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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 Eighteen
"He's not here?" Sly mumbled as he tried to shake the fog of sleep from his mind. The rogue looked through the furs and glanced under his bed. "He was here …"
"Fuck," Falcon growled. "You were supposed to watch him."
"Hey, you're his keeper," Sly replied matching his tone. "The child was miserable here, have you checked your hut?"
"Crystal says he's not there," Falcon said walking toward the door. Behind him the dwarves were all busy sliding on their boots.
Outside Red, Star and Gola came running out of their quarters. They still wore their sleeping gowns having just pulled on their leggings and boots. Without being told the two hunters quickly went separate directions trying to pick up the Sin'dorei's trail.
"Maybe he just had to use the toilet," Mudon said.
"Relight the fire," Falcon ordered. Then the obvious answer came to him. "Adran?"
There was no reply. "Adran answer me now!" The druid swore at the silence.
"Falcon!" Sid ran over. "The front gate is unlocked."
"I didn't see it on my patrol …" Falcon said racing toward the gate.
"You wouldn't have, Lad. It had almost re-latched you would have had to walk right up to it." The dwarf said.
Gola was already at the entrance. "Is it safe to go out after Light's Out?" she asked.
"Not really," Falcon said. The druid sighed. "Lock the gate until I return, think I know where he is." His form shimmered and he became a hawk. With a flap of his wings he flew out of the encampment. Flying was careful monitored by their keepers though not forbidden it was frowned upon, only the demons were allowed to fly freely here. He soared silently over the camps to the Wall of Motivation. In the shadows he found the still body of Mira and sitting on the jagged rock that became her tombstone was Rain.
For the second time that day he wondered how the elf had climbed the wall to reach the dead woman. Rain looked over at him as he landed. Carefully so not to lose his footing, he transformed back to an elf and sat down facing Rain.
The Sin'dorei's braid had come lose and a few wild strands had fallen over his face. Falcon brushed them aside as he rubbed his thumb across the damp cheek of the pale elf. "The first one is always the hardest," Falcon said. "It almost makes you want to stop being friends with anyone, stop loving, stop caring, so that way when it's their turn to die just maybe it won't hurt." Rain watched him with the same haunted look he had the first day he arrived at the Earthhunters. There had been moments where the fear had left his gaze. "But you can't do that, my heart. We're beings made to love … to care … to deny that you'd be denying your very soul and more importantly letting the demons win. I want to tell you a story, I'm not sure how much you'll understand but perhaps it will help."
Falcon pointed up to the left toward skeletal remains. "He was my first, his name was Kinro and he was my brother." Falcon sighed and thought back to a time he had buried deep into his heart. "It was shortly after being captured outside Honor Hold, we had been a small scouting party … me, Crystal, Sid and Kinro. We gave those demons quite the fight slaying many but in the end we were over-powered and ended up down here, in the auction."
"Kinro was sold first to Silverhelm, back then the dwarves had yet to form their own clan, the third Alliance clan was a mix of races named Nightseekers. Sly was the leader of the Earthhunters and he was the one that bought me. I begged him to buy both of the others and he did putting Crystal and Sid with me. Though sadden that my brother and I were separated I was relieved that he was at least within the Alliance."
"Sly was a good instructor into the ways of the Cavern, Crystal and I quickly found our place within the Earthhunters. We hadn't been there two weeks when it happened, the clan Nightseekers decided to escape. They waited until new recruits were being brought in through the iron doors when they attacked their guards. They quickly overpowered the two demons standing watch and raced out the door. Almost instantly there were these unearthly shrieks, the outside has an unseen guardian, a creature we now call the Panatas. The creature's shrieks were joined in by a chorus of death screams from the Nightseekers. A few bloodied members made it back through the gate; they had long gashes down their bodies. Suddenly the air was filled with a hundred demons; I don't know where they all came from. They tossed most of the survivors back out to the Panatas, minus a handful that were kept for a more excruciating death."
"Those unlucky souls were slowly tortured to death over the next few days; their screams haunt my dreams. And on the final day as a lesson to all that would defy the demons the other Clans were forced to choose one member of their own to face an unknown future. Sly came up with the fairest way he knew, had us draw straws, a female dwarf by the name of Jade drew the short straw. I don't know how Silverhelm handled their choosing I never asked however when it came time it was my brother who stepped forward."
"After the demons finally silenced the cries of the remaining Nightseekers, my brother, Jade and an orc from Elfkillers, the only Horde clan at the time, were added to the Wall of Motivation. We hadn't seen that particular punishment before but Kinro knew he was going to die. He made me promise to live on for him and someday return to Darnassus."
Falcon paused in his story to rub a hand across his face. "He was so young, he shouldn't have been in the Outlands to start with but I thought I could protect him from anything. He died with honor though, never once calling out. He was the last one the demons dropped and he didn't utter a sound. I dishonored him by screaming, but I couldn't help myself. His final thought was one of love."
"That incident caused an upheaval in the Cavern; Rad Bloodhammer left the Earthhunters with seven dwarves and started a new Clan called Ironsong in the now empty Nightseekers' encampment. And poor Sly, really took the departures and Jade's death to heart, turned to ale to drown out his sorrows. And though my own heart was broken, for the survival of the Clan I challenged him for the right to lead the Clan. It wasn't a true fight; Sly was ready to have another lead. But for the sake of those that were watching we still dueled and I made him yield his soul-name to me."
"I too spent many nights looking up at this wall at my brother's still body. Eventually what I saw as a badge of my failure to protect him became my strength to continue on. And thus that's how I've dealt with others that have met similar fates, their spirits watch over this place."
Rain startled him by taking his hand and placing it on his chest. "Hurt," he whispered.
"I know," Falcon said, resting his forehead against Rain's.
"Isn't this a touching scene," a voice sneered off to their left.
Falcon protectively wrapped an arm around Rain and glanced over at the demon hovering nearby. "Sorry, Master, we were just paying our final respect. We're returning to our camp now."
"Here let me help you." A strong clawed hand pushed into his side knocking them off the rock.
Falcon grabbed a lower spike with one hand while trying to hold Rain with the other arm. Luckily the Sin'dorei had a slight build but the rock was slippery and Falcon had to struggle to hold on.
"It's okay," Rain said, prying at the arm that held him.
"No, be still!" Falcon shouted.
"It's okay, Akire … trust him." Sly whispered in his head as he watched from the camp below.
Falcon's hand on the rock continued to slide. With a curse he released Rain and grabbed the rock with a second hand. He watched Rain fall a few more feet before his descent suddenly slowed. He seemed to be floating. Falcon swore again and shook his head. He had forgotten Rain was a priest and even the youngest could cast a simple levitation spell. Transforming into a hawk he flew down, landing beside Rain as he came to a rest on the ground.
Taking Rain's hand he led him back to the encampment, the gate opened before he whistled. They were greeted by a relieved Clan. Sly stepped forward in his hands was a set of shackles.
"Before you say anything, Falcon, not only did he endanger himself … he jeopardized the Clan by leaving the gate unlocked. He can't be trusted." The rogue said.
Rain glanced over at Falcon as he held his hands out. "Sorry," he whispered.
"Yeah me too," Falcon sighed and nodded.
Instead of shackling his wrists Sly took one of the offered hands and led Rain into the barracks. After leading him to the furs he slipped one of the manacles around the Sin'dorei's ankle and the other around the leg of his cot. Rain glanced around at the others standing over him and softly said, "Sorry." Then he laid down burying his face into the blankets. Falcon bent down and covered him with a fur, rubbing the back of his head.
"All right I'll start my watch again, get you in a couple of hours Sly." Falcon said. "The rest of you head back to bed."
Sid followed him outside. "We've already relit the fire, I'd like to stay up and chat with you for a bit if you don't mind."
Falcon nodded. "Help me walk the perimeter real quick, he must have snuck out on Crystal's watch though she's not sure when. Let's confirm no one else snuck in." After making a complete tour of their camp and all the out buildings the two old friends settled in by the fire.
"What's on your mind, Sid?" Falcon asked.
"I'm concerned about the amount of freedom you've granted Rain in a short period of time." The dwarf waved off his objections. "Let me finish first. I know he's proved himself a number of times, taking the whip for you, saving your leg, saving Red … but I think you're underestimating what he's capable of. He some how escaped being shackled to a post, I checked the iron hook it was still solidly into the pole. Then while still shackled both by ankles and wrists he killed a troll. By brute strength alone he strangled him, how many priests do you know that can do that? We know his healing powers are even beyond mine. Then we have the Wall of Motivation. Sly told me earlier when he scaled it he was moving as fluidly as any spider would up the wall and it seems darkness is not the deterrent we thought it was for him. I just don't think we should take him lightly. I don't think he's an ordinary Sin'dorei priest."
"I'm almost positive he was in a life of servitude before arriving here, how or why would a gifted Sin'dorei be kept in those conditions?" Falcon wondered aloud.
"Perhaps his keepers weren't aware what he was possible of, they kept him pretty exhausted." Sid said.
"Or maybe he was kept drained because they knew exactly what he was capable of," Falcon replied. The druid sighed and rubbed a hand across his eyes. "Your concerns have merit old friend. Let me think on it for tonight."
The dwarf nodded and patted Falcon's arm. "That's all I ask, all right, think I'll go join the lads and catch a bit more sleep before the morning. Hope the rest of your watch is uneventful."
The next two hours passed quietly and fighting back a yawn Falcon slipped into the barracks to wake Sly to finish out the night. He was surprised to find the rogue's bed empty then spied him on the floor sleeping with an arm around Rain. Falcon felt a ping of jealousy as he tapped the rogue lightly on the shoulder.
Sly was instantly awake and untangled himself from the Blood Elf. Grabbing his boots the rogue followed Falcon outside. "He was crying and keeping the others awake, my warmth calmed him enough to fall asleep." He explained without being asked. "The first one is always the worse."
Falcon nodded. "Thanks for watching him for me, tonight. He'll bed with Crystal and I here on out, I'll just have to be more creative when I want my wife all to myself."
Sly nodded and didn't say anymore as he slipped into the shadows to start his own patrol. Falcon didn't wake his wife for the promised toss in the furs instead he snuggled down near her wrapping an arm around her. "Let me do right with him, Elune and please watch over my Clan let us all live to see tomorrow."
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