1 The Orphanage

At the small entrance of a small orphanage a young woman could be seen holding a child in her arms. It was cold that night as it was late November. The young woman carefully stroke the child's head before knocking on the door and waiting, all the while crying silent tears and holding the child close to her chest.

A short but agonising amount of time later an older lady opened the door. As if she expected to see no-one but a child left abandoned she jumped a little, recovering quickly the older woman invited the woman and child inside. As they walked inside the older lady said "I am the caretaker of this orphanage, if you wouldn't mind telling, why are you here?"

The younger woman was clearly better off than most mothers who gave up their children, but still she was there. The young woman's voice cracked as she said "I am hunted by evil people, please take my child and teach him well."

The old caretaker nodded and said "How long do you have before they find you?"

The young woman cried for a short time before saying "Only an hour at best, probably half of that."

The old caretaker held out her arms and said "Though I might have been educated I am by no means caught up with current knowledge. Send books if you can but I will teach him to the best of my abilities."

The young mother cried harder for a moment still not wishing to give up her child. Slowly she handed the old caretaker the child and said "I will, I will send you books and money when I can, keep him safe."

Before the old caretaker could respond the woman ran out the door and into the cold November night air. As the door closed the caretaker could swear she saw the woman suddenly. accelerate to an impossible degree and disappear from sight.

The old caretaker sighed and thought 'My imagination is wild.' before her thoughts could go farther a soft crying could be heard as the child awoke. Quickly walking further into the orphanage the old caretaker grabbed a bottle of milk and sat by the fireplace. For a short time she simply cared for the child not bothering to think of the days happenings any further.

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As the years passed a young boy grew. His rate of learning was impressive to say the least and the days passed in silence as he read books that he was told where from his mother. He never truly believed they where from his mother but any time he had voiced this he had been told off.

Other than his impressive learning abilities his body was weirdly strong compared to the other children and never got sick not to mention his affinity for sports. This boys name was Daniel and he was an orphan of the Great European Orphanage. An orphanage for all nationalities and as of recent years a heaven for orphans.