Black

We sat in silence by the campfire for a long time until we lay down to sleep, tomorrow will be a long day because we still have to catch up with Odim and Sirez so we can ride on together. I suspected that I would wake up alone the next day, but then there was this trust that I couldn't explain to myself. Also this night passed me dreamlessly, but still something was different, I felt something warm and soft on my cheek, but could not assign it, so I had to open my eyes for better or worse to find out what it was.

Then I saw two golden eyes and a charming smile.

“Good morning, I hope you slept well? I would let you sleep longer, but we should leave. We won't catch up with Odim and my brother, but we shouldn't stay too long in one place, if the soldiers only gave us a hangover. I found a little stream over there, so you can freshen up a little. I'll pack up then so we can go when you're done. "

Now a moment has come when I would love to give him the fatal blow, especially now that he wouldn't expect anything like that anymore. I mean, he's right when he says we should get out of here quickly, but is that a reason to text myself so full here in the early morning?

I got up sullenly, walked in the direction he had shown me, gave him the cold shoulder and freshened up a little by the stream. But I was also in a bad mood, I shouldn't be woken up, I've always been a grumpy morning who needed some rest when he was woken up. When I looked up, I noticed a rustling in a bush, I still thought to myself, maybe a rabbit or a fawn, but it wasn't either, would have been too beautiful.

A soldier jumped out of the bush and grabbed me, he covered my mouth so I couldn't even scream and warn Moran. What crap, what does the idiot want? I was already in a bad mood, but thanks to him, it wasn't just bad, it was in the basement. He pushed me to the ground and began to touch me.

"Well, honey, that's how you see each other again, now you're mine, you shouldn't have moved on alone. I already knew why I let you go and didn't execute you on the spot. You are way too cute to die. "

And also grinned maliciously at me. How I hate this guy, I still thought so.

Wait a minute, alone? But I wasn't alone at all, so he hadn't seen Moran yet, that could be my luck, but thanks to my even worse mood, I had enough energy to defend myself. It was good that Moran showed me a little because I could apply a little. Well, more bad than right, but at least we were standing again, then I gave him a nice kick in the soft tissues and he sagged to the ground. I tore myself away from him and immediately ran to Moran, maybe the soldier wasn't alone here, maybe I had to help Moran. So I ran as fast as I could because, thank God, the stream wasn't far from where we slept. I hoped nothing happened to him, yes, I even prayed.

When I got to the fireplace, he started, looked at me confused and asked me why I ran like that.

"A soldier ... followed ... attacked me ... escaped." I said to him, I was so out of breath that I couldn't formulate any sentences. Sentences weren't necessary at the moment, because the first two words would have been enough. I didn't tell him anything about the fondling, because I know what that could have triggered. I didn't want him to do anything worse to him than he intended. Because his gaze grew dark, even darker than the night. I really don't want to be his enemy, if looks could kill, then everything around me would wither and die in a flash.

He ran past me and I ran after so that I could intervene in an emergency should Moran need help. But the soldier had picked himself up again, he was standing and reared up when he saw Moran.

“Oh, then the sweet little one is not alone. Then I'll send you across the Jordan and then the little one will be completely mine. "

And he was grinning maliciously again, I would have loved to knock it out of his face. But I think the soldier shouldn't have said it, I don't know why, but I felt Moran's anger as if the earth shook beneath my feet. I could literally feel the anger flare up inside him, you could literally grasp his anger. He walked slowly towards the soldier.

Shit, he didn't have his sword with him, fetching it would be pointless, it would take too long. But I knew that Moran could fight very well without a weapon. The next moment the soldier picked up his sword and lunged at my companion. Moran dodged and hit him in the side, causing him to stagger and take a few moments to get up again. Then he gave him a few more blows until he was on the ground and doubled over.

Moran could stop now, but he didn't, he wanted to keep working on it. But I couldn't allow that, because it was clearly against my nature. Only I couldn't do anything, I couldn't use his own tricks on him, because he would just throw me to the ground and if I was unlucky he would attack me afterwards too. I couldn't take that risk, I had to find another way to stop him.

What should I do, in a way he's right, because the soldier would get help if he survived and we couldn't do anything about an entire army. But I don't want him to kill a person, but he's so angry, how can he come to his senses? I don't want to break the promise, but what else can I do?

If I can't force my will on him, how am I supposed to stop him? Now I know what, I stared at the soldier, I hoped it would work. The soldier noticed my stare and looked at me. Even better, direct eye contact was the best, because that way he couldn't escape me, I hoped with all my heart that it would work.

Get up and run as fast as you can, you haven't seen anyone!

I hope it works too, otherwise we're done, it just has to work. I don't want to see anyone die, including this soldier, no matter how bad he was. I just have to concentrate enough.

Get out of here, because nothing happened here!

I have to concentrate more if I want to achieve something. He doesn't avoid my gaze, he seemed to be spellbound, so much the better. If I don't fail now, the soldier will leave without giving us away, and we'll have peace for the rest of our journey.

Make that you take your legs in hand, run for your life, as if a wild beast would chase you to the end of this world. A wild beast, do you hear? You haven't met anyone here, let alone a dark elf. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Suddenly he got up, you could see the pure fear in his eyes and he ran away as if something was sitting on his neck and was following him everywhere. I think I did a good job, but now I just need to calm Moran down, but what's the best way to do it? He's still standing there petrified, not understanding what had just happened. Did he even notice me in all his anger? He also didn't seem to have noticed that the soldier is gone again and has run away.

I think he doesn't even know that I'm standing here, I'd better make myself noticed quickly, otherwise he'll probably think I'm another soldier or something else and then attack me too. I took a step forward and the twig snapped under my foot.

Suddenly Moran turned, as if stung by a tarantula, and attacked me with lightning speed. I knew he was a good fighter, but I never knew he could be so fast. I couldn't see it properly anymore, because it was too fast for my eyes, it was just a shadow that came closer in a flash.

What a bummer, doesn't he recognize me? Is he still blind with anger? What do I do now? Close your eyes and through, I just trust him now, like yesterday, because he is not angry and will not harm me. So I closed my eyes and waited, it only took a fraction of a second until I had ice-cold fingers around my neck, which he squeezed and thus cut off my breath. But I couldn't last long without this, I hoped that he would find out soon enough, otherwise I might die here.

The meaning of dark elves are dangerous, I am becoming more and more aware, only now do I know what Amalia meant by that. But what can I do now? He'll kill me if he doesn't recognize me quickly. But I can't attack him either, because he is too strong and my strength is gradually running out of me. I slowly ran out of air and since it was difficult for me to breathe, I couldn't even breathe properly, not to say breathe at all, because not much was reaching my lungs.

"Moran."

I wanted to make him aware of me so that he could see that I am not an enemy. But it was only a whisper, I couldn't get more out of my mouth, because I don't have the air for that. He still didn't recognize me and continued to look at me with that ice-cold look, as if he could kill me with that alone. It wasn't long before I ran out of air and from one second to the next everything blurred and then everything went black around me.