Taerel and the Tournament

2. Elfin' Up Kelvhan

Boy was slowly coming around on the bed that he had been placed on by Kelvhan after he had left the Meeting Hall he had headed straight to the Healing Halls where his specialist magic could be used anyone in the Heikrana family were natural born healers and that was how they made their fortune, out of the six high families they were the most important family in the whole of the Realm, the boy would be saved no matter what and so Kelvhan sat and waited

Boy slowly woke up groaning at the light was way too bright to be from his cupboard, could he of been thrown out during the night and was waking up outside? no this felt different for one he could feel that he was lying on a very comforted it felt like he was on a cloud, the cover that was light but was also heavy felt even better and all he wanted to do was curl up more and sleep... yes sleep and never ever to wake up again

"I know you are awake dear child, no need to pretend" said a voice that Boy didn't recognise but it felt calming a well as comforting like the breeze that would pass under his cupboard door and whisper to him sweet things

"Can you not understand me?" asked the voice again making Boy jump more as he turned towards the voice but what he saw was something strange....

The man looked human enough but the ears... the ears....they were way too long... what was he?

Boy jumped from the bed that he had been lying on and bolted to the other side of the room and huddled down in the furthest corner in the room he didn't even notice that he was now wearing a clean plain white tunic instead of the over grown top and shorts that he was forced to wear.

"Child it is alright I will not hurt you" said Kelvhan to Boy but Boy just curled up more thinking that he was soon going to be hit but all Kelvhan did was get up and very slowly went over to Boy

"Child what I have said is true no one here will hurt you..." he went down onto his knees something at a High Elf such as he shouldn't be doing and would only happen if it was to do with a child or one of their own clan members

"...can you tell me your name I am called Kelvhan but you can call me Kel if it is easier for you to understand the language"

"Not allowed... I get hit" was all Boy would say and Kelvhan sighed and did something he would never do he sat on the floor next to Boy

"You remind me of my children I use to have three but my youngest was taken from us so very young and we don't know where she went..."

Boy looked up and that was when he saw the famous Heikrana emerald green eyes plastered on the boys face making Kelvhan stop talking when he saw them, no one should have the Heikrana eyes...

"Your eyes child..."

"Huh? I was told they were my mother's..." why was Boy talking to this man he didn't know him but somehow he felt connected to him more and more that the man talked to him why was that and when was he going to explain the damn ears

"Well child only my family have this eye colour no one inside or outside this Realm should have them.... unless.... no it couldn't be child do you know your name, more so your mother's?"

"Boy... my name is Boy that or Freak, auntie says mama and papa died in a drunken car crash that papa made happen, auntie doesn't like me strange things happen"

"What strange things child?" Kelvhan was now worried what had this child been through and why did they name the child Boy or Freak for that matter, perhaps a magical blood test would help him understand more of what the child had been through he jumped when Boy placed his oh so tiny hand on his arm

"Safe?" one word that's all it took for Kelvhan to gently placed the boy on his lap

"Yes child you are now safe" this made Boy sigh in relief he was safe for the first time in his young life he was only six after all