I got a review asking that I maybe add a twist or two. Well, you want a twist? Then, you'll get it alright.
Chapter 2: Sympathy over Anger
"The mission couldn't have gone better, Councilor. I congratulate you." The Prophet of Truth said.
"Thank you, Holy One."
The hologram of Truth nodded. "I have complete faith in you."
Rozmalee bowed his head then the hologram of the Prophet disappeared.
"Councilor." A Sangheili said.
Rozmalee turned to the entrance of his tent to face the Zealot. "What is it?"
"You ordered us not to spare nay Humans, but." The Zealot motioned to the Sangheili standing outside of the tent. "We thought that you might want to take care of this one."
Two red armored Sangheili walked into the room, each of them holding the arm of a small Human girl. The girl was kicking and screaming, but couldn't get away from the Sangheili that were holding her tightly by the forearms.
"Drop her." Rozmalee ordered.
The two red Sangheili looked at each other, then the Zealot then back at each other.
"Are you sure?" The Zealot asked.
Rozmalee signaled for the tent to close so that the girl couldn't escape. "Drop her."
The red Sangheili dropped the girl and she ran under Rozmalee's desk that he had set up. He walked up to the desk, crouched and extended a hand to grab the girl. "Come here so I may-." He couldn't tell the girl that he was going to kill her.
The girl stopped moving and allowed Rozmalee to grab her. He picked her up and starred into her eyes. "She will do, thanks. Now, please leave me."
The Sangheili in the tent nodded the left without another word.
Rozmalee looked over the girl, she was young, no older than ten. He remembered when he was taught about the Humans, how to be able to tell what age they are, their holidays and how they measured time. Even what civilian life was like.
The girl started struggling again. She tried to break free from Rozmalee's grasp; but it didn't do her any good even though Rozmalee had to struggle to keep on his feet.
"Stop!"He yelled.
She stopped moving around and looked into Rozmalee's eyes. "I will not harm you." He said in the calmest tone that he could to keep the girl calm.
"You promise?" The girl asked.
"I promise."
But, he couldn't kill her now. He had promised not to, he never broke a promise; even if it was to a Human. There was something about her that Rozmalee couldn't pin.
Then again, why did he spare this Human? He was angry at the Humans for murdering the Councilors, but he was angry at their soldiers, not civilians. Even though the destruction of all Humans included civilians, there was something about this one.
She reminded him of his own children, E'hy Rocalee and Levi Rovoalee.
Family. That was it: They had taken away this girl's family.
Rozmalee felt his right hand jerk towards the girl. He looked at her, she had both of her small handswrapped aroundhis fingers, looking at the cut that ran across his palm.
She looked up at him. "What happened?"
Rozmalee pulled his hand away. "Just…..an accident."
Rozmalee looked at his palm; he decided that it would be better if he didn't tell her that story since his Sangheili had most likely murdered her family.
The girl took a minute to look around the room then started crying.
Rozmalee sat next to the girl. "What is wrong?"
"My family is gone."
Rozmalee moved his head from side to side, he didn't know how to make her stop crying. He went over to his desk and retrieved a small disk. He pressed the button on the top and images of his sons appeared.
"These Sangheili are my sons-my family." Rozmalee told the girl.
She looked up at the hologram of Levi, then Rozmalee spoke again. "You are part of my family now."
The girl wiped the tears off of her face; she smiled and then did something that Rozmalee didn't expect. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his armor.
"Thank you." She whispered.
Rozmalee didn't know how to react except for put his arms around her.
An hour later the girl had fallen asleep on his bed. Rozmalee spread a blanket over her then headed for his tent's exit.
Before he stepped outside he took a final looked at the girl and whispered softly to himself: "I'm sorry."
Rovoalee couldn't help but think about that girl. His Sangheili had murdered her family, like how the Humans had murdered the Councilors. He still couldn't understand why he had let her live. They both had something in common: both of them had suffered a great loss and should be dead.
But what would he do with her? What would the other Sangheili think? What would the Prophets think?
He could do anything he wanted with her, she was given to him by his Sangheili, and he knew that his Sangheili would understand. The Prophets, though, he was a Councilor. He was allowed to do whatever he wanted.
He'd be fine, but, what would he name her? He had to think of a Sangheili name for her if she was to become part of his family.
After a few units of indecision Rozmalee finally came up with a name: Eisa 'Corasee.
Two reasons this happened:
1. I was asked by both my friends and in a review.
2. In the first chapter I made Rozmalee look like a Sangheili that was a heartless killer. He's not. And that's why I added this girl; to show you that Rozmalee does rescpect Humans, and thathe does have a heart.