An Orphan Worth Fighting For

Did you hear?

  Everyone was eating their food and didn't notice there was someone was waiting for one of us to look up do they could tell us something. As I was about to put the last bit of food in my mouth, I look up and notice Sarah standing there looking anxious to speak. I look at everyone else to see if they even notice, but they are too occupied eating their food to even take the time to look, then looks back to Sarah.

  "Uh Robin, I think we got a visitor, and looks like she has something she has something to say." I say still looking at her.

  "Did you hear?" she asks in a calm tone.

I look at her slightly confused of what she's talking about.

  "Hear what?" Robin asks as he looks up after a minute. "Raelynn please tell me I'm seeing the same person your seeing?"

  "Oh yeah, I am but that's the point what's the news butter cup?" I ask.

  It takes Sarah a moment to figure out how to word whatever it is she has to say.

  "Uh well... Apparently someone managed to escape the dungeon. It's all anyone has been talking about in Nottingham. They claim that the Prodical Child was the one who has been put in and escaped the dungeon." she explained as I tensed up at the sound of the words The Prodical Child.

  "Rae aren't you the one who claimed you did that?" Much asked

  "Shut up Much."

  "Wait your the Prodical Child?" Sarah asked while everyone turned their heads to me.

  I look around them to see they are surprised. Yup can't weasel my way out of this one this time.

  "Yeah about that. Funny story I've been known by that name for as long as I can remember." I say with a smile.

  "Is there anything else you've been keeping from us?" John asks.

  "Well..." I say with a high pitched voice.

  "Ok spill the beans Raelynn." Robin says.

  Sarah looks at me as if she didn't understand what was going on.

  "My name really isn't Raelynn, it's Natasha. I didn't tell you Robin at the time because I couldn't risk Guy hearing my actual name. Be only knows my by the Prodical Child. The sheriff doesn't know my actual name either and I'd like to keep it that way." I finally confess.

  Everyone except Sarah looked at me with utter shock. No one seemed to know what to say about the situation. Sarah just looked at everyone not knowing what to do or say. John seemed to want to say something but didn't know how to say it.

  "Well that must have been quite a secret to keep." said Sarah.

  "Well I wouldn't call it a secret more like trying to protect my name from the sheriff and Guy. It's something I'd rather them not know about." I say with a smile.

  "Everyone looks like they don't know what to say." Sarah points out.

  "I'm sorry I'm still trying to process this, Natasha?" Robin says failing to try to keep calm.

  "Such an interesting name though." Will says.

  "Also a pretty name." Much says with a delighted smile.