Interlude

He had been gone for quite a bit of some time, and I was starting to get a bit worried for my good friend, Zin, as he had said he had simply been going to go take a piss. Even if he was a lot slower than a normal person, it should not be taking him as long as it was taking him right now how ever, as he had been gone for quite a bit of some time, and it seemed like I was the only one who had really noticed as well, as I looked over at Eldon, to see that he had a bit of a blank look in his eyes, as he was still watching what it was that was going on in front of him, unlike many of the people that were with us right now, as many of them had puked at what it was that they had seen going on, as it was not at all as to just what it was that they had been expecting for them to see. Then again, what exactly was it that they were expecting, as I knew for a fact this was going to be bad, as I had seen some quite nasty, and some quite gruesome shit happen in my life, so sadly enough, I was kind of used to it at this point.

I sighed a bit to my self, as I shook off all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that all of that was besides the point, and it had nothing to do with what it was that was really going on right now. What was really going on right now again? I was not all too sure, if I was going to be for real with my self either, as I shivered, as I felt quite a bit sick, and I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do. He had been gone for far too long, and he had said he was taking a piss, and not a shit. I knew that he was going to be hiding behind the rock to take a piss, but he had been gone for several minutes now. I knew that we were, whilst maybe we were not a part of the attack, we were near an orc village that was being attacked, and if an orc was out side of the village right now, and it saw that there was an orc in human clothing, than the orc would run at Zin right away, as he would think of him as a traitor, and he would try to kill him.

I knew that I would not hear a yell for help for one of many reasons, as I knew that Zin did not like it when he got help for one thing, and also, the main fact was that he was too far away for us to even here if he got in to any sort of trouble never the less. I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then slowly pulled out my blade, all at the exact same time too, as I then nodded to my self, all at the exact same time as well. I knew that I needed to go and check on my friend, and make sure that he was okay, as I knew that he would do the same thing for me right now. I nodded a bit to my self, as I then looked at every one that was around me, to make sure that no one was paying me any sort of attention at all. Clearly no one was right now how ever, as I saw that most of them had their eyes on the village, or they had their head down low to the ground, as it was clear that they could not watch as to what it was that was going on in front of them.

No one had their eyes on me, which was the whole point of what it was that I was trying to do in the very first place any ways, as I then felt a lot better all of the sudden, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden started to head over to the rock, which was the last place that I had seen Zin go to not all too long ago from now, all at the exact same time as well, as I then felt a lot more safe for some reason, against a bunch of orcs, if I had my blade out, which I knew would not do all too much on a big herd of orcs. I could at least try to yell for help, as I knew that humans were faster than orcs, and if it came to that situation, even with the armour that I was wearing right now, I could easily run away and get to some help if it came to that. I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, as I looked back one last time any ways, just to make sure that no one had their eyes on me, which thankfully was not the case at all, as I then got my eyes back on to the rock, all at the exact same time as well.

I stared up at it for quite a bit of some time, as I still was not all too sure if this was a great idea, but at the exact same time too, I also knew that I had to go and make sure that Zin was okay, as I then began to start to head over to the rock at a bit of a slow jogging pace, so that I did not get too worn out, in the case that I needed to run back for some help. I felt a bit more safe now, all at the exact same time too, as I then began to start to pop up on the rock all at the exact same time as well, as I got up close to it, all at the exact same time as well, I then, for some odd reason or another, heard a voice speaking right now. I was a little bit lost by it at first, as I knew that it was not the voice of Zin, as that was a hard voice to miss. It was clear that some one was speaking to him right now, and that some one just so happened to be an orc, all at the exact same time too, just based off of the fact that I could hear it in the person's voice.

I began to squint my eyes, as I stopped my self all at the exact same time as well, that way my foot steps were not able to be heard. I was quite a bit upset with Zin now, as it kind of felt like he might be betraying us, just based off of the fact that he was speaking to another orc right now, after he had made a bit of a promise to us that he would not do as such a thing, if there was in fact an orc that was to get close to him, and try to talk to him, all at the exact same time as well. It was clear to me that he had broke that promise that he had made, and that in itself did not make me all too happy either, as I was quite a bit upset with him. I shook my head, all at the exact same time as well, as I also knew that I should not come in to any sort of assumptions just yet, based off of the fact that I knew that I had not heard the voice of my friend speak just yet, as he could be in quite a bit of some danger right now, as I was tempted to yell for help.

I shook my head though, as I felt like I should at least see what was going on right now first, before I did in fact do as such a thing, as I then all of the sudden poked my head out, all at the exact same time, as I saw that much to my surprise, and much to my dismay, Zin had his eyes on the female orc that was talking to him right now, as I saw that he had a bit of a blank look on his face which confused me quite a great deal never the less as well. I sighed just a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then just stared at the female orc with quite a bit of a blank look on my own face, all at the exact same time as well, as I was interested in just what it was that she was even saying to Zin right now, as it kind of seemed like she was trying to brain wash him, if I was going to be completely for real, and honest with my self. I suppose that I should not assume that either how ever, as I then breathed in quite a bit soft to my self, all at the exact same times as well, as I then just began to start to listen as to just what it was that she had to say to him in the very first place any ways.

"I know that it might be hard to believe, but it is true... You are the son of the orc king... That is why I told your 'father' so to say, to protect you... He does not know about it... They were going to kill you other wise..." She said to him, as I saw that Zin still had quite a bit of a blank look on his face at the exact same time as well, as to just what it was that she had even said to him in the very first place any ways, as it was clear to me that he was still not all too willing to believe what it was that she had said to him in the very first place any ways, which I did not blame him for, as to the fact that I had just walked in on what it was that she was saying to him in the very first place any ways, as it kind of seemed like some sort of sick kind of joke to me, if I was going to be for real with my self, all at the exact same time as well. Perhaps she was just trying to get him on the side of the orcs, though at the exact same time too, I also was not all too sure about that, just based off of what it was that she had said to him to far, and what it was that I had just walked up on, as I was fairly certain that it was not the case at all, just due to the fact that she had not really said any thing that seemed to be all too suspicious to me, to him at all, as I just stared at her. She looked at Zin for quite a bit of some time, as it was clear that she could tell that he was not all too sure about the story that she was telling him so far. I blinked my eyes just a few times, as I felt like I could not blame him, for the fact that she had said that he was the son of the orc king, at the exact same time too. I had my head tilted a bit, for quite some time, as I was a bit lost by all of it none the less. As I stared at the female orc for just a little bit longer though, I then made the mistake of poking my head out a little bit too far, as the female orc then all of the sudden turned her head over to me, as it was clear that she had seen me. I was tempted to try to dip my head down, and start to run, but for some odd reason I did not do as such a thing, as I saw that the female orc was staring at me with quite a bit of a blank look on her face, all at the exact same time too. I was a little bit lost by it, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do right now. I breathed in quite a bit, as not a word was said for quite a bit of some time. That was, until the female orc then all of the sudden turned her head over to Zin, and she began to speak to him once again, as if she had not seen me at all. At first, I wondered if that was the case, as I had been told that orcs were in fact half blind a lot of the time, but I instantly realize that it was not the case at all, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden began to listen as to just what it was that she had to say to Zin in the very first place any ways, never the less. "I see you've got a friend that is peaking his head in on us... Why don't you invite him along..."

Zin looked at her, with a bit of a blank look on his own face, as it was clear that he did not have a clue as to just what it was that she had said to him in the very first place any ways, which I could not blame him for, as she really had not gone in to all too much detail as to just what it was that she had even said at the exact same time too. I blinked a few times, as I knew at the very least how ever, that it was too late for me how ever, and it was clear that I had been caught red handed. I was in fact tempted to run back to the legion and yell for help, but I was in fact for some odd reason or another, a bit interested in just what it was that was going on right here and right now, as I then all of the sudden poked my head out, that way Zin was not as lost as to just what it was that she had said to him in the very first place any ways, as I could tell that he was thinking quite a bit on it, as I knew that my poor friend was not the smartest person in the world never the less.

I rolled my eyes a bit, as I then poked my self out of the rock that I had been hiding behind, as it was clear that Zin was starting to realize as to just what it was that was going on right now in the very first place any ways. Zin blinked his eyes a few times, as he then all of the sudden tilted his head over to me, as if he thought that I might be a part of all of this that was going on right now, and if he thought that I might be a friend of this female orc, even though I was fairly certain that Zin should know that it was not the case at all, and that the orc had simply caught me spying on them from not all too far away, all at the exact same time as well. Though Zin just seemed to be quite a bit lost right now, as it seemed like he was in his own world, and he just did not have a single clue as to just what it was that was going on around him right now, which I felt like I could not blame him for, as to the fact that the female orc had said that she was the son of the orc king, none the less, as I was sure that was not all that she had said to him that had him lost up to this point.

I breathed in quite a bit to my self, as I just stared at Zin with a bit of a blank look on my face, as I did my best to try to keep my self calm, and try not to get all too upset as to the fact that my best friend had been talking to an orc that was a part of the village that we were attacking, as I knew that humans were not even supposed to be doing that to themselves when ever it was that we were at war with another kingdom, all at the exact same time as well. I breathed in quite a bit heavily, all at the exact same time too, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do right now. I did not want to get too upset with my friend, as I could tell that he was a bit lost right now, and I was sure that he had not seen any of this coming at all, if I had to guess, just based off of the look that I saw on his face right now, as it was clear that he had not planned to meet up with this orc, as it was clear that she had found him, her self.

At the exact same time too, I was a little bit lost all of the sudden, as to the fact as what it was that she had said to him not all too long ago, all at the exact same time as well, as it was starting to piece together in my head, as to the fact that she had told him that she was the son of the orc king, and also the fact that she had told him that she had sent him to go live with his human father in the city. At first, I had thought that she was bluffing and I had not believed a word that she had said, all at the exact same time as well, but now that I began to think on it just a little bit more, I was starting to think that she might not be lying at all, as to just what it was that she had said to him, as I knew that Zin was not lying as to the fact that he had told me that he had never met another orc in his life. That meant that there was no other possible way that the orc could have known that his human father had taken him in to the city to go and live with him, and be trained and treated like he was a human, which I knew at the exact same time as well, was not the case at all, as I knew that a lot of the humans that lived in the city for sure did not treat him as if he was just some kind of normal human at all, which I wanted to get mad at them for, but I knew that a lot of them knew just what it was that orcs were like, so I felt like I could not blame them for it.

I sighed just a bit to my self, all a the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden dipped my head a bit low to the ground, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that Zin did not know all too much about his real parents at all, but it still felt quite a bit hard for me to believe that his father was the orc king, either way I looked at it. I was sure that at this point, this female orc knew as to just who it was that Zin was at this point, and I was sure that she was not lying when it came to the fact that she had said that she had been the one to send Zin out to go live with the humans, as I knew that it was in fact a lot safer there, especially if the orc king did not have a good mind set for what it was that he was going to do to his son, all at the exact same time as well. Though I suppose that it was not my place to be thinking all too much on it right now. I let out a bit of a soft sigh, after a little while longer, as I then all of the sudden heard my good friend, Zin, begin to start to speak up to me all of the sudden, as I then lifted my head up, all at the exact same time as well, a bit interested in just what it was that he even had to say to me never the less.

I stared at Zin, right in to his eyes, as I could tell that he still had quite a bit of a blank look on his face, which I wanted to get upset at him for, but it was clear that he was a bit lost right now, as it was clear that he did not have a single clue as to just what it was that was going on at all right at this very moment in time either, which I felt like I could not blame him for, just based off of the simple fact of what it was that I had heard him being told up to this point never the less. I still felt a bit strange to be standing beside an orc that was an orc other than Zin, but I was starting to get used to it, as it did not seem like she was going to attack me at all. I breathed in just a bit to my self how ever, as I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden instead, got my focus on Zin, as I saw him nod to me as it was clear that he was about to speak to me. I did not hesitate to nod back to him, as I could tell that he was a bit lost, and I did not want to have him think all too much for any longer. As I did do such a thing, Zin all of the sudden continued to speak to me, as I listened as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways.

"Look Ashton... It is not what it seems like, I didn't know she was coming, I promise..."