It was dangerous, doing this. If he was caught, he could be forced to serve forever. Just like Huh. Huh – his teacher – had told him about other things. He had told him of the Middle World, and the Lower World, and how they came to be. He told him about the Upper World, and the wars that had raged for millennia. Then one day Huh didn't show up at their usual time. The next day, Eletoha heard that Huh had tried to escape – and had been caught, eletoha knew that he had to escape. And I can't get caught, even my status as prince won't protect me. Huh was a courtier, and it perhaps hurt him more than being a commoner would have. He walked over to his window and looked out at the patch of blue sky amid the clouds. I suppose there's nothing for it. He climbed up on the windowsill… and jumped. He flapped his wings, trying to increase his speed, then stopped moving as he passed trough the lower cloud boundaries. If he were detected here… He closed his eyes. Almost through… He felt cold air on his skin. He opened his eyes. The air rushing past stung them and made them fill with water, but he saw a blurry image of green and brown a mile below. He felt his speed increasing, and forced his eyes open. The ground rushed towards him. Reflexively, he opened his wings, and then screamed in pain as they snapped up. He did his best to lower himself slowly to te ground. Nevertheless, he hit the ground with an audible thud. His last thought before he slipped into unconciousness was I'm free… I'm safe.