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Hell Cavern	By : Koori Category: +S through Z > World of Warcraft Views: 3541 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Twelve
"A tie?" Sly sighed.
The rogue was right; there were five stones of each color on the table.
"Now what, lad?" Shar asked.
"Crystal, please see if you can convince Mira to come to our camp to talk to Rain." Falcon said. "We'll let him cast the final vote."
"Wait," Star said as Crystal hurried out of the encampment. "You are going to let him know we're voting on his life?"
"Aye, like Crystal said it's time for him to decide his own fate." Falcon said.
Sly snorted. "Well guess we'll be a clan of eleven then."
Falcon had a bad feeling that would not be the case and the camp was silent until Crystal returned with Mira. Mira didn't look too happy and her mood darkened as her purpose was explained. However, she agreed to translate. Falcon opened the door to his hut and found Rain sitting in the middle, working the comb through his long black hair. He motioned for the Sin'dorei to join him.
The elf walked out of the hut and glanced around. Even without speaking Falcon could tell he picked up on the gloomy atmosphere. The pale elf glanced over at Mira who started to calmly talk to him in his birth tongue. At one point Rain's eyes got wide and he glanced over at the table. He nodded at something Mira said, and then asked a question.
"He wants to know how you plan to kill him if he chooses that path," Mira said.
"Hemlock poisoning there wouldn't be any pain." Falcon said. He walked over to Rain and handed him one of each color of rock. "Talah … death," he said when he placed the black one on his palm. His touch lingered on the hand of the other for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Adran."
"It's okay, Akire."
Rain whispered something else as he stepped over to the table. Sly startled the group by grabbing Rain's hand before he could cast his vote. "What did he just say, Mira?" he demanded.
"He said the needs of the many outweigh the needs of one," Mira said, the anguish in her voice evident.
"Fuck," Sly whispered. Without letting go of Rain's hand he turned around and tossed a white stone on the table picking up a black one. "It was getting boring in here anyway," the rogue said. He pried the black stone from Rain's outstretched hand and picked up the rest of the voting pebbles. "Welcome to the Earthhunter Clan, Rain, I hope you enjoy your stay."
"Thank you for that, Sly," Falcon said. "But I'm not going to deny him again."
The rogue's shoulders slumped slightly as he turned and faced Rain. "All right, but before you decide, Rain, let me have my say." Mira translated and the pale elf nodded. Sly continued. "I've been here the longest, I've seen friends perish in this cursed place and I know someday I'll join them. If you don't die today there is a good chance I'll join them tomorrow, if you do die today there is still a good chance I'll join them tomorrow. Having you around or not won't change the outcome. Falcon says you've had tough life, so why don't you stay. Maybe in the time you have left, be it a day or ten years you'll share a smile or tender moment that would have been lost if you ended it today."
The camp had fallen quiet and Falcon smiled his appreciation. Sly's long ears drooped slightly for a moment and his cheeks flushed. "Well, that's the longest spiel I've done sober in a decade," the rogue said with a chuckle.
Mira finished translating and Rain looked lost in thought. "Akire?"
Falcon knew he was asking what he should do. "No talah, please Adran."
After a long moment Rain walked over to the table and dropped the white pebble onto it. "No talah," he said softly.
Falcon grabbed his wrist and pulled him into an embrace, Crystal joined them and for a minute no one said anything. Then Rain whispered something and Mira chuckled. Falcon raised an eyebrow and glanced over at her. "He says you stink," the silver-haired Night Elf said with a laugh.
"Is that so," Falcon said, "way to spoil the moment." He ran his fingers lightly down the side of the pale elf in his embrace and got the desired reaction as he squirmed against his hold.
He tightened his grip and continued to lightly tickle Rain's side until the elf yielded, "Sorry … sorry …"
Kissing Rain's forehead he released him and walked over to his hut. "I'll head down to the river and clean up; the rest of you can start dinner without me. I won't be long."
"I'll go with," Sly said. "You know we're not allowed to travel solo this close to lights out."
"I'll get the rest of us fed, will save your servings." Sid said, as he pulled the wrapped meat out of the coals.
Falcon and Sly went down to the river, the rogue was uncharacteristically quiet. Slipping out of his clothes, Falcon headed to the river's edge. A strong hand grabbed his arm before he stepped into the cool water and the other wrapped around his chest.
"Today must have been hell on you, Akire." Sly whispered.
"Fuck, not now Kotka," Falcon sighed.
'A fuck right now sounds really good actually but that's not what I'm here for." The other didn't release him. "I surrendered my Clan and my true name to you ten years ago. Since then you've led admirably as you promised … until the past couple days, I am now having serious doubts."
Falcon tensed. "Are you challenging me?"
"There is the leader I've come to respect," Sly said as the hand on Falcon's chest slid lower.
Falcon grabbed the wrist of the wandering arm and twisting his body threw Sly over his shoulder into the river. He shifted his body into his panther form and let out a low growl. "What do you want, Kotka?"
"For that sexy body of yours to lose the fur, I'm not into the feral thing," the rogue said as he stood up, soaking wet. "I'm not challenging you for leadership of the Clan, been there done that. I'm just making sure the Cavern hasn't finally gotten to you. You've been playing God with that child all day. Are you getting some sort of sick satisfaction giving him hope and then taking it away?"
"I'm just trying to do what is right," Falcon said transforming back to an elf. "I am just having a hard time figuring out what that is."
Sly took off his wet shirt and wrung it out as he waded back toward solid ground. "I know, Akire, some days there isn't an easy answer. Just choose a path and stick to it."
They didn't speak any more as Falcon finished bathing and redressed in clean clothes. They entered the camp to find most of the Clan still around the dinner table. Crystal and Rain were sitting on a fur blanket near the fire; his wife was busy braiding the long black locks of the other into a single braid down his back. Crystal smiled at him as the others in the camp holler out various greetings to the pair.
His wife raised a curious eyebrow as Sly hung his damp shirt near the fire and joined the others. Falcon shrugged slightly as he glanced down at Rain, the blood elf was staring down at his hands, cheeks damp from tears.
"Faya?" he asked silently.
"I don't know beloved, I think he's just exhausted from the day's events. He's been through a lot both physically and emotionally." His wife answered. "He wouldn't touch his dinner; I couldn't force him to after everything." She finished the braid, tying it off at the end.
"Rain," Falcon put a slight growl in his voice.
Fearful eyes glanced up at him and he gestured toward the table. Rain shook his head and looked back down.
"Rain … I won't ask again, go eat your dinner. You voted to live and damn it you need to eat." Falcon voice raised, the elf at his feet sighed and stood moving over to his spot at the table.
Going over to the stove Sly handed Falcon his plate and he sat down beside Rain. As he ate, Falcon listened with a half of ear to the chatter at the table while keeping an eye on Rain's plate making sure the food was disappearing in a timely fashion.
Suddenly Sly's hand shot out and snagged Rain's. Falcon raised a curious eyebrow. "I don't think Pug needs any more of your food." The rogue said.
Frowning Falcon glanced over at Rain's side to see a content looking boar sitting nearby. Rain let out a soft sob as he let the meat in hand fall back to his plate.
"Hey! No wasting food," Star cried out.
Taking Rain's plate he sat it down in front of her. "All yours," he said standing. He took Rain's hand and led him back to the blanket near the fire. Sitting down he pulled the slender elf into his lap and held him. They didn't talk; he gently did his now familiar health check making sure all was right within, letting his healing powers filter in as he rubbed the bare back of the other. He found nothing amiss.
"Adran … what's wrong … are you in pain?"
Rain nodded.
"Where?"
The Sin'dorei placed a hand on his chest. Falcon gripped him tighter. "I can't fix that hurt, give it time."
The lights above them dimmed. "Star, lock us in for the night." Falcon ordered. "Night rotation is Star, Crystal, Sly and then myself."
"Hey, Falcon, where is Rain sleeping?" Sly asked. "Your hut is a bit on the small side for three bodies and you said no more cages."
"You looking for someone to share your bed with?" Star said with smirk.
The rogue shrugged with a mischief glint in his eyes. "The other white meat …"
"He'll bed with me and Crystal for now," Falcon said gently shooing Rain off his lap as he gestured in the direction of the outhouses.
"Aw, you get all the perks …" Sly said with a grin.
As Rain walked toward the back part of the encampment Falcon stood up and started collecting the dirty dishes.
"I thought you said that was Rain's duty?" Sid asked.
"Not today, he earned his keep in more than one way …" Falcon said walking over to the sink. Crystal joined him and they quickly washed the dishes. As they finished Rain was walking back toward the table.
"You want him don't you, beloved?" Crystal whispered in his ear as he was watching the pale elf settled down near the fire.
Falcon's cheeks flushed and he nodded. "Perhaps ... you don't mind?"
"I'd only mind if you denied me the same," his wife said nuzzling his neck. "We'll have to take is slow though … tonight is probably not the best time …"
"We may not have too many more tomorrows," Falcon said. He walked over to Rain and gestured for him to follow, leading him into the hut for the night.
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