Darkness Within
Quatre Raberba Winner 1
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Quatre Raberba Winner brushed a few strands of silver-blond hair from his faded-red eyes as he leaned over the beaten child slave.
Good girl he thought as Jadeah, (1) his assistant, was quick in noticing the blood on the floor and ran quickly to get a bucket of warm water and clean cloths. She was a natural healer and black widow though she had little to no training in her 14 years of life. He was sure she would make a good healer with the right training.
Quatre lifted the young five year old slave and set her on a table near the window for light.
He had pitted the young slave, as he does all, when she was sold to Lady Kartane's court over a year ago after her mother was killed for treason. Since then Quatre was in charge of her along with fourteen other children slaves.
He'd been reassigned as caretaker and teacher to the young slaves four hundred years ago after he was unfairly fully shaven as an example to Yuy.
The only gratification he received was that Yuy had quickly laid waste to the court of his mutilation.
"Hey, Angel," Jadeah shouted interrupting the albino Eyriens thoughts, "Do you think she'll make it?"
Quatre shock his head. Without help from a Healer he know there was no way the young one would live.
The child's chest stopped rising.
A single tear fall from Quatre's albino pink eyes as he covered the body of the child-slave.
"May the darkness embrace you."
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That was one hell of a chapter to write.
(1) Jadeah is my beta reader. She goes by many names and when ever I need a Character I will probably use her. She also goes by Jaed, Jade, Jaedous, Jaedy, and a bunch of others. Watch for her pop-ups.