Raj found himself laying flat on his back staring into a cloudless sky for the third time that day. Never before had he been bested thrice in one day by the young pups, orc, trolls, elves and and tauren, all green and untested in real battle. This morning his mind was not int he task, it was back in his room in the arms of a soft elven girl. Making love to her had been more than he expected and yet he still fought with part of him that wanted to put her away from him. A part of him considered her as nothing more than someone to fuck, though he knew that would never really be the case with this girl, he was her one and only lover and in his mind would always been her only.

"Come Raj let us take a ride and leave these younglings to their training." Torq called to Raj from his perch on a small mound on the edge of the field.

The training grounds were not officially for training, it was a large trek of land in front of the gates of Orgrimmar. It was perfect terrain for its purpose though, and afforded anyone spying from the neighboring hilltops a perfect view of the prowess of the Horde. Rajit'Kal felt he was looking more a fool than a champion of the Horde today.

"Hey now don't take away my sparring partner." a young Orc called out to Torq, snickers rose from the crowd of young pups making the Orc a little more brave "This was just starting to be fun."

A troll joined in the fun "Are you getting too old to be out here Raj, maybe you should go back to bed."

"Back to bed with nobody to warm it." The Orc spoke once again.

Too late the pair had realized their mistake in taunting the Troll, Raj lunged grabbing both Orc and Troll, slamming their heads together in one fluid motion that was a blur to everyone standing around the field. Both would learn a valuable lesson this day, just as soon as they woke up."Does anyone else need to be reminded of how OLD I am?" The crowd scattered some back to their sparring others lazed at the edges of the field placing wagers. They had all been raised with the tales of Rajit'Kal and his companions in battles both near to home and in cities far away, they had all seen it many times before on this very field, his skill his abilities yet when the chance was given to ruffle a few feathers on the more experienced combatants it was hard to pass up.

Torq had taken the time during the scuffle to collect their mounts, he shook his head at Raj as his friend dusted off his backside and ran a hand through his wiry blue hair. Rajit'Kal nodded to Torq as he took the reins, gained his seat on Cho's back easily and the pair rode off down the path to the waterfront. They rode in silence, both knew the conversation that would be had but neither seemed ready to discuss it. They had ridden all the way to the shoreline before Torq decided to speak. "So you bedded her?"

"That obvious?" Raj asked

The orc turned in his saddle giving Rajit'Kal a hard look "You my friend are always in control, today you seemed not to have any."

"The truth be told I have had very little control over anything since meeting her." with that he pulled hard on Cho's reigns and headed off at a gallop down the coast. They rode hard late into the afternoon stopping now to rest their mounts near one of the smaller Troll villages.

"You know you can't keep her here?" It was more a statement than a question.

"She has only been awake a couple of days, I can not send her away yet." Raj countered.

"Yes but she will need to be taken back to her people at some point. The longer she is with you the less chance you have of getting her home, she will be discovered eventually." Tarq hated to be the one speaking to his friend about sending the Elf away but he knew the longer she stayed the more attached Raj would become. "We need to take her to Kimba."

Rajit'Kal was lost back in thought once again. If he took the girl to Torq's sister and she was out of his reach would the feelings for her die down? It was unnatural how attached he had become to her and putting distance between them could solve this problem. On the one hand he really wanted to escape with her and try to make a life with the elf, a thought that scared him to his core, but what kind of life would they have. Hiding in small villages run by the Goblins, he needed more information about the village but was not in a mood to ask anything further. Raj nodded "We can leave in two weeks, I need her to regain some strength first." the unspoken truth was he needed to take her body beneath his a few more times before sending her away.

***Chapter Break***

Liana awoke to an empty bed, the scent of the Troll lingered on the pillows though they were cold, a telling sign he had risen long before. She buried her face int he pillow inhaling the scent of pine and musk that is Rajit'Kal. Memories of their shared passion assailed her mind, was it all a dream or was it reality. Had she made love to Rajit'Kal in the early morning hours? Nothing felt different, mentally she felt the same, wouldn't she feel different if they had made love?

Liana threw the covers back, swinging her legs over the side of the bed, she sat bemused as she inspected her bare skin. Her arms looked mostly normal, light bruising around her wrists but that could have been from her recent illness. A quick glance t her breasts and belly, both appeared to be fine, the bright red streaks on the insides of her thighs were not normal. Liana squeezed her legs shut trying to block out the contrast of bright red against the pale white of her skin. She became acutely aware of several things, the tenderness at the juncture between her thighs, the soreness of her breasts and the that she was still bleeding a bit.

So it was true, she had made love to Raj. There was something wicked about a sexual encounter with the enemy, even worse was the realization of the loss of her virginity to said enemy. Was it such a bad thing, this losing of her maidenhead, the fact that it was to a member of the Horde was a problem to some but not really to Liana. There would be no crying over the loss, the pleasure she had felt int he Trolls arms over road any objections her rational mind could come up with. There was a rightness in the situation, something unexplainable, felt in ways Liana had never known, besides nobody would know of the tryst but her and the Troll.

Liana was not ignorant of lovemaking, she had witnessed many a quick tryst in the hallways of the keep, spur of the moment happenings when it was thought nobody would be around. She has heard her fair share of tales from the young maids and even the mage's that resided in Theramore. She also knew there was no stopping what had happened early this morn. Truth be told she wanted Rajit'Kal from the moment she had seen him fighting with Selvan's men, he exited something in her, something that had been sleeping int he depths of her being for so long.

"So ya be awake now" Liana was startled by the sudden appearance of Raj's sister, she assumed the female troll to be his sister at least she had never seen his sister only heard them speaking. She should not have been startled though, since she was facing the door where the female entered.

Niabu hurried across the room, setting her burdens, a tray of food and clean clothing, on the table. Turning towards the bed she was brought up short by the sight of the Elf. Ghostly pale and painfully thin, the blood staining her legs and soaking into the bed startled Niabu. "Did my brother do this to you?"

The accusing tone in the Trolls voice worried Liana, she realized the female was not please by what she was seeing " I am sorry.. I did not..." Liana was at a loss for words, she could see herself now from another perspective. An intruder, an enemy, unwelcome, tears stung her eyes but Liana would not shed them. She wold not show vulnerability in the presence of this woman. Raj's sister was tall and shapely, she made Liana feel thin and sickly. She had long curly blue hair a shade darker than her brothers, all in all she was formidable and intimidating, making Liana feel distinctly lacking.

"Well he made you his whore in the end just as I thought. All he wanted was to taste you now he has left me with this mess." Niabu did not believe the things she said but she was angry. Angry with her brother for hurting a patient in her care and angry with the Elf for allowing it to happen. Then again the girl was innocent before her brother laid hands on her, she may have been ignorant of the situation till it was too late, how well Niabu knew of such things.

"You needn't clean up this mess I will take care of it." Liana replied

"No no girl, I be cleaning dis mess up" the Troll said as she wrapped a blanket around Liana's shoulders, her whole demeanor changing as she realized the girl was still in pain.

Liana followed her out of the bedroom into a neat little kitchen and up a curving staircase to the top floor. "You take care of cleaning yourself, then we talk." With that Niabu left her in the tiny bathing chamber.

The house Raj share with his sister was beautifully furnished and kept very neatly, it was obvious his sister took pride in her home. Liana heard raised voices as she reached the door to the bedchamber she had been sharing with Rajit'Kal. Niabu sat on the bed, the bed had been changed but the pile of blood soaked sheets lay near the door, Raj was pacing between the table and the bed, he stopped to run a hand through his hair then continued on pacing.

"Do ya even realize what ya done to her?" Niabu asked Raj's back as he paced past her.

"Bedded her and nothing more." he replied

Niabu clucked her tongue "You did more den dat brother, she will be an outcast now."

"She was an outcast when she released me, she chose to commit treason and I chose to save her, to replay the debt owed." he stopped again looking out the window now at the setting sun. "Torq will take her to his sister in the village she and her human live in, there are others like her in the village."

"And what will she do in the village?" Niabu asked

"Stay with Kimba and her human, they will try to find her people." Raj was agitated with the conversation and with having to discuss the Elf in such a way.

"She will not be allowed back home. You hear de stories, you been to da Goblin towns, women like her are whores in taverns or sold as slaves." Niabu stood then pacing herself now, "I will not have her a whore Raj, I may not have accepted her but youw ill see to her comfort. Pay for her a place with the people in the village, give her a home dere."

"I would not leave her to fend for herself, Niabu why must you think the worst of me for this." he regretted it as he said it, she did understand far to well.

The troll female faced her brother eyes narrowed slits "you know why."

It was silent for a few moments before Liana decided to enter the room, she had heard more than enough to know her situation was hopeless. She was to be sent away to a village of outcasts and Goblins. She was deeply hurt by this turn of events, she needed time alone ,time to think.