Xilel heard at the end of the labyrinth path the chirping of the chaffinches, the night had returned mistress with the darkness and the ghost near the back of the little girl was satisfied with the prey she had brought out, for him he was determined while his shadow suggested to him the thoughts of the child and her needs.
The man as spirit, however, was not strong enough for the journey, while his shadow was as from plan more and more busy to chase and keep away the sphere that very few times had approached the child but without being able to communicate too much with her, one of those days did however wear out the being who acidly looked at the child who complained of hunger and fatigue while facing the snow and being trapped inside.

The area was not clear to the child and if she went further west she would have found her uncle's castle where at the first light of dawn another figure was coming out in the snowstorm that was falling, the light grey coat and its coloured purple skirt obstructed it so halfway he tore it continuing with his leather boots and going forward the figure found a small red shoe and footprints that indicated a direction, Following her she found more in her a small red cloak on so much snow that walking left a very long strip Xilel waits! cried the figure, the little girl turned and recognizing the voice and the figure tried to escape even if trapped by the snow too slow.

The ghost wasn't around to disappear and devour some Prava soul, while the child was struggling without the strength to make it, so desperately used the coin to enter the ghostly world, while the figure lost track of the little girl who was now lost without Orb and without Mr "Magnus" to guide her.
He had to walk a few inches before he found her, the ghost was furious but the girl was relieved to see her

She had to do a few inches before she was found, the ghost was furious but the girl was relieved to see him Where you had gone little idiot! yelled at her, Xilel got upset was not a conventional language for her Sorry... I had to run away my cousin saw me she said the man seemed to get angry as he saw you! Didn't you think to come back here?! You got caught in the snow, right? Well I hope it is not so otherwise I would think you really stupid and incapable of surviving he said to her wounding in pride and feeling inferior, in fact she knew herself that she was not like other girls or boys felt guilty for being the hybrid who can't survive, She wanted to redeem herself in the eyes of her grandfather's friend, and she promised to do so as soon as possible.
Continuing the journey he did not know how many miles he could endure he was very hungry he would only ask where to find food at the knight's specter, but he remembered the annoyance that had brought him to the mountains for which he decided to return alone in the material world, was followed by Orb that escaped Marcus could approach Xilel and try to understand what he was doing, it was not difficult for him to understand that he was hungry and he was looking for food, so he tried to direct it elsewhere by failing, Xilel by mistake and because of a bonfire with stew put to cook reached the most dangerous place of all especially for a child, a gypsy camp and there is not the word "ask" or "help" as to cheat each other, Xilel approached the place, Orb just wanted to drive her away and in panic he burned the hand of the little intent to take the slop making her moan, Then some men spotted her and took her.

Thief! shouted as they tugged her by an arm they brought her to the center I didn't take anything! replied the little girl being then slapped, she remembered that never had been slapped until that day the injured guangia burned her with pain and her eyes pinched, for the first time she felt what it was to take a slap from an adult in addition to being burned, the men touched the cloak and the clothes is of Coorhagen they said to each other, a thousand dialects that could not be understood but had torn the cloak of Xilel and stole the brooch of the clan, then they took off her clothes by force leaving her in underwear, They gave her only rags that she was forced to put on now was unusable what they have trapped My grandfather will cut off your hands and impale you when he discovers everything! threatened them while they laughed and said incomprehensible sentences.

They used crude dialects and they were always three words said differently, few spoke normally, Xilel soon learned to translate them but late to perform the tasks of the gypsy community, he had not heard of gypsies except at that time, but now it was considered the last wheel of the cart the intimidation and the continuous threats did not serve anything with those people, and Xilel soon collected only beatings and humiliations so as to feel always marginalized, reflected that his was not the best character to travel and the sores of hunger and thirst reminded him every day the bruises and his continued scratching his head, he wanted to get rid of the hair so heavy on the skin.

She could not stand in the cart so they made her walk if they remembered to feed her were just leftovers that lifestyle was making Xilel more and more hopeless and without more honor was just continuous humiliation, All he knew from the last dialogue was that they wanted to sell it and the last camp was in Meridian and they were close while carrying a heavy barrel.
That evening Xilel in her temporary bed together with the other twenty children of gypsies could not sleep, she cried at night curling up on herself, she knew not to do it that it was not noble, but how much did the nobility count in such a situation prayed only that he could do, he begged his grandfather to find her immediately made every promise hoping that all prayers were answered, safe was the prayer he did most of all overcoming the food, water, tiredness, new clothes, until falling asleep plunged into tears and prayers.

And so that in the spooky world they found Xilel that plague is not capable at all to take care alone grumbled Sebastian was taken by gypsies if you hadn't... was silenced I was not hard and the reality does not know how to survive and claims, for sure it will have done only good to be with the like of Faustus, at least will not be disappointed when they will abandon the shore said acidely, Marcus knew that Orb had not changed his mind at all while Orb was still close to Xilel and sadly heard the spirit duo again in the camp early that morning.

Sebastian took control of a gypsy, the area explored it and are near the walls if not in a small nearby village with a tavern, not surprised when taking Xilel was following him, the little girl was as voluntary the eyes exiled the red nose and some bruises, Sebastian understood what had happened and if he was enjoying it while taking her away and she turned in total panic, he felt his breath accelerate his heartbeat burst and his eyes were even more lucid as he forced her to walk, he was always good at pretending so much that he carried her closer and closer to the village, Xilel breathed with even more breathlessness and was forcing her to enter.

While in the tavern, two Sarafans laughed and joked about the patrol and with the innkeeper thanking them for having stopped a fight in progress, and then they heard the doors open and two figures materialize, many people turned up their noses what they had ahead was deductible as a zinagaro with their daughter, or so was the first impression, the boy with blond hair looked with prying eyes at the man who approached the counter the little girl choked and seemed ready they did not know why she gasped after a while she shouted a phrase with a dialect never used by gypsies for its complex provenance NI don't want to be sold! cried out that valuable dialect of a higher caste, only a few elite members of the family of Coorhagen could speak it, hard imposing but pronounced by the delicate voice of a child was a real call for help.

The blond Sarafan approached the man It is not legal to sell a human being especially a child he said while the man tried to understand what had happened now depossessato by Sebastian no, not so that little girl is a thief has ... was stopped your laws here and throughout Nosgoth not only apply in your ridiculous band of pagans count, this little girl is eye and cross hungry and scared replied the blond's partner is just my daughter I was giving her a life lesson tried to justify haha, ok and I am the king of Willendorf, arrested this bastard and look for his crowd we have too many questions to ask said the blond as he approached the counter bring her something to eat and drink this girl went through hell said the man while he turned the girl at the counter and dried her tears and nose.

You want to talk? she kindly asked her she still looked at him terrified, while the innkeeper has put her forward to eat is all that is left with a bit of bread I'm sorry little but I tell you that they are good pieces he said while Xilel looked at the food disconcerted quiet eat calmly took a half of bread and the spoon while carrying the food to the mouth, He started crying when he ate it G-thanks said the little while her countenance returned and then began to eat again using the bread to gather the pieces I didn't know that the livers and the durelli would have liked said the innkeeper while watching her eat said the man.

The boy approached the girl again Do you want to answer my questions? Okay, can you tell me if you have a home? Did she shake her head a family looking for you, maybe noble? he asked, Xilel became sad I no longer have anyone looking for me, they died because of demons... they attacked my village and I had to flee she said as she remembered why she was there and who was looking for her, the two men looked at each other knew they had to take her with them What's your name? Heyley's name is Heyley said lying no one could give her back her old life and telling that lie seemed like the only way to survive is a very pleasant name, they'll remember you all as a living saint if you ever want to join us dise lei mentre lei finiva Hayley you say if you sleep a little bit more in the middle of the day we go to the orphanage there you have to talk to someone they told her while they took her to sleep in the room ah mi non mi sono presented, My name is Roderick for those who know me Rik, while he is my partner Gil said the blond showing up while the girl was smiling in bed.