Chapter 6 when torture has its limits
Faun finally awoke from the fever and the moment he opened his eyes, he found himself in a bed which startled him enough to sit up and view his surroundings when he looked down to see he had clean clothes on. These were not his favorite green Thalmor robes but mage robes, "this is not mine… I am no mage..." Faun whispered to himself quietly when he heard the room door open and looked up to see who it was.
"Finally awake, I see. Good because the thalmor ambassador has been looking for you." The tall figure came walking towards Faun when the high elf felt like he should have never woken up, "Should I care what she thinks, all I do is spy and report… and one more thing." Faun said with such irritation, as he moved the blankets and stood up off the bed when he quickly grabs the pillow and throws it at the other high elf.
"Why did you back here, Ancano!" he yelled as he watched the pillow hit Ancano's face, wishing he thrown something solid. His hair fell to one side of his face when he stormed up to the other high elf, grabbing his neck and slams him against the stone wall with force, "I made it clear that I never wanted to see you again!" he spoke with a low, deep voice yet it still had its charm.
"Let him go, Faun. You are no longer under his watch, though I was hoping Ancano would not skip that part." Another figure walked into the room, Faun let go of Ancano's neck when he heard that all too familiar voice so he turned to face the other Thalmor.
"Why…when did you… Ondolemar, why did they choose you…" that this point, Faun was shocked to see his old friend and rival standing before him in his own Thalmor robes. Ondolemar kept a serious face when he saw Faun, "They did not choose me… I volunteered to be your superior because you lacked to report to Ancano when you arrived here." He was not pleased one bit and Faun knew that, Ancano on the other hand was satisfied to see that his troubles were over with but yet he did not expect Ondolemar to volunteer when he heard the news.
"Once you arrive with me to Markarth, I except you to come to me with a full report every week and to respect my rank when we get there, do we understand." Ondolemar was not going to make it easy for Faun but punishment was due and this boy had to lean as he turned to leave. Faun did not refuse and without words, he nodded his head once to show his new superior that he understood. "Is this my punishment or is it freedom… who knows." Faun thought to himself as he followed Olndolemar in silence.
After they left WinterHold, Faun remained silent as they walked and with that short high elf. Ondolemar could not help but notice that this Thalmor had changed a lot; he would hear Faun hum a tune or mutter something when he had the chance.
"Do not worry so much, Faun. I am not that cruel like Ancano, I had to sound mean in order for Ancano to know that he cannot just pick on you whenever he wanted. I know how it is when you spent most of your time being tortured by him, but it is not okay to avoid your reports and I must make sure you understand that" the high elf tried to be reasonable but he doubted that his words were getting through to Faun, since the boy was not paying attention to what he had to say.
"Lay off, sir. I am in no mood to talk right now" the short high elf said a bit upset while kicking a small rock, "Well then, I will not 'Lay off' because I am watching over you now and I will not tolerate your childish behavior" Ondolemar spoke with a strong tone though he knew the boy might of lost something or someone he was close to in his travels.
Faun could not get the thought out of his head about Cicero, he wondered if the little man was alright or not. He had to find a way to search for the jester without Ondolemar knowing, "Forgive me, sir. I should know my place…" he sighed disappointed as he continued talking with sarcasm this time. "Being under other thalmors foot and leashed like an animal is how I was trained to be…obey and following commands as usual" Faun planned to not make this easy on his superior since 'Old Friends' had a way of changing for the better or worse, he did not know if Ondolemar changed for the better but he will soon find out.