'Raj walked over to the pallet and started pacing. Torq followed eager to see what had his always calm friend in such a state. The orc was surprised to see an elven girl on the soft pallet of blankets and skins. Her body lay unearthly still, only the slight rise and fall of her chest proved the girl to be alive. Torq was speechless, sure there some who took an alliance after the rush of battle or in forbidden love and passion, like his sister and her human, but Rajit'Kal?
"What are you doing with her Raj?" Torq asked
Raj continues to pace for a moment before sitting back on his haunches. "I don't know." he whispered as he reached up to push a lock of hair out of the girls face. " I am not even sure she will wake up"
Kimba put Kaelin down and walked over to the pallet concerned about the elf "Raj, what happened to the girl?"
He had already asked the Gods that many times. What had happened to her, the most logical thought was her people found out about her treason and had left her to die, the only problem with this conclusion were the bodies all over the camp. Maybe they were the ones who fought for her, who stood up to that disgusting excuse of a human who lead them. In truth he had thought of other scenarios but none fit as well or were as believable, the treason was the only logical explanation he could come up with. Telling his friends the whole store from his capture to the dream to finding the elf would hopefully help make sense of the whole thing.
So Raj told them everything. How he had been on a fact finding mission, of the deaths of the hunting party. His short captivity with Captain Selvan and of the elf who risked her life to set him free. He never spoke of the kiss in the moonlight or how it haunted his dreams. He spoke of his feelings, never revealing the truth of said feelings, a truth he did not want to acknowledge to himself, more that he felt responsible for her situation. Girrix and Kaelin had joined them during the telling, the child was sitting peacefully next to the elven girl. Kimba seemed lost in thought, she has spoken little during the telling, asking a few questions, Torq on the other hand had asked too many questions and merely grunted weather or not he liked the answer to them, he sat now head bowed.
"She will be ok Mister Bully, she is only sleeping." Kaelin broke the silence. "The spirits told me she would be fine."
Everyone turned to the little girl but she seemed not to notice the attention, she was staring up into the night sky, one tiny hand rested on the elves shoulder. "Kae, when did they tell you?" Her mother asked
"In my dream last night."
"You did not know her last night Kaelin" Kimba insisted
Kaelin looked back down now right at Rajit'Kal "No I did not know her but I do know her."
Raj shook his head, which was once again pounding "The girl does not make sense."
"Ah but she does" Girrix interjected "She is like one with the spirits, not many out there like little Kaelin. Come now Little one lets get you back to your pallet and back to sleep, tomorrow starts the long journey home."Girrix lead the little girl to a pallet not very far from the one so crowded.
Conversation about the elf and the situation they all seemed to be in continued. The priestess slept deathly still, no sound or movement only small shallow breaths through parted lips. Unaware of the world around her or of the danger. Torq and Raj knew the dangers that lurked around every corner. Their jobs as protectors of Thrall and his Horde demanded they know. Both had seen battle, had seen betrayal. Torq was a high ranking Guard of Thrall's personal detail, Rajit'Kal an agent of sorts but mostly a friend. Tonight they shared more than their past, they now had to keep each others secret. Fraternizing with the Alliance would earn you banishment from Orgrimmar and more than a cold shoulder from most Horde. Family of said fraternizer included in the unwelcome spirits. Kimba left the brooding males for the comfort of her daughters pallet.
"Where do Kimba and her human live?" Raj asked
Torq siged heavily "They have a home in a Goblin settlement, Goblins don't seem to care where you are from."
"The goblins just want money." Raj's dislike for the little green skinned race was apparent in his response.
"Some do, well most do but there are some who just want to live a somewhat normal life." Torq paused for a long while before speaking again "How do you think the pirates and tradesmen came about with their easy peace of all races?"
Raj grunted and raised an eyebrow in inquiry.
"They are cast offs, men and women who were banished and in some cases, more than you realize, they want to be at peace. " Torq replied
"Shit, Torg its not as easy as you say. These people are few in a world with so much hate. We live this mon, Don't be filling my head with these thoughts."
Torq knew to back off the subtle suggesting that Raj had feelings for the Elf. He instead turned to the problems at hand. " What wee your plans with her Raj?"
The troll ran a hand through his hair "I was taking her to my sister, Niabu is a skilled Shaman I know she can help."
"But what will you do once the girl is well?"
"That I have not thought of, hell I have not even thought of how to get her in the city. I have ridden for a day maybe two lost in the thoughts of how and why." Raj surprised himself by admitting much more than he wanted to.
"When she is well I will take her to Kimba, I am sure her husband can find out information for us as to her people and if she is a traitor." Torq stood stretching his tired muscles "Ill help you get her into the city but we must go now. "
"What of your sister and niece?" Raj asked
"Girrix is a mean little devil, no harm will come to them on his watch. That little goblin is former intelligence officer with the alliance, the damn thing is highly trained in combat." Torq chuckled at his friends doubtful expression.
"Intelligence and alliance in the same sentence?" Raj snorted
Torq rolled his eyes "Lets roll her in a couple of these skins and lay her on the back of your raptor. Ill ride in with you, I am sure nobody will question us together."
Rajit'Kal nodded.