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Chapter fourteen: Addicted to alcohol - part two
Meanwhile in Nokas hut…
- Did ya bring the wine as I told ya to do Hurricane; Noka asked a younger but pretty small Steef – that was looking a bit scared.
- Y…y…yes your honor, he answered as he gave him the bottle of wine.
Noka glared at it and then back at him with cold eyes, like an old grumpy military general. Hurricane froze and his skin crawled. Noka opened the bottle and smelled, and then he said with a gentle voice while giving him a pleased smile:
- Hurricane, do ya know what this wine is called?
- No sir… uh I mean it’s a 65´- the best of the wine gallery of yours, the unsure Steef answered.
- That’s completely… WRONG YOU IDIOT! If you can’t behave yourself in front of me then I personally will stick this thing up right in to your ass and gore you to the end of the world! Now get me a new bottle, before I’ll get myself a new servant!
- R… r…right away sir, Hurricane stuttered as he ran off.
“Stupid fool”, Noka thought as he sat down on his throne, “None seem to please me as much as the wine does… ahh… My sweet Rebecca… I wished you were here…”
Suddenly a guard came in to the leader and said:
- Noka, your nephew is here to see you.
- Ah, Maki? Well bring him in, Saldoe!
The guard did what Noka told him to and soon the nephew stood there right in front of him.
- Maki! Oh dear Odd I’ve missed ya so much, Noka said as he embraced Maki.
- It’s great to see ya too Uncle Noka, Maki began, so how’s it going nowadays?
- Well what shall I say…I’m jus’ doing fine, thank you. How ‘bout you? Have ya found any girlfriend yet hehehehe?
- Not yet, but my dad told me that your village got some real fine female Steefs, am I right?
- Maybe I have nephew, maybe I have.
- Oh and I’ve brought a friend to your village is it okay if he could stay here as well as I?
- Sure why not? Your friends are my friends, Maki.
- Stranger and I appreciate that, uncle.
- You’re welcome. I’ll have a great celebration for you and your friend’s arrival tonight, what do you like to drink?
- Water would be enough.
- WATER?! Maki you’ve got to try something new and set your soul free sometimes. Water? HA!
- Honestly, none of us drink… alcohol. Sorry Noka.
- Awww, don’t be that. I know your family don’t like to drink, and especially not your father. He has always been a coward and to lazy to try anything new.
- He’s not a coward, Noka. My father tried to stop you from this drug, but you didn’t care. He tried at least to say no from that “nightmare” and that’s called courage.
- You’re so alike your father now ain’t you? Ah well it’s up to you, but be sure to come to the party in time – I don’t like people who arrives late – if you know what I mean.
- Of course Uncle Noka I’ll be right in time for the ceremony.
- Good. Now leave me alone, sonny.
Maki left the hut and returned to Stranger who was waiting for him outside.
- So what did he say, he asked.
- He invited us to a party that would be tonight and he also said that there weren’t any troubles to letting you stay.
- That sounds good.
There was silence.
- You don’t drink, do ya?
- No, why would I, Maki?
- I jus’ wondered.
They decided to rest in their new hut, though it had after all being a long day and there would fortunately be a very long night as well.
~DS~