3) Thought Struggle


Soon, Tyler became one of the great soldiers in Bearsk. His name was also added to the hall of fame at the Royal Palace.

Bearsk was the first province to have conquered the other province in war. General Erwin had decided to conquer all the other 6 provinces. His hopes were high because of Tyler's heroics. He knew that he would be a key asset for his army. Tyler, but on the other hand, didn't have any keen interest to continue in the army now as his goal was achieved. John and Stuart tried really hard to convince him but he had already decided about that and it was next to impossible to change his mind. When General Erwin came to know about this, he decided to talk to Tyler. General Erwin invited him to dinner at his home with his family on Sunday night. Tyler accepted the invitation and, as planned, went to Erwin's place for dinner on Sunday night.

The table at Erwin's place was very well decorated with a nice design of table mat. Erwin's wife cooked nice food. She sometimes also cooks food for the royal family at special occasions. She made fillets of beef and mutton cutlets for dinner. While eating dinner, Erwin brought up the topic of the army. He told him that he couldn't believe when he got to know about Tyler's decision to quit the army. He said, "Tyler you are a great asset for our army. You are a complete soldier and soldiers like you are 1 in a 100. You should reconsider your decision."
"Sorry, sir, but I've made my choice," Tyler replied. "I only vowed to take revenge for my brother and I fulfilled it. By killing all those innocent soldiers for a revenge of only one soldier was very harsh. I may have orphaned many children or widowed many wives. I just can't watch this mass destruction with my eyes."
Erwin couldn't believe that a soldier like him was that sensitive. Erwin then decided to take him to the royal family so that they could change Tyler's thoughts. On Monday afternoon Erwin went to the royal family to seek guidance. He told the king about all the thoughts going through Tyler's mind. The king decided to invite Tyler on Tuesday to tea. When Tyler got the news., he knew what was gonna happen. He accepted the proposal for the Tuesday tea. On Tuesday evening, while Tyler was getting ready, he thought about what would happen if he accepted the offer to remain in the army and helped his province capture the others. He also wore the glove given to him by the royal family. He thought about this all the way to the palace.

When Tyler arrived at the palace, he was greeted by a butler who led him to the palace's dining hall where the king was already present and waiting for him. He welcomed Tyler and they both sat down. Tyler stared at the tea and was shocked to see  two reflections, but when he turned around, surprisingly there was no one. He got confused and when the king asked what's wrong with him, he replied, "Nothing just thinking something."
There was silence in the room for a long time, and then, breaking the silence, the king asked about his decision to leave the army.

"Sir, I am not that type of soldier which you all are thinking of me," Tyler answered. "I am a sensitive soldier. The lives I killed at Suma are still in my mind and I can't get through it. When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor, and there I killed all of the doctors, all of those doctors who were innocent and had nothing to do with war. They were just there to serve the wounded and I killed them all. I killed a soldier struggling to get away from war and reach his family. I could see in his dead face the disappointment of failing his family. What's the mean to rule if the family of those brave soldiers we killed hate us? Their hatred towards us will not benefit us. They will oppose us in every matter. I've lost my family. I know what it's like to lose."

There were now tears in Tyler's eyes. The king listened to all this very keenly. He thought it would be very difficult to change his mind. The king thought for a moment and then said, "Tyler I know what you are going through, but when a soldier vows to defend his territory, he ignores all the killings he does until it's beneficial for his motherland. Being sensitive is good, but being weak can be harmful. You could be the target of many families of the dead soldiers and they will harass you, but by being weak you would become an easy target. You should be sensitive but also be strong enough to face the reality. If you are strong, then you won't be an easy target and you will be able to make the families understand. There is something I need to tell you. You know that our second king divided the country into 7 provinces. But before dying he had a hope that all the seven could get back as one again. We believe that you are that hope, you are the one who can fulfil his wish to unite as again as one nation called -MAGOTH."

By listening to this, Tyler's eyes got bright and he was fuelled once again like the previous time to serve the army. He gazed at his Golden Glove and then replied to the king, "I am ready to rejoin the army."

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