The Prince and the Quiet Shadow
Two Sons, One Roof Eken was the last-born son, the "golden child" of the mansion. He was physical, loud, and filled with the fire of his father’s success. He was Strength . To him, the world was a game of dominance. In the same house lived Silas . Silas was an orphan, brought in as a "house-boy" to assist the family. Though he was legally adopted into the fold, Eken never saw him as a brother. To Eken, Silas was a quiet shadow in the corner—someone who spoke only when necessary and spent his nights reading books Eken found "useless." The Educational Core: We often categorize people by their social standing rather than their spiritual substance. Eken saw Silas's service as "weakness," failing to see that the boy was observing the world with a clarity Eken lacked. The Decade of the Bully For ten years, from their teens into their mid-twenties, Eken treated Silas as a footstool for his ego. Whenever Eken got into trouble—legal scrapes, failed ...