Chapter 84

“You returned?” Elder Alden croaks out. Elder Alden is gaunt and skinny, his skin pale and dirty. He looks weak and frail, and his eyes are filled with sadness and despair. He wears tattered dirty clothes, and his hair is disheveled. It is clear that he has been through a lot of suffering. “Of course I did,” Darius said, reaching out to touch his arm. “I'm here, dad.”

Elder Alden looks up at me wi