Brotherhood Bar-Talks

[Skyelius]

"Indeed he was, brother", someone said.

A familiar voice closed in on Julio's ear. Ibanez detected a hint of sobbing from the low tone of Skyelius' words. He had just entered the bar. Troubled with insomnia for the destruction of the Altaneria, he sits down, and watches as Ares and Montoya walk down the hallway. He notes that Montoya keeps his head down, while Ares has his hands around his shoulder. Soon both them walk out of view.

Then, Skyelius looks at Julio, carefully blinking to conceal his feelings.

"I haven't spoken to Juan yet. He is too distressed from the loss of Pedro. He went down in glory, as many of us should have. It was the Altaneria's destruction that allowed our pods to be retrieved. The huge amount of debris covered our signatures from the Rheinland ships. If it weren't for him I don't know where I would be right now, facing torture, or muerto."

Suddenly, Sky felt a shock of emotion in his chest. He faced down, and closed his fists in anger. Not daring to look back at his brother, he turned back and ran to the exit. Soon afterwards the launch alarm of Landing Bay 12 was heard by the other Brotherhood members in the bar.

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"It is a cold universe until you know God as your Father, and then it becomes a home. Even the next life simply becomes the Father's house, home."
—David Pawson