Exploring The Betrayal (Part 25)

It's warmed up again. The nights are colder than the days but at least the temperature stays well above freezing.

So let's continue with The Betrayal by R.L.Stine!

PART THREE

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILDERNESS 1725

Chapter 23

Ezra Fier is riding a horse. He is now a young man of twenty-one years old. He has his mother's hair and father's eyes. As he thinks about Edward and Mary, he becomes very bitter. It turns out that Edward was never the same after Matthew doomed the Fier family by killing William Goode. Ezra was too young for the memory of that night to be clear. But he does remember that it happened.

As Ezra continues to make his way to Great-Uncle Matthew's farm his bitterness turns the sunny day into dark night.

Mary turned out to have never recovered from that night. So she's stuck as a bumbling idiot. She mainly declared she was a witch and asked when Jeremy was coming. You know, the Jeremy who never actually existed. Ezra took care of her after his father's death. Then he didn't have to take care of her after she drowned herself. Something that wouldn't have happened if Matthew had just let them remove the curse from the Fier bloodline!

After Mary's suicide, Ezra was alone in the world. Instead of blaming Matthew for dooming the family, Ezra instead blames not only William but all the Goodes. He wonders how he can begin to track down the Goodes.

It turns out that Ezra returned to Matthew's farm because of his quest of vengeance. He grows excited as distant memories come pouring back. He wonders if his remaining relatives are still there. Excitement then turns to disappointment as he sees how unkempt the farm is now.

Ezra wonders if Matthew and Constance died or if they abandoned the farm for some reason. He is still eager to find out the truth so he can begin his quest of vengeance.

He knocks and ask if anyone is home. The house honestly feels like a crypt so I'm guessing no one is home. Or if someone is home they're not going to be a pretty sight. He goes into the house and continues to ask if anyone is home. Um...dude...I think it's obvious no one is home at this point.

Ezra is angry and disappointed. He traveled so far and was so eager to talk with Matthew only to be met with silence. Ezra hopes that his Great-Uncle left notes so his trip wouldn't have been made in vain.

When Ezra encounters a wooden door he becomes obsessed with opening it. Maybe he really thinks there are answers on the other side or he is too desperate to think clearly. He finally manages to open it and gasps at what lies on the other side.