The survival series: The Survival of Councillor Kenric

10 - Joining the Neverseen

Kenric froze. "No." He said. "Absolutely not. I am not joining the... whatever you call your group of evil recruits that destroy happines." Fintan laughed. "I like the description! And you don't have a choice. You know what I can do." He began playing with a rather massive ball of fire to prove his point. Kenric hated being threatened like this, but Fintan was right. If he wanted to keep Oralie and almost the entire Elvin population safe, he didn't have a choice.

"You are now a part of the Neverseen and will now be known as Trix. You will never take your cloak off and will always be hidden, even though you are disguised. One can never be too careful. Your ability will be a guster and no one can know you're a telepath, because like I said, one can never be too carefull. You will dare defy whatever task I give you or else. And if you try to run away, I will be forced to destroy the entire council." Fintan finished his speech. "What now, then?" Kenric asked. "Excellent question. Follow me." Kenric followed Fintan for the fourth time back into the small dim room where the man greeted them. "This is your room for today. Tomorrow we will destroy this hideout and move to another. It was only built in case one of the councillors knew I was alive after the healing." With that, Fintan left the room. The man gave Kenric a sad smile. "I wished I would never have to say this, but welcome to the Neverseen. I'd love to tell you my name, but I have been forbidden to do so."

Kenric sighed and sat on his bed, thinking. He didn't know the time.. it must be a day after Fintan's healing.. everyone must be planning his planting... He'll have a planting. He shuddered at the thought. A new councillor was going to be appointed..  he would be replaced... Oralie would be alone.. not that they were together before, but they were always there for each other.nThese thoughts made Kenric want to jump out of the window and and run away, find the cure to ruckleberries and then leap straight to Oralie and everybody else. But if he tried to do this, Fintan would kill her and all of the councillors. So for the millionth time, he told himself to do whatever Fintan says and protect Oralie and the councillors. Because even though his world was crumbling right now, hope was not lost. Someday, he would escape. Someday, he would overpower Fintan and return to Oralie. Someday, the world would be safe again. And for now, that thought was enough to keep him going, because Councillor Kenric Elgar Fathdon doesn't give up.