User blog:Pollux83/Beyond Light and Darkness, Chapter 11

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11 Departure



 I still remember well this day. It rained cats and dogs when Lara went into labor. Because I could not bring Lara to the hospital, I ran as fast as I could to the house of the midwife who lived nearby. She immediately grabbed her things and we ran back home.

Soaking wet we arrived. Lara's screams could be heard through the door, and the midwife wanted to go to her. Inside Eleana had stayed with her mother the whole time. She seemed to be worried, but Lara reassured her. The midwife immediately took care of Lara and I was sent away. First, I should put on dry clothes.



Back down it was almost time. After a short time my son was finally born. So exhausting the birth had been for Lara, she was much happier to keep our 2nd child in her arms. Together we showed Eleana her new little brother. She looked at her brother with interest and was already looking forward to playing with him. We 4 were a really happy family. Unfortunately, I had little time to enjoy it.



 A few weeks after the birth of Norik, I had to go to Tegras. All preparations had been made and they were just waiting for me. With a heavy heart, we said good-bye to each other. Kai, meanwhile lieutenant, also came with me. With difficulty I could persuade him to travel with me to Tegras, but only because I promised him that he would be back home in time for the birth of his child. Together with some of my employees, we went off. I was curious to see what had changed in Tegras.



 After a week we reached the city. Tegras was still as impressive as before. At first glance nothing had changed. Only if you looked closely, you noted the raised military activity. The Order seemed to want to offset the loss of Lescatie with new recruits.



 It was only during a conversation that the change became clear. The general fear had now given way to a hatred against monsters. The propaganda of the Order had done a good job. Whoever used the word Mamono was either naive or a traitor.

My lab was close to the Academy, always in view of the Order. Even if their religion demanded charity, they did not trust me, but this was based on mutuality. It was only one of the many compromises which both sides accepted in order to achieve their common objective. After I had lodged, I went to visit my new lab.



 It was big, even very big, with several rooms and shelves full of ingredients. We unpacked all of our staff which we had brought from Niskara and set ourselves. It was clear to all of us, what to do next. Various materials had to acquired and that was already not easy the last time. Hopefully the Order had the bare minimum, otherwise it would be a very very long stay in Tegras.



It did not take long before we were visited. "What are all these people doing here?" "Were you not informed? They are my employees."

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">"Employees? The Order has enough qualified personnel. There were no need to bring your employees here."

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">"I'm sure that the personnel of the Order is highly qualified, but my employees are already familiar with my researches and therefore indispensable for me."

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">"If that is so, then your employees can stay here, of course."

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">He looked visibly annoyed.

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">"If you worry about their loyalty, you do not need. None of them has an interest in sabotaging the project in any way."

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%">"May I ask how you can be so sure?" "Quite simple, the only ones who have an interest in a failure are undoubtedly the monsters. Right?" He gave me a grim look and left the laboratory without another word. Oh yes, what a warm welcome. But I had not expected anything else in Tegras. Oh, how I had not missed this place. It would certainly be a wonderful time here.