Chapter One
He held the female in his hand; blood was coming out of her nose and mouth. "I didn't ..." she gasped and then the glow in her eyes faded. He dropped the corpse and stepping over the already burnt beyond recognition body of the second captor moved to the still form on a nearby table. In his other hand was a crystal, used for recording events, this he tucked into his pocket to be viewed later though he was what was on it.
Young Ravenwind was covered in blood and semen, he had to wonder how long the torture had gone on before his cries had been heard and passed on. Rape was the worse crime any Sin'dorei could do to an untried elf. There were rituals and a bonding that happened even for the simplest forays, heaving petting and exploring were natural for youths but singing of the soul were saved for one's mate and these ruffians had stole that from the child. Without that bond the soul of the other shattered, there were no resurrections.
He was surprised to find flames still flickering in the eyes of the one bound to the table. Obito's cracked lips moved to speak but no words escaped. The most powerful mage in all of Silvermoon melted the shackles which held the youth bound. Taking his robe off he wrapped it around the hunter's limp form as he opened a portal, calling out mentally for the Priests Belestra and Lotheolan to meet him at the Ravenwind estate.
"Tyilo is going to kill me." Rommath, the Grand Magus, said as they disappeared through the portal.
That Evening …
"There is nothing we can do," Priestess Belestra said. "I can heal the body and even the mind, but not the soul."
"But he's alive," Amaya cried from where she knelt beside the bed which held her son.
"Barely, he's only being sustained by our magic now, how he survived as long as he did is beyond me. But right now we're just prolonging his death. It would be best if we just cut our magic and let him go."
"Please there must be something!" Amaya begged.
"Perhaps if he had a soulmate to repair what was done with their soul, but he wasn't of age … I'm sorry."
"I could find him one, I'm sure of it … he's a Ravenwind there has to be plenty of elves willing to bond with him."
"I'm not even sure that would work, I've never heard of anyone soul-bonding with an unconscious person, let alone the ethics involved in it. A soulmate is forever, are you comfortable picking someone which your son will share a heartbeat with for thousands of years?"
Amaya let out a soft sob and she took Obito's still hand in her own. "Please I lost my husband to the Outlands I don't want to lose my son."
"I'm sorry but even if everything else fell in to place, the power of the other soul would have to be immeasurable."
"Like mine," Grand Magister Rommath said from where he stood near the window.
"Well, yes like yours and there are few Sin'dorei which have that kind of power, I wouldn't know where to start looking."
"You don't have to look; I haven't taken a lifemate since I lost Tana to the Scourge. I promised Tyilo I'd watch over his family, this way his son will always be a heartbeat away."
Amaya looked over with shock and hope on her face. "Rommath … I …"
"The Lady Amaya loss for words, a special day indeed," Rommath said, his expression hidden behind the high collar of his robe.
"There are preparations …" Belestra started.
"Then get them done, I'll return in an hour. Please keep him alive until then." Rommath said leaving the room.