Bond between servant and master

In the camp where Keirin remained, there was noticeable revival; many girls who were in the service of the robbers gradually began to emerge from the large tent.

They were helped by the presence of a girl who experienced the same attitude as them. Auel listened to their stories.

Many girls tried to hold back their tears, remembering what they went through here, at the insistence of the light elf who arrived with that strange young man not to hold back their tears, gradually the girls began to cry at the memory.

Auel, unlike others, did not hold back and did not try to hide in her voice or behavior that it hurt her to remember the past.

The girls looked warily at the light elf, they were grateful to her, just like that young man, but what motivated them?

Some whispered that the young man left the camp to free more girls and most likely later sell them on the market.

Auel tried to explain to the sisters, as she called them, that they would return to the city after some time.

At her words, the girls just shook their heads, not trusting the promise that they would be returned to their families. Their memories were fresh when the half-elf forced them to kill the baron's son.

What kind of power holder will allow his blood to be killed with impunity? The holders of power killed for less, did the girls know that the son of a local baron was in the camp? He himself always spoke with disdain about this to the girls who were given into his service.

Keirin, who caught suspicious and wary glances at herself, understood that no one here except Auel trusted her yet.

Looking around the camp through which the girls moved cautiously, Keirin wondered where Trey was now. After he left, she noticed that many of the girls were surprised to learn that he had left the camp.

At first, it was clear from their looks that they had come to terms with their situation, that they were now Trey's property.

She tried to explain to them that they were now free, but the girls adamantly did not believe her words. Hearing steps, Keirin turned and saw Auel approaching her.

The human girl did a better job than Keirin was surprised by, she served as a bridge between her and the other girls.

Looking at her gloomy face and understanding where Auel was coming from, the light elf's face also changed.

As Keirin saw from the face of the girl who was approaching, the girls whom Auel was visiting were not getting better.

According to the stories of the other girls, those whom Trey found after Keirin took them to a large tent were the pillows of the leader of a gang of robbers.

And after they stopped reacting to him in any way, he gave them to the rest of the gang. When Keirin saw them, she hardly understood that in front of her were not dead people, but still living representatives of different races.

Among them were both light and dark elves and people. Examining their faces, she noticed that they were all approximately the same age. Unlike them, the other girls were of different ages, but all were young.

Wanting to confirm her fears, she asked the other girls if there were older girls here?

Watching how fear from memories appeared on the girls' faces and hearing that girls who were already older than the rest were killed and their bodies were fed to the monsters of the forest.

- Still thinking about him Keirin? - The voice of Auel was heard as she approached her.

After Trey left, the girl tried to help Keirin in every possible way, and saw how the light elf glanced in the direction where the half-elf had gone.

- Not really, I was thinking that when we return to the city I will contact someone to help you. - Answering the girl's question, Keirin smiled slightly at her.

She did not tell Auel or other girls that she was previously the princess of the light elves. Keirin doubted that they would believe her, most likely they thought that she was mocking them or wanted to believe that she was a former princess.

Who became the servant of the young half-elf, Auel tried to find out whether Keirin and Trey were connected by something more than the role of servant and master.

Listening to these half-questions and half-hints, Keirin answered only one thing: she and Trey were partners, nothing more.

- To help us? Who can help for free and, most importantly, why? - Auel asked in surprise.

She didn't remember Keirin talking about this possibility before. What could have changed or does the light elf not quite trust her yet?

- In a way, they owe me. As you probably know, light elves once possessed the magic of light. - Keirin said with nostalgia in her voice, looking at Auel.

The girl nodded, confirming that she knew about the light elves and the light magic they possessed.

After the exodus of the five races, they lost all magic of light and misunderstanding appeared on Auel's face: why are the light elves and their magic of light here?

- After we were deprived of the magic of light, my people decided to begin to know themselves and try to figure out what is responsible for our behavior and perception of the world. As one of the long-lived races, we have certain behavioral problems and to help us solve them we need what we call knowledgeable. - Continuing to explain, Keirin tried not to talk about the problems that could burden her race.

The girl had little understanding of how the light elves, whom Keirin called knowledgeable, would help her and her sisters. She doubted that they had magic that would take away what they experienced here.

- Do these knowledgeable people have some kind of magic that helps them forget what they experienced or what? - Auel asked incomprehensibly.

The light elf just shook her head, some kind of worry was visible on her face. Auel didn't want to try to insult her, but she doubted that those in the know would be able to help her and the other girls.

- No, they don't have magic for forgetting something; those who know speak to our minds and help us come to terms with what everyone is experiencing. - Trying to explain, Keirin herself knew little about these people. She only spoke to them after her sister died and they were able to help.

The girl was even more confused by the words of the light elf, when she wanted to ask more about these knowledgeable people, she saw how Keirin's face began to twist in pain and how she fell to her knees.

Not understanding what was happening, Auel knelt down next to the light elf. She saw Keirin's face contort in pain and her mouth open in an attempt to scream, but there was no scream.

Many girls who were in the camp noticed the strange behavior of the light elf and began to come up wanting to help.

- Keirin, what's wrong with you? Where do you feel the pain? - Auel asked, starting to worry more and more.

For the entire time they had known each other, this was the first time the light elf behaved like this. Auel tried to find a wound or something that could harm Keirin.

But no matter how she searched, she found nothing; touching her hands and head, she felt the light elf's body getting hotter.

The girl began to get more and more nervous, what if Keirin died? And when Trey returns and finds out that they didn't save her, how will he react?

At that moment, she flashed a memory where he ordered each girl to strike the baron's son.

- Help me carry her to her tent. - Auel shouted to the girls who came up to her and looked at the light elf.

Hearing Auel's cry, the girls helped carry the light elf into the tent and lay her on the bed, strewn with the skins of both monsters and animals.

The girls looked at each other; there was noticeable anxiety on everyone's faces at the sight of the light elf who was helping them.

Like Auel, the girls began to have concerns about how the young man who left the camp might react if something happened to Keirin.

- Thanks for your help, leave me with Auel. - Keirin's strangled voice was heard; the girls saw that the pain continued to torment the light elf.

The girls began to look at each other, they doubted that they could do anything to help her. The request to leave her with Auel was clear to them; they got along well, the girls turned their gaze to Auel, who nodded to them, observing their doubts. Many of the girls felt relieved and hastily left the tent, leaving Keirin alone with the girl.

- What happened to you? You are sick? - With fear in her voice, Auel began to ask questions one after another, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

She saw that the pain did not leave Keirin, her face was constantly changing and severe pain was visible in her eyes; it was noticeable that she began to sweat heavily. Watching this, Auel began to worry more and more.

- No, I think that my pain is due to the connection between the servant and the master. If the owner is in danger and there is no servant nearby. The servant experiences the same thing as the master. - Keirin said with pain in her voice, she was worried about what happened to Trey.

The girl listened carefully to Keirin's explanation and imagined with horror if one of the robbers knew how to make them his servants. Just the thought of experiencing the robber's pain sent a shiver down Auel's spine.

- So you think Trey is in danger? - Auel carefully asked the light elf; she did not want to say that the half-elf had died.

The light elf just shook her head, if Trey died, then she would soon go after him. She doubted that there were animals or monsters in the forest that had the ability to harm Trey.

- No, the connection between servant and master would kill me if Trey died and that means he is alive. - Keirin answered seeing Auel's anxious look.

The girl sighed, she still didn't understand why the light elf decided to become a half-elf's servant. Auel could see that Keirin was not interested in a romantic relationship with Trey.

- I still understand why you accepted the role of Trey's servant. - Auel said shaking her head.

Keirin tried to laugh, but the pain in her stomach made itself felt again and she had to leave Auel's words unanswered.

She felt her body getting hotter, especially the right side of her body. Gradually the pain began to subside until it disappeared completely. Auel did not leave Keirin's tent, expecting that she would need some help.

The day began to gradually turn into night, the voices of the girls from the camp gradually began to subside.

Many girls still remained in the same tent, some also chose free tents, wanting to try to cope with their fears themselves.

When Keirin thought that the pain had gone completely and was already discussing a plan with Auel for setting up the camp for the remaining months, she was again struck by pain in her right side.

Squeezing animal skins with your fingers and starting to bend your body, starting to scream. She felt the fingers penetrating deeper into her right side, her whole body was burning and her heart was beating faster.

Keirin did not try to comprehend her current situation and how Auel would react. The pain continued to get stronger, fingers continued to dig deeper into her side.

Auel watched in horror as in the middle of their conversation the light elf began to scream and arch her body upward.

The light elf's skin became redder and redder until it was completely red. The girl felt the tent getting hotter, fearing the worst, she tried to squeeze Keirin's hand, but she only forcefully pushed her away.

The scream grew louder until the light elf suddenly froze and went limp, closing her eyes and clutching the skins with her fingers. Auel cautiously began to bring her hand closer to Keirin, fearing that the light elf might again begin to behave strangely.

To the girl's surprise, Keirin was sleeping, her body continued to remain hot, but the girl did not find any obvious threats to the life of the light elf.

Sighing and wrapping the sleeping light elf in skins, Auel went to her sisters. Leaving the tent, the girl sighed, enjoying the pleasant smell of the forest, she tried not to think about what had just happened in the tent.

While heading towards the sisters' tent, she noticed a figure standing in her way. Auel did not have the vision of the dark elves and had difficulty understanding that the figure began to slowly walk towards her.

The closer the figure came, the more Auel saw that the one to her was not her sisters. She rejected the idea that perhaps it was Trey after Keirin's recent behavior; she was sure that the young man was still fighting with someone.

- Finally I found you. - A familiar voice was heard from a figure that was getting closer.