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There was smoke in the air. Kalvor could almost taste it he slowly dragged himself awake. A throbbing pain pulsed between his temples and his body was stiff and uncomfortable. "What?" He managed brokenly as dragged his eyes open and stared up at a familiar ceiling. Disorientated at first, he gently licked his lips as he tried to remember why he was laid in the infirmary.
"It's okay Kalvor," The soft voice of unfamiliar Night Elf sounded distantly to his left and he turned slowly, the movement sending waves of pain through him. "You were knocked unconscious." Puzzled, Kalvor's mind flickered back, neurons firing as he tried to collect his scrambled thoughts. He remembered Elissa shouting for help; Lea's regretful face; her lips brushing his. He bolted upright and groaned as a wave of nausea rippled through him. A soft hand pressed firmly against his shoulder and pressed him back onto the bed. "I said lie still." Beside him sat a woman dressed in the off white garb of the Priesthood. Her fingers were glowing and the familiar sensation of healing magic eased through his body, erasing the dull ache from his head. "You were lucky that they didn't finish you off." Glancing over her shoulder he could see the unconscious form of Elissa on the next bed and relief thrummed through him.
"What happened?" He played dumb, hoping to keep the healer from reaching Elissa before he could talk to her.
"I was hoping you could tell me," A voice echoed from the door and Kalvor groaned inwardly at the sight of the human from his meeting. "You have a lot of explaining to do."
"Oh?"
"Oh indeed," The human reached the Priest's side and the woman withdrew. He waited until she had left the room before he turned back to Kalvor, all traces of concern now gone from his face. "Tell me about your missing lover."
"What exactly do you want to know?" Kalvor stared at the human, keeping the suspicion from his voice as he spoke.
"Well for a start, where is she?" The human sat down in the chair beside him and removed a thin bladed weapon from his belt; settling back in the chair, he began to clean his nails with it. "She appears to have vanished," Kalvor watched the light flicker over the knife's surface and he swallowed convulsively as several worrying thoughts floated through his mind.
"She's gone?" He was sure that the question in his voice was not quite shocked enough and he pushed himself upright.
"Yes, completely vanished," The human pressed a hand against Kalvor's chest and pushed him back. "Now now loverboy, you know that she's safe." The knife in the human's hand drifted closer and tapped against his fingers.
"How?" Kalvor now knew that the human had worked it out but he still tried to brazen it out. "I've been unconscious."
"But she left before the fire, wearing the clothes we gave you for her." The man leant forward and pressed hard against Kalvor's chest, pressing him into the bed. "the clothes that I saw that red head blood elf wear as she dove into the water." Kalvor grunted and pushed himself upwards, trying to throw his assailant. "I would never have thought a child of Moryl Frostwing would betray us like this." The man drew the knife down towards Kalvor's throat. "I hope she was good." Kalvor reached up and grasped the man's hand, pulling him across the bed in one swift move. A knee landed in his gut, causing him to choke with pain, yet he continued to move, dragging the sheet around the man's head and neck. Throwing himself off the bed, he wrapped the sheet tight around the man's neck. He could hear choking sounds as the man flailed wildly. In his agitated movements, the human stabbed the air; the blade whistling as it sliced across Kalvor's upper arm, drawing blood but Kalvor continued to twist. After an eternity, the man ceased his struggles and collapsed to the bed. Kalvor released the sheets and pulled on his clothes before heading for the door. Moving silently, he left the building and headed into the settlement, using the shadows to hide. In a surprisingly short time, he reached the river. As he waded quietly into the cool water, he heard the sounds of an alarm from behind him and he dove beneath the surface.