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Author's note: I started this about halfway through season one and a lot of the details got lost in translation so forget the whole Datak is mayor part. R&R appreciated. Login reviews preferred.

Ch2.

Datak answered the door moments after the bell rang, leaving Stauma to continue trying to get Alak to eat. If this went on much longer they were going to have to take him to the doctor. He was surprised to see the law keeper on the door step with a redheaded human who was in serious need of a bath.

"What's this about law keeper? I have my son to attend to," he sighed, weary from continuous efforts to get through to his son.

"That's exactly why we're here. The mayor believes that this girl can help get him back on his feet and functioning in society again," Nolan patted the girl on the shoulder but she kept her head down.

The castithan raised his eyebrows, "You expect me to let this filthy human into my house.

With grace that was rare to find in humans she knelt to the ground and bowed low before him, her hands flat against the ground on either side of her head, "Please sir, I will do anything you ask of me. I've been a servant my whole life. I can do nothing else. It's all I know."

"A servant? Your whole life? How many masters have you served," he raised an astonished brow.

"Only one sir. I disobeyed him only once and he banished me to this town," she explained still bowing.

"Why did you disobey him," he asked in a calm tone of voice.

She shuddered sensing the power radiation off him and the judgment in his tone. This was a man who was willing to do anything that would serve his purposes, "I refused to warm his bed and become his bride."

"Was your master of high standing?"

She considered how to word her answer for that question, "He is of the highest class in his home country."

"So why did you refuse him?"

"It was my job to help him find a bride worthy of his status. I am of the servants class and not worthy," she replied.

"If you're so unworthy of him then why would he ask you to be his bride?"

"It's hard to find anyone worthy of him. He was trying to settle for what he could get. I had to protect his status even at my own expense," she prayed to God he couldn't tell she was lying.

"How are you with adapting?"

"I will conform to new ways as soon as I learn them and should you choose to allow me to serve your family sir I will do my best to serve you well without insulting you or your people."

"And you believe you can help my son through the loss of his beloved wife?"

Honesty seemed like the best policy to answer a question he would most definitely find out the real answer to if he did allow her to serve his household, "I do not know but I would do all that I can for him."

"I see. You may go law keeper. I'll ensure this girl is well taken care of," he waved a dismissive hand and Nolan reluctantly left. The girl remained on her knees bowing and awaiting Datak's next order, "Stand up and come inside. Remove your shoes and close the door behind you. You'll be cleaning up any dirt you track inside," she smiled to herself and obeyed, "Do you have a name?"

"Anelleine sir," she set her tattered shoes by the door out of the way.

"You may call me Master Datak. My wife you may call Mistress Stauma, and our son you may call Master Alak. He will be your main master in this house with the exception of when his orders contradict my own," he spoke as if he hadn't heard her.

"Yes Master Datak," she kept her eyes on the floor.

"I'll have one of the other servants draw you a bath and get you some clean clothes. If you have anything in those oversized pockets of yours you wish to keep I would suggest you take it out now and place it on the dining room table so it won't get burned with the rest of your filthy garments," he stated and left the room.

She looked up to see the dining room table in the next room through an arch. Immediately she removed five items from her pockets and placed them on the table. Her diary, a pen charmed to never run out of ink, a copy of the book 'Labyrinth' which was issued to all wished away children, and a crystal for one wish, also given to all wished away children. Unfortunately she couldn't use it to go against the king's orders so she was stuck in her banishment.

TBC…

AN: Hope you enjoyed chapter 2. Hopefully she'll get to meet the rest of the Tarr family in the next chapter. Depends what my brain tells me to write. R&R appreciated.