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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 Eight
"Come on, Rain … it's your turn."
Falcon looked over at his wife from where he sat at the table. Crystal was trying to get the Sin'dorei to hand her the bowl he held for stew. Rain glanced nervously at the others already enjoying their meal. Star snorted and the pale elf took a step back, shaking his head.
"Rain," Falcon said with a slight warning to his voice. Emerald eyes found his and the druid pointed toward Crystal. With a sigh Rain walked over and offered her his bowl. She put one ladle of stew into it; one less than the others had received and broke a biscuit in half laying it on the side of his bowl. She wasn't doing it to be cruel; food here was more valuable than any gold. You had to earn the right to eat. Rain seemed oblivious of his smaller portion and whispered his thanks.
Rain eyed the table; Falcon motioned him over to the seat to his right. After he sat down Falcon poured him a glass of water, then went back to his own meal. His wife slid in on his left after getting herself a mug of ale.
"Great work on dinner you two," Sid said. Others voiced their approval and thanks.
"Due to our earlier start time we've finished well before usual," Falcon said between bites. "Mudon help Shar after dinner with the … project we spoke of yesterday." That got nods from both dwarves. "Gola and Red make sure you feed your partners, we saved some scraps from the warp stalker. Sly your turn for dish duty, take Rain with you … it will become his task from here on out."
Rain glanced over at him at mention of his name. Sly nodded, "Understood, Falcon."
"We finished processing the warp stalker; we got really lucky with our rations. That was twice what I expected. Hopefully tomorrow's dinner won't reflect it. I think everyone else is free to do whatever they wish until Lights Out." Falcon finished, taking the final swig of his ale.
"Now let's divide out today's earning." Falcon moved his bowl off to the side and placed the purse they had received earlier on the table. First he divided the coins into two piles; one went into the communal coffer, the rest he sorted into eleven stacks. "Ten coins each, not bad at all." He gave one stack to every dwarf and elf at the table, minus the quiet one at his side. The eleventh pile he took two coins off the stack and put them in the shared strongbox, "For tonight's dinner and tomorrow's breakfast for Rain." The other eight coins he divided among the others, excluding his wife and himself. "Satisfied?" he asked after he finished.
A chorus of approval answered him as the others went back to eating or brought their dirty dishes over to the wash basin. Rain had finished his own meal and was sipping on his water.
"Oh that reminds me," Falcon said as he stood. "When you have a free moment can you teach Rain a few basic signs, Red, to help with communications?" The mute hunter nodded.
Sly walked over and tapped Rain on the shoulder motioning him to follow. The two of them moved over to the wash basin and Sly handed Rain a kettle and pointed at the pump. After he filled it with water Sly showed him how to hang the kettle over the fire to heat, afterwards the two of them scraped the dinner plates, giving the scraps to the hunters for their pets. Once the water was boiling they poured it into the basin along with a small amount of cool water to allow them to put their hands in it and some soap.
Rain washed as Sly dried and put the dishes away, trying to show the Sin'dorei where everything went.
After the dishes were finished, Rain emptied the basin out behind the camp. Then the young elf settled back down next to the post he had been chained to earlier. The boar, Pug, snuggled up to him and Rain smiled timidly as he scratched him between the ears.
Falcon settled into a game of dice with Gola and Sid. He watched as Crystal came out of their lodging and knelt down beside Rain, in her hand was a small comb. The poor Sin'dorei's long locks were a ragged mess. Rain's eyes lit up and he reached for the comb but Crystal shook her head. Instead she took a few strands of his dark hair and started working through the tangles. Rain smiled and wrapped his arms around his legs; he seemed to be enjoying the gentle touch.
This was Falcon's favorite time of day, for a moment he could almost forget his life could end at the whim of a demon. The rest of the evening passed quietly and eventually the lights started to dim.
Shar came up to Falcon, "It's done, lad." He said.
Glancing over at Rain who had fallen asleep with his head resting on his wife's lap, Crystal was singing softly as she ran her slender fingers through his hair. Falcon nodded and followed the dwarf over to the forge. There he found a waist-high cage, slightly longer than it was tall.
"It's a really simple lock, you shouldn't need a key or anything, the plate it rest on will keep it from being unlocked from the inside, nor can he jiggle it loose." Shar said.
"Looks good," Falcon said. "Help me move it into my hut?"
"Your hut, isn't it already a bit crowded in there?" Shar asked.
"Aye, but we can't leave him outside for safety reasons and he's my responsibility, no need to crowd anyone else's living space." Falcon said as he grabbed one end of the crate and Shar the other. He could feel Crystal's eyes on him as they moved it into their shelter. They placed it into the far corner, it did invade the small space some, but it wasn't as bad as Falcon thought it would be.
As Shar left Falcon found some fur blankets and lined the bottom of the crate with them. Sighing he looked up at his wife. "Please, don't start … I'm not fond of the idea myself but we have to keep peace in the Clan."
Crystal surprised him by wrapping her arms around him from behind and pressing her face against his shoulder. "I understand, beloved, I wish they could see him how I do though … he has a very tender soul. I believe with all my heart he will not harm this Clan."
"Aye, he may not but his presence might … I'm still not sure it's fair to him to keep him alive. His life here would be one of suffering even more so than ours." Falcon tilted his head to the side as his wife kissed his neck.
"That should be his choice," Crystal said.
There was a soft tap on the door. Sly stuck his head in, "Sorry to bother you two lovebirds but we're moments away from lights out and you still have a sleeping pet near the fire."
Falcon nodded and untangled himself from his wife. "I'll go fetch Rain, run him to the toilets and then tuck him in for the night."
A sleepy Sin'dorei followed him from the fire to the outhouse and then back to the hut. Before they entered Falcon unlocked the shackles on Rain. The pale elf smiled as he rubbed his wrists and stepped inside.
Falcon had never heard a heart break before but he heard it from Rain when he saw the cage. The elf looked over at him with fear in his eyes. "No … no," he pleaded as he offered his wrists to be re-shackled.
Sighing Falcon walked over and opened the cage's door. "Rain …"
Rain threw himself at the feet of the druid. "Please …"
Grabbing Rain by the hair he pushed him inside. With a cry the Sin'dorei pressed his hand against the door as it shut, his fingers curling around the metal grid.
Just then the lights went out, blanketing the room in darkness. The cage rattled for a moment as the elf inside sobbed softly. Then everything became still, except for the occasional snuffle from Rain. As Falcon's eyes adjusted to the darkness he saw Rain laying down with knees pulled up to his chest and his head buried into them.
Falcon removed his shirt and leggings and joined Crystal under the furs of their bed. His wife's nude body curled up with his and he stroked her back with calloused fingers. "I wish we could tell him everything will be all right," she whispered.
"But then we would be lying to him," Falcon said. In the shadows he watched Rain sit up and take off his boots, resting them against the door. Then after wrapping one of the blankets around his shoulders settle back down on the floor of the cage.
"I'm sorry Adran." Only Rain could hear the words spoken by his heart, there was no reply from the other but the weeping had stopped and soon he could hear the steady breathing from both Rain and his wife signaling they had fallen asleep. Falcon stayed awake a while longer as he tried to come up with an answer to what to do with the elf in the cage, finally deciding it could wait until later.
"Elune watch over my Clan, please let us live to see tomorrow." Falcon's prayer hadn't changed in many years; he didn't yearn for rescue only that his family survives another day. With that final thought he closed his eyes and joined his wife in slumber.
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