Chapter 22

"Wakey! Wakey! Smell the bacy!" Xavier yelled

I turned my head towards him and glared. Is this what "pissed off" feels like?

"Woah! She can actually make expressions! Scary!" He yelled and ran out the room.

I closed my eyes but the moment was gone. I rose and picked up my clothes from under my mattress. Before anyone woke up, I hid the clothes meant for Ezra when Lana left them so he wouldn't steal them away. I guess he kinda expected it because he doesn't even look for his own clothes anymore. He grabbed the dress and went to the bathroom to change. I wanted to change last so that I could have a few more minutes to sleep.

After showering and changing, I walked towards the common house where everyone was.

"I sent the king an update on where we are and what happened last night. He said that he was here and will meet us in the fields after I send our location." Leo said

"Niko, do not grow anything until we get the go ahead from the king. We will need to stall them when we get to the field."

He saw that the elves were walking in and stopped talking.

"Are you sure you don't want different clothes?" Redhead asked Ezra

"It's fine. I'm getting used to this. I have also found out that it's much easier to move around in this" he replied

I think Lana knew that Ezra would take the dress so instead, she gave him a longer skirt and loose shirt for Ezra. Although, I think Leah might steal it from him by the look she's giving it.

Pinky, Redhead, and Gramps were joining us in the fields. As we walked through the forest, I was wondering what made the elves different from all the other races. Other than their ears of course.

Search: Elves

I clicked on the first link.

"Elves have a superior mind set that differentiates them from any other species. It is their high IQ that separates them from the beastly werewolves. Although they do not have magic, their intelligence keeps them at the top of the food chain."

There wasn't much else about elves from the internet so I checked the king's library.

There were many books about the elves. Their history and how they live but I chose the more recent book that came out after the merge.

"The Downfall Of The Elviens"

"Elvians have fought their way through tough battles in recent history and earned the name 'The Feared'. Although they do not have any special magical abilities, their minds have evolved beyond what any other creature could imagine. After the Merge, they were the first to go into hiding, predicting a catastrophe brewing between the two sides. We are not sure what happened but the Elviens vanished for a hundred years. When the returned, they moved towards west where they hid. Never explaining what happened to them."

There was more but they were only conspiracy theories on what might have happened to them.

"It's going to take us a while to get there. In the meantime, you could tell us on how you made that tree grow so fast" Gramps told me

Mmm...no. I would tell him but it would be a waste of time since they won't be able to do it. I didn't reply to him.

"Not a big talker, eh?" he asked

I won't hesitate to add violence to my vocabulary.

We get into the carriage once we get outside of the forest and head out to the fields. Gramps was at the front, guiding the horse and the rest of us were cramped in the carriage.

I wanted to ask the elves if they could tell us what happened to them when they went into hiding. I can't ask them directly so I ask Ezra to ask for me.

"How do you know about that?" He asked me

"What was that?" Pinky asked him

"Uh...I was wondering if you guys knew what happened when you disappeared for a hundred years"

"Gramps is the only one still alive who could answer that. Although, you're not going to get much out of it since he gets headaches when he tries to remember." Pinky said

"Has he told you anything?" Leo asked

"The only thing he ever said was that he remembered going into a white room. There was a chair in the middle with wires at the top. Next thing he remembered was waking up in the far east of Erathaol. We're thinking that the other side had something to do with the memory loss but we're not sure" Redhead said

*Ask if Gramps has any scars on his head or anywhere on his body* I said

Ezra repeated my question.

"I don't think so. At least, nothing that I could see" pinky said

"Why so many questions?" Redhead asked

"Yeah. I wonder why" Ezra muttered

The carriage stopped and Gramps yelled "We're here!"

We get out and see nothing but dirt. We passed by here when we were walking towards the forest to hide but I didn't get a good look at it.

"Yoo-hoo! Hello there!" Someone yelled a little further ahead.

He wore shaggy clothes that was covered in dirt with a giant sun hat. I could see light blonde hair peeking from the bottom of the hat as he looked at us with kind brown eyes.

Oh god. It was the king. The king was dressed as a farmer.