Iorrjaer

Chapter 3

Hmm, seems like we may have misjudged orcs. Did not expect him to have such prowess... still, I am disappointed in you.

Chami? Please don't be mad at me. I did my best. All I could do was survive the bear...

Coward! What is a bear to the champion of Chami? You couldn't even lift that bow.

I didn't have my sword.

What does that matter?

Chami...please. Please don't abandon me.

Why should I stay? I was clearly mistaken to consider choosing you as my champion.

Consider?

Yes, child. I have not properly blessed you nor bestowed you with the powers that could be yours. You so eagerly took my consideration to mean that you were what you wanted. I merely agreed to consider you a potential for my blessings. You still have yet to prove your true commitment to me. To my dogma. To my way.

I am your truest champion, Chami. I believe in your way. It is the only way to save humanity. But... he saved me from that bear. How can I do this with knowing that he saved me?

Coward. Weak and stupid. Orcs are only one thing: brutes. He saved you? He means to weaken you, make you susceptible to him now that you are in his favour. He saved you, to use you. Never trust an orc!

I have to argue. He has done nothing to me. Despite all of my attacks, he does not respond. Then, he saves me. He could have let me die. I would have...

Would you have let him die? Are you strong enough to make that choice? To watch someone, die when you have the power to save them? I think not.

I could. Give me your blessings, bestow your power upon me and I will show you and everyone how strong I can be.

With my power, would you kill that orc?

Yes.

Why? He has done nothing to you. You have no reason to kill him now that he has saved you.

I control what happens to me and despite his saving me, he is still a threat. I will not allow him to kill us or worse...

You have strength, I will not deny you that your spirit is unfaltering. Still, I think that I may have chosen wrongly. I need someone that can make the toughest of decisions without second guessing themselves. The order to kill must come without hesitation.

Please! No. Don't go. I am lost without you. I need you. I can't do this without you. Grant me your strength and I will see your will be done.

You must be a part of the team. True leaders are a part of the team. Show them that you can lead by including the orc. Best for now to keep him close. All beings are able to be graced by my purity.

Yes, Chami. But... even this orc? You said once that orcs are outside of your purity. They are too filthy to merit your graces. But he proves that he has ability. He saved me, yes. He also helps the team.

Be patient with your judgment. Even with this orc. Give this one some leeway. He has proven to be more than a regular orc. We can deny that but something is different about him. Do you trust him?

I can't. I have to be strong against him. Saving me or not, he is still an orc. They are all untrustworthy. They'll betray us if I am not strong with them.

What gives you that idea?

It is their nature. I can see it, I know it, they look to betray humanity. That's why I have to be loud and aggressive. Otherwise, the others in my team are not safe. You said it, this orc is different. He is stronger than most...the bear was proof that he is the true danger.