The Lay of Giullis Lorafir

A Transcripted of Tharivols dream during his trip to the Mage Tower in Tont Date: Written by:
Tharivol sees a familiar face, his own, but not... smiling and joking he sees Rinn talking to Guilis as the scouting party walk through the forest. His father smiles at his sons lead the way and the Auxiliary follows.
Despite what has been happening recently the night seemed quite, peaceful even.
It’s a cold night but seems to be getting colder. The air becomes palpably tense and quieter still.. dead quiet. No night life, nothing.
The silence is broken by a scream in the dark.. then another. You run to cover, only to see your father look at you both.. “ruuuuu..” (edited)
This place is dark, humid, pungent with a smell of burnt flesh and stale blood
Rinn, face covered in blood watches as his father is tortured in front of him.
The old man, spits blood in the face of a twisted elf .. “pu! Traitor, you might as well kill me.. I’ll give you nothing”
The scarred, twisted face of torturer wipes the blood from his face and licks it .. “oh Athalon.. I don’t need anything from you, I just need you to suffer.”
Laughing, the interrogator picks up a blood soaked knife and starts to cut Athalon..
Rinn, gagged and tied to a pillar helplessly weeps at the sight of his father’s pain.
“Athalon.. Sir.. it is me Auxiliary Giullis”
Much time has passed and all but Athalon remain in the chamber.. his torturer finally having given up or being called away.
In front of him Giullis sees the ruined features of a man who gave him position and a chance.
Matt Geek Pride — 13/02/2021 20:42 Caked in blood, one eye closed over and slivers of skin flayed from his body.
Barely breathing but still defiant. He looks up at the Auxiliary
“H.. hhow is....ttt u arr...”
“I escaped my lord, I am going to get Rinn, we will escape.. come”
Giullis stoops down to pick Athelon up...
Matt Geek Pride — 13/02/2021 20:53 “N..n..no, My legs... r arrr broken.. m.. my, body is broken”
Coughing up blood he whispers in Giullis’s ear.
Pulling Giullis’s head towards his own, he nods and pulls the blade Giullis used to cut his bonds into himself ...
An initial gasp... and a final whisper
“Protect him... r... rrranger, what.. ev.. what ever, it takes.”
Ranger.. the old man called him ranger
Giullis, for the second time in his life is humbled by the Eldon family.
Running through the black obsidian corridor, Giullis sees the cell where Rinn is being kept. Looking through the door bars he sees the Interrogator hitting Rinn..
“When your father dies... you’ll be next Elden and I’ll make it more painful than you can ever imagine.”
Rinn, trying his best not to let himself down spits on the interrogator like his father
“Haha, your not the old man boy... and you’ll .... ccuuuuc..”
The knife goes through the interrogators neck and through his throat.. blood speckles Rinns face and his body drops to the ground
“My brother, we must go”
The tunnels are a maze of black stone.. they run for what seems like hours but finally reach a gate.
“Quick, brother, let us go.” Pushing the gate open Rinn and Giullis stand frozen.. in front of them a dark armoured man, huge in bulk and flanked by similarly armoured men.
Giullis spits blood on the floor.. after the back hand nearly breaks his jaw
“They undervalue you Giullis... they.. underestimate you, we need soldiers like you”
Giullis, looks at the armoured figure and wipes the blood from his face... “ I’m not a soldier, I’m a ranger..” and following his adoptive family’s lead spits blood at his tormentor
The Armoured figure makes no sign of distaste, or even emotion ... he simply looks into Giullis’s eyes .
“They never loved you... none of them did. Your family, you, trodden on, belittled.. humiliated.. she can make you what you truly are... what you deserve to be.. what you have always craved”
Giullis says nothing but keeps the black armoured figures gaze
“I need more like you Giullis and in the end I will have it.. by one way, or another.. starting with you friend..”
He nods to one of his men... who turns to leave.
A few moments later Giullis hears a cry coming from the next cell..
“Rinn.. no! If I...”
“Giullis’s I know pain.. I know betrayal I watched as my family was taken from me by those who swore to protect it.. I was like you”
More screams are heard from the next cell
Giullis’s composure breaks... a tear rolls down his eye.
“They.. he.. saves me”
“Well he can join to.. all of them can.. no more pain, no more humiliation...
Giullis says nothing and his face stiffens.. “fuck you!”
If you don’t Giullis, others will but not before he dies..
More screams come from the cell next door
Walking into the cell Giullis sits down beside a bloodied Rinn
“Brother are you ok”
Rinn, looks physically and mentally drained. Eyes watering and shame all over his face.
“I tried to be strong like father.. but I am not, I am weak... worthless” (edited)
“This is not true brother.. you saved me and you make father proud in your strength.. but you must yield these men will suffer if we do not lead by example.”

“I.. I can’t.. I must take this as my father has, we must resist!”
“You will be killed brother, I can’t let that happen, I promised your... I can’t let that happen.. you saved me, let me save you”
Rinn, trying his best to show strength shakes his head .. “no.. “
Giullis, hearing Athalons words and seeing that Rinn will be tortured to death ... speaks
“Rinn, they promised to spare your father and his men if you join them, if we join them.. we can save them brother, I can save you.. please”
They spent much time in the plantation, it was a far reach from their home but it was heaven in comparison to the hell they had been in. [22:48] Giullis was able to shoulder the burden more than Rinn.. he couldn’t accept what he’d had to become or what he’d had to do

The only thing that seemed to be light in both their darknesses was Alandria
A slave girl who had given them a place to hide
Blonde-haired with bright, green eyes her smile and laugh warmed the cold that resided in both their hearts
Both loved her nearly instantly but sadly, the love was only reciprocated one way.. to Rinn.
Giullis saw how she looked at him and how, in the look, the light within Rinns own eyes seemed to come back...
He wasn’t sure if he was happy or crushed .. and wished he’d jumped off the falls .
“We must leave brother, the 3 of us” Rinn walkes into the barn where they had been hiding.
“We can go north, far from the war, far from harm.. “
He was torn... the need to protect his friend and I the heart ache of rejection.
Fate.. made the decision for him
The screams came from the plantation house
Giullis knew what this was and he knew what he had to do
“Get yourself stuff brother, get Alandria and leave.. now!”
Rinn, drawing his fathers sword, looks back to the noise... “I’m not leaving you brother, you need to come with us”
Guilis slowly stands and puts his hand on Rinns shoulder
“They will capture us brother, you know this.. I can slow them down.” “No.. you’re coming with us, I will not let you do this!” Rinns words quaked as he spoke “I told tour father... I told him, I would protect you, thatI would earn my part in your family by making sure you are safe.. this is what I have to do” “Brother....” “Say nothing more on this Rinn... Take her and leave... now” Seeing that Giullis would not give in and worry for the safety of Alandria, he runs to get her.
Hiding behind the barn, Guilis turns to Rinn and Evelyenne.. “ When I step out, give me a minute and then run into the corn fields , head to the nearest port and get as far away as possible..”
Alandria, takes Guilis’ hand and places a gold locket in his hand.. “thank you Giullis, something to remember me by”
Rinn holds out a golden bracelet, his Family emblem and the word Ranger embossed upon it...
“Be careful brother and I promise you I will see you in this life , or the next.” Pulling him forward Rinn kisses him on the head.
“Hey! I think they are over here!”
Giullis takes one last look at his friend and steps out from behind the barn.
Tharivol sees a familiar face.. his own
The room seems to be a beer cellar
Draken, Galandra, Thomas and Lance are there. Blood pours from your mouth?
Tharivol, kneels down beside you and places his forehead on yours... for a moment you had Rinn back, your adopted brother.
just before the blade cuts your last thread Rinn’s voice echos in your mind. “In this life or the next brother”
The pain is sharp and but for the first time in a long time the darkness leaves and you are at peace.
Tharivol opens his eyes and find himself back in Doogies tower
Tharivol falls to his knees holding his mouth.....and then breaks down into tears

Type

Manuscript, Historical