his father
slightly nodded his head to continue. “Father, it was
horrible.”
Richard leaned forward, “Tell me exactly what
you saw and don’t leave anything out. Close your eyes and picture
the scene.”
Closing his eyes, Thaddeus saw the scene just
like he had the first time. “There’s so much blood, body parts
everywhere, and the noise.” Unconsciously, he covered his ears.
“Thaddeus, I need the details not your
feelings. Use your breathing exercises.” As usual, his father was
right. After a few deep breaths he felt better and could
concentrate more.
“The land is green with rolling hills. So
many dead bodies, even women and children.”
Richard gripped the arm of his chair. “I need
more. What else do you see?”
Thaddeus glanced left then right, scanning
over the bodies. The light from the moon somehow he knew that was
important. “The moon is large and orange.” Opening his eyes he
said, “That is all I see, I’m sorry.”
His father looked up at the sky and said,
“Thank you Gods for this gift.” He reached over and grasped his son
by the shoulders, “I could kiss you.”
Thaddeus said nothing.
His father got up and paced the porch. “This
is brilliant. We know the time and place of the battle; we have the
upper hand.”
Thaddeus raised an eyebrow, “Care to fill me
in?”
He noticed his breathing had returned to
normal, and he was no longer afraid.
“I believe this is a good omen. Fate always
has its way. The battle will take place in Ireland during the
harvest moon. Your mother and I got engaged on the night of a
harvest moon. This year it falls on Keegan’s birthday. Your mother
was named after Ireland, where her parents met, also known as the
Emerald Isle. We have five months to prepare. Thaddeus, tomorrow
we’ll hold a meeting, and you will have to speak. You are the most
respected seer of our time. I need you to think like a warrior and
only give out as much information as necessary. There’s no need to
tell anything other than the time and place. Do you
understand?”
Thaddeus grinned. “Law4 from The 48 Laws of Power by Robert
Green. Always say less than necessary.”
CHAPTER 12
T here were many preparations that needed to be made.
Richard looked down at his watch. It was 0300. He picked up his
iPhone and texted his brother-in-laws a simple message: CAMP NOW.
He then hesitated before sending a text to Rourk: CAMP NOW, BRING
YOUR FATHER.
Groggy from sleep, Rourk heard his phone go
off. He flipped it open and saw the text, and was instantly awake.
He threw on the clothes he wore the day before, unworried whether
they were clean or not. Fully alert, he walked to his father’s room
and didn’t bother to knock. “Richard needs us,” he called into the
dark.
His father bolted out of bed. With haste, he
got ready, and the two men left to make the drive to camp. They
arrived just as the other men did.
Richard looked at Rourk, and told him,
“You’ve been relieved of your duty.”
Rourk’s face did not change. His mind raced. Did he find out I
killed that guy? He could think of nothing else he’d done
that would cause his dismissal. He felt a dull ache in his heart at
the thought of not seeing Keegan again.
“Thaddeus has had a vision,” Richard said.
All eyes turned to Thaddeus where he sat with his hands clasped in
his lap and his face serene.
“I have seen the place and date of the Great
Battle,” Thaddeus said, his voice strong and sure. The men all
looked slightly surprised, glancing around at each other in shock,
and eager to learn more. “We have five months to prepare. September
twelfth during the harvest moon, our battle will be raging.”
They all had questions, but knew it was
pointless to ask.
Richard stepped forward, commanding the room.
“This obviously gives us the upper hand. We must prepare our men.
With this knowledge, I feel we will prevail.”
Drew, smiling, replied, “Save your pep talks
for the soldiers.”
Richard
slightly nodded his head to continue. “Father, it was
horrible.”
Richard leaned forward, “Tell me exactly what
you saw and don’t leave anything out. Close your eyes and picture
the scene.”
Closing his eyes, Thaddeus saw the scene just
like he had the first time. “There’s so much blood, body parts
everywhere, and the noise.” Unconsciously, he covered his ears.
“Thaddeus, I need the details not your
feelings. Use your breathing exercises.” As usual, his father was
right. After a few deep breaths he felt better and could
concentrate more.
“The land is green with rolling hills. So
many dead bodies, even women and children.”
Richard gripped the arm of his chair. “I need
more. What else do you see?”
Thaddeus glanced left then right, scanning
over the bodies. The light from the moon somehow he knew that was
important. “The moon is large and orange.” Opening his eyes he
said, “That is all I see, I’m sorry.”
His father looked up at the sky and said,
“Thank you Gods for this gift.” He reached over and grasped his son
by the shoulders, “I could kiss you.”
Thaddeus said nothing.
His father got up and paced the porch. “This
is brilliant. We know the time and place of the battle; we have the
upper hand.”
Thaddeus raised an eyebrow, “Care to fill me
in?”
He noticed his breathing had returned to
normal, and he was no longer afraid.
“I believe this is a good omen. Fate always
has its way. The battle will take place in Ireland during the
harvest moon. Your mother and I got engaged on the night of a
harvest moon. This year it falls on Keegan’s birthday. Your mother
was named after Ireland, where her parents met, also known as the
Emerald Isle. We have five months to prepare. Thaddeus, tomorrow
we’ll hold a meeting, and you will have to speak. You are the most
respected seer of our time. I need you to think like a warrior and
only give out as much information as necessary. There’s no need to
tell anything other than the time and place. Do you
understand?”
Thaddeus grinned. “Law4 from The 48 Laws of Power by Robert
Green. Always say less than necessary.”
CHAPTER 12
T here were many preparations that needed to be made.
Richard looked down at his watch. It was 0300. He picked up his
iPhone and texted his brother-in-laws a simple message: CAMP NOW.
He then hesitated before sending a text to Rourk: CAMP NOW, BRING
YOUR FATHER.
Groggy from sleep, Rourk heard his phone go
off. He flipped it open and saw the text, and was instantly awake.
He threw on the clothes he wore the day before, unworried whether
they were clean or not. Fully alert, he walked to his father’s room
and didn’t bother to knock. “Richard needs us,” he called into the
dark.
His father bolted out of bed. With haste, he
got ready, and the two men left to make the drive to camp. They
arrived just as the other men did.
Richard looked at Rourk, and told him,
“You’ve been relieved of your duty.”
Rourk’s face did not change. His mind raced. Did he find out I
killed that guy? He could think of nothing else he’d done
that would cause his dismissal. He felt a dull ache in his heart at
the thought of not seeing Keegan again.
“Thaddeus has had a vision,” Richard said.
All eyes turned to Thaddeus where he sat with his hands clasped in
his lap and his face serene.
“I have seen the place and date of the Great
Battle,” Thaddeus said, his voice strong and sure. The men all
looked slightly surprised, glancing around at each other in shock,
and eager to learn more. “We have five months to prepare. September
twelfth during the harvest moon, our battle will be raging.”
They all had questions, but knew it was
pointless to ask.
Richard stepped forward, commanding the room.
“This obviously gives us the upper hand. We must prepare our men.
With this knowledge, I feel we will prevail.”
Drew, smiling, replied, “Save your pep talks
for the soldiers.”
Richard
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