to Riven: "you should because I am the one who killed Orrin"
Riven froze in his place: "that can't be"
Kael sighed in disbelief: "Isenor told me that in order to have peace for my people I should kill the one who prevented it in the first place, I were you but on the other side, I didn't want to hurt anybody, but here it is, I have made someone like me, you, Riven, I don't want you to make the same mistakes."
Riven clenched his fists: "why shouldn't I start a war and make everyone obey me and make my own peace"
Kael glanced out of the window and said: "then your so called Peace wouldn't last long, if you want eternal peace, it must be for what is right, for both. In the end, it is your choice"
Riven was stunned hearing this not replying to Kael, Kael left Riven questioning everything thinking that Sylvren was right, but knew something was off, Isenor ruled for more than a hundred years, the one who orchestrated Orrin's assassination, He realized that Sylvren was being manipulated and needed to be saved."
After one month, Riven went on his way, suddenly, he heard a voice calling for him, but it was familiar, he went to the source of the voice, Sylvren was there waiting for him in the black rose royal uniform, saying: "Riven, I have something to say to you about the orbs, I saw visions, Orrin was killed in two different alternate ways, one by a guy named Kael and the other by Isenor in Zertha uniform not Durnkhall, Isenor showed me the truth, and you should be with us" Riven stared at Sylvren shocked about what he said, heart pounding, saying: "no, he manipulated you, he doesn't want peace or anything like that" Sylvren stopped him saying: "you are wrong, Isenor named me as his son now, I am now the general of the army, and with you or without, peace shall be for everybody, if you want to find me, I would be far north to meet my biological parents" the Sylvren mounted his horse and left without saying anything else, leaving Riven confused about the orbs and sad that he might lose his best friend and only one question was repeated in his mind: "was I right ?".