Reunion

"...Careful what ye say... someone could get burned...burned...burned... what ye say... there be a fire in words... a fatal fire in words... what ye say... careful... could get... burned... the pain can be eternal.... burned... fatal... burned... because once ye say it... say it... say it... ye can't really take it back... back... burned... burned... back... take it back."

The cacophony was tremendous within the ringing ears of the elder Duke and his brain wanted to explode, all was echo and the echo was in all. His head began to swim, his body began to sway, his grip upon the oak began to loosen. Then he heard the fairest sound of all: "Father!"

The sound of the Duke's son brought up new strength from within and the Duke held on without falling the many kilometers to the foggy hamlet below.

"Father," cried out Fred. "How did you come to be HERE?!!?"

"A long story, my--" The Duke's voice faltered as he looked upon his son. "By the gods, what witchery is this!??!" He flashed out his sword, ready to kill the strange beast before him.

"No Father!" screamed out Fred. "It is I, your son Frederigo. A curse of blood has been placed within me and now I roam the land as...as this... this creature that you see before you."

"And how can I be sure that you are indeed my son and not some evil spirit?!!?"

1. "You can't you fool!" and with those words the strange creature leapt upon Duke Dredrick of Suffex!
2. "I shall tell you things that only your true son would have knowledge of," and with those words Fred began to speak of things that only a D'Honaire would know.

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