Chapter 85.

It was almost midnight by the time the half built wall came into our view, it was only three foot high and was far from surrounding the entire outskirts of our land. We cautiously walked through the small gap of the wall, where eventually two gates will stand, as the patrol guards gave respectful nods to Leo, commenting that it was good to have him back.

I glanced along the top of the hill to our right where my house stood, and I could see dim lights glowing from the windows. My heart warmed as I smiled, to know that, for the first time since that nightmarish battle and the death of my uncle, it would be the first time that me, my mother, father and grams would be together again. I then looked to our left toward the footpath the wound through the wooded area just before the lake, and I told myself, that tomorrow, I would visit uncle’s resting place, but I still longed to have him here with us, so that he could see for himself….we did it!

Leo held my hand tighter as we reached the entr