A/N- I finally came up with the next chapter. Now you can see what happens to Tai. Hope you like it.
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 4
By: RurouniGirl
Tai groaned as he opened his eyes and sat up. He was in a prison cell. The memory of what had happened the night before came rushing back. The king had arrested him for befriending an elf. He stood up and moved over to the window.
'What was he going to do? How was he going to get out of this?'
He sighed. He had to figure something out. He had to find some way to get a message to Matt and let him know what had happened.
He whirled around in surprise as he saw movement. He wasn't alone. There was somebody else in the cell with him.
"You're finally awake," said a gentle voice.
He watched as a young man stepped into the light. He was tall and thin with short blue hair that hung in long strips to cover his ears and bright blue eyes.
He smiled. "How do you feel?"
Tai tried to grin. "Like I was dragged through the streets by my feet."
The young man chuckled. "That's understandable. The guards were pretty rough on you."
Tai smiled. "I'm Tai," he said extending his hand.
"Joe," responded the other boy, taking the extended hand.
Tai smiled. "So, why are you in here?" he asked curiously.
Joe shrugged. "I'm a peredhil," he said. [1]
"A peredhil?" Tai asked, somewhat confused.
Joe smiled and reached up, pushing the long sidepieces of hair behind his ears. To Tai's surprise his ears were slightly elongated and pointed. Not as long as an elves, but nothing like a human's.
"A peredhil," he explained. "Half-elf."
Tai nodded in understanding. Looking at Joe reminded him of Matt and he realized just how much he missed the Elf boy. It had only been two days since he had last seen the boy and he felt like it had been an eternity. He sighed quietly and Joe didn't miss the hint of sorrow visible in his brown eyes.
"Why are you in here?" he inquired.
Tai managed a halfhearted smile, but it only made him look more sorrowful and lonely. "I fell in love with an elf," he said quietly, a single tear slipping down his cheek. He went on to tell Joe everything that had happened .
Joe looked at the distraught boy and was at a loss. He wished he could do something to help, but he was helpless in this situation. Or was he?
He walked over and put an arm around Tai's shoulder. "What can I do to help?" he asked, not knowing if he could help, but willing to try.
Tai shook his head. "No," he said. "I...I just wish I could get a message to him," he said, looking up at Joe. "Let him know where I am and that I'm okay, you know?"
Joe nodded and looked as though he was contemplating telling Tai something. He started to say something and then thought better of it and closed his mouth. He finally said it.
"I think I can help," he said. "But you have to promise me something, first."
Tai nodded. "Of course."
"You have to promise not to treat me any different than you do now."
Tai nodded. "Of course," he said. "But why would I treat you any different?"
Joe shrugged. "I get enough with being half elf. But when people find out about this they tend to treat me even worse, especially because they are scared of me, I think."
Tai now looked thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about?" he asked.
Joe took a deep breath. "Okay, I told you I'm a peredhil. What I didn't tell you is that I'm a Cala'Quessir," he said quietly. [2]
Tai looked at Joe in astonishment. "You're a High Elf?" he asked.
"Part High Elf," he corrected. "But having the blood of a High Elf means that I can do everything a full blooded High Elf can do."
"Meaning?" Tai asked.
Joe smiled. "Meaning I can do magic," he said. "And can help you get a message to Matt."
Joe stepped back from Tai and was suddenly surrounded by a glowing gold light. His hair grew several inches longer, his ears were elongated, his facial features became more distinguished, his cloths changed from the rags he had been wearing before into bright white robes tied at the waste by a golden cord, and a long white horn appeared in his hand. He brought the horn to his lips and blew. A low, sweet sounding not rang out, followed by another higher pitched note. It was a flute of some kind. Joe continued to play the flute for a moment and then stopped. A moment later he was back to his old self.
"What was that?" Tai asked curiously.
Joe smiled. "It was a nimras. [3] I used it to call the Fairy Prince here. He will take you're message to Matt."
Tai stared at Joe. "Thank you," he said. "Thank you so much."
A moment later a small fairy zipped through the bars and stopped in front of Joe. There was a blinding flash of light and a young man stood before Joe. He was tall and handsome with green hair and piercing yellow eyes. He was dressed in all different shades of green and brown and had a crown of leaves around his head.
He bowed in front of Joe. "How may I serve you?" he asked. His voice was low and melodic.
Joe smiled. "My friend needs you to take a message to his melindo." Joe turned to Tai. "He is a wood elf?" he asked.
Tai nodded and gave the Fairy Prince his message. The Prince smiled and turned back to Joe.
"Take the message to the Taur'Quessir village. [4] Find the elf called Matt and give him the message. Wait and see if he has a reply before leaving."
The Fairy nodded his understanding and a moment later disappeared through the bars.
Tai felt much better knowing that Matt would get his message soon. Only one thing bothered him.
"Joe, if you can use magic why didn't you use magic to escape from this prison?"
Joe shrugged. "I didn't want to make my situation worse," he responded. "Besides, nobody knows I can use magic except the Fairy Prince. And you. I'd rather nobody else knows about it."
Tai nodded and leaned back against the wall. Matt should get his message soon. He hoped the elf wasn't too worried.
[1] peredhil- the elvish word for half-elf
[2] Cala'Quessir- elvish word for High Elf. My description of the high elf is entirely fictitious. I have no idea if it's true that they are the one of the few elves who can use magic, I simply made it up.
[3] nimras- elvish word for White Horn/ Unicorn. I am using it to refer to the horn of a Unicorn.
[4] Taur'Quessir- elvish word for Wood Elf
Author's Notes: so, what did you think? Please review. RurouniGirl
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 4
By: RurouniGirl
Tai groaned as he opened his eyes and sat up. He was in a prison cell. The memory of what had happened the night before came rushing back. The king had arrested him for befriending an elf. He stood up and moved over to the window.
'What was he going to do? How was he going to get out of this?'
He sighed. He had to figure something out. He had to find some way to get a message to Matt and let him know what had happened.
He whirled around in surprise as he saw movement. He wasn't alone. There was somebody else in the cell with him.
"You're finally awake," said a gentle voice.
He watched as a young man stepped into the light. He was tall and thin with short blue hair that hung in long strips to cover his ears and bright blue eyes.
He smiled. "How do you feel?"
Tai tried to grin. "Like I was dragged through the streets by my feet."
The young man chuckled. "That's understandable. The guards were pretty rough on you."
Tai smiled. "I'm Tai," he said extending his hand.
"Joe," responded the other boy, taking the extended hand.
Tai smiled. "So, why are you in here?" he asked curiously.
Joe shrugged. "I'm a peredhil," he said. [1]
"A peredhil?" Tai asked, somewhat confused.
Joe smiled and reached up, pushing the long sidepieces of hair behind his ears. To Tai's surprise his ears were slightly elongated and pointed. Not as long as an elves, but nothing like a human's.
"A peredhil," he explained. "Half-elf."
Tai nodded in understanding. Looking at Joe reminded him of Matt and he realized just how much he missed the Elf boy. It had only been two days since he had last seen the boy and he felt like it had been an eternity. He sighed quietly and Joe didn't miss the hint of sorrow visible in his brown eyes.
"Why are you in here?" he inquired.
Tai managed a halfhearted smile, but it only made him look more sorrowful and lonely. "I fell in love with an elf," he said quietly, a single tear slipping down his cheek. He went on to tell Joe everything that had happened .
Joe looked at the distraught boy and was at a loss. He wished he could do something to help, but he was helpless in this situation. Or was he?
He walked over and put an arm around Tai's shoulder. "What can I do to help?" he asked, not knowing if he could help, but willing to try.
Tai shook his head. "No," he said. "I...I just wish I could get a message to him," he said, looking up at Joe. "Let him know where I am and that I'm okay, you know?"
Joe nodded and looked as though he was contemplating telling Tai something. He started to say something and then thought better of it and closed his mouth. He finally said it.
"I think I can help," he said. "But you have to promise me something, first."
Tai nodded. "Of course."
"You have to promise not to treat me any different than you do now."
Tai nodded. "Of course," he said. "But why would I treat you any different?"
Joe shrugged. "I get enough with being half elf. But when people find out about this they tend to treat me even worse, especially because they are scared of me, I think."
Tai now looked thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about?" he asked.
Joe took a deep breath. "Okay, I told you I'm a peredhil. What I didn't tell you is that I'm a Cala'Quessir," he said quietly. [2]
Tai looked at Joe in astonishment. "You're a High Elf?" he asked.
"Part High Elf," he corrected. "But having the blood of a High Elf means that I can do everything a full blooded High Elf can do."
"Meaning?" Tai asked.
Joe smiled. "Meaning I can do magic," he said. "And can help you get a message to Matt."
Joe stepped back from Tai and was suddenly surrounded by a glowing gold light. His hair grew several inches longer, his ears were elongated, his facial features became more distinguished, his cloths changed from the rags he had been wearing before into bright white robes tied at the waste by a golden cord, and a long white horn appeared in his hand. He brought the horn to his lips and blew. A low, sweet sounding not rang out, followed by another higher pitched note. It was a flute of some kind. Joe continued to play the flute for a moment and then stopped. A moment later he was back to his old self.
"What was that?" Tai asked curiously.
Joe smiled. "It was a nimras. [3] I used it to call the Fairy Prince here. He will take you're message to Matt."
Tai stared at Joe. "Thank you," he said. "Thank you so much."
A moment later a small fairy zipped through the bars and stopped in front of Joe. There was a blinding flash of light and a young man stood before Joe. He was tall and handsome with green hair and piercing yellow eyes. He was dressed in all different shades of green and brown and had a crown of leaves around his head.
He bowed in front of Joe. "How may I serve you?" he asked. His voice was low and melodic.
Joe smiled. "My friend needs you to take a message to his melindo." Joe turned to Tai. "He is a wood elf?" he asked.
Tai nodded and gave the Fairy Prince his message. The Prince smiled and turned back to Joe.
"Take the message to the Taur'Quessir village. [4] Find the elf called Matt and give him the message. Wait and see if he has a reply before leaving."
The Fairy nodded his understanding and a moment later disappeared through the bars.
Tai felt much better knowing that Matt would get his message soon. Only one thing bothered him.
"Joe, if you can use magic why didn't you use magic to escape from this prison?"
Joe shrugged. "I didn't want to make my situation worse," he responded. "Besides, nobody knows I can use magic except the Fairy Prince. And you. I'd rather nobody else knows about it."
Tai nodded and leaned back against the wall. Matt should get his message soon. He hoped the elf wasn't too worried.
[1] peredhil- the elvish word for half-elf
[2] Cala'Quessir- elvish word for High Elf. My description of the high elf is entirely fictitious. I have no idea if it's true that they are the one of the few elves who can use magic, I simply made it up.
[3] nimras- elvish word for White Horn/ Unicorn. I am using it to refer to the horn of a Unicorn.
[4] Taur'Quessir- elvish word for Wood Elf
Author's Notes: so, what did you think? Please review. RurouniGirl