After I had grabbed the woman's hand she helped pull me out from under the bushes. Then she proceeded to try and dust the dirt off of me, all while they all talked in their unknown language. Though suddenly they all get quite and just stare at me, though I'm confused and don't know why so I look down at myself to see what has them so stunned. Then I noticed what I failed to see earlier due to my confusion and fear. I'm dressed in a really bright blue robe-like attire that fits me snugly and it looks very expensive and even after being in the dirt looks brand new and untouched. Not a wrinkle or speck of dirt on me. It feels soft like cotton or silk but when I touch it, it feels strong and unmoving... One of the men walked forward and says something I don't understand to me and so I just look back at him with a blank look. That really seemed to make him mad because he then proceeded to grab my shoulder and yell at me. What did he want?!? "I don't know what your saying or what you want!" I tried telling them but then they all just look more confused. The beautiful elf lady tried to say something but the man just swung hand and hit her. What the hell?! Why did he do that?! Seeing my displeased and angry look seemed to make him laugh, he just shook his head and threw me down. What do I do now?
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"How do you suppose he got way out here?" Crass asked everyone. "The bigger question to ask is how a boy his age is still alive out here" Vastor mumbled. "Maybe he was traveling with a larger hunting party and got separated?"Jean suggested."No one is dumb enough to bring a child into this dammed forest!" Yelled Jed " Relax Jed we are just making guesses" Kent tried to calm everyone down. I tried to pat and dust the dirt off, which did come off surprisingly easy. When it was all off we all got silent. It was a beautiful and clearly high class outfit that the young boy was wearing. Maybe he's some kind of nobles son. " Hey kid, where are you from, and what the hell are you doing out here on your own." Davin asked. The boy just stared at him. This was a poor decision the boy made, as Davin had a short temper. Sure enough he reached forward and grabbed the boy yelling " You dare ignore me boy! You tired of living?! Where are your guardians or parents?! How are you alone out here?!" The poor boy had obvious confusion and even tried to reply in some strange language which just baffled us. I stepped forward to try and calm Davin down "Davin look at the poor boy he's obviously scared and confused." he just swung his arm and slapped me. I guess I should have seen that coming. As an elf, my status was already as low as they come, being only slightly above a slave. Although being a healer raised my status slightly...
Seeing me being hit made the boy angry and he shot a fierce glare at Davin which only made him laugh. After that he just threw the boy down and turned to us " As the leader of this small party I suggest we leave early, although we haven't found anything in the past day or so it worries me. This entire situation worries me so we are heading back." " Davin's right, not running into a beast in a days time is unnatural and now finding this young... lordling? Out here on his own is strange indeed." Cass said. "Davin! I don't care if we go back or not, but don't you dare hit Christine again! Or I'll tell the family that lent her to go with you about how you treated her. She's a member of my party and we joined you for some beast cores not to be treated badly." Jean yelled angrily in my defense. "She's just an elf what does it matter how we treat her?" Vastor said calmly. " It matters to the family that owns her, or does the Celestial clan mean nothing to you also?" Jean retorted sarcastically. This got all the men to think about their past actions. Although I was technically not a slave I did belong to the Celestial clan as a servant healer. I formed a party about 3 years ago with Jean in order to make some extra money, and the family allowed me to go with this group only if I gave them half my earnings. The Celestial clan was a very large, and very powerful clan only second to the Emperor. No one wants to cross the Celestial clan, even if it was an servant elf in the clan. "Ok fine, I'll stop hitting her, but she gets to watch over the runt and bring him back." Davin sneered.
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I don't know what they are saying but it seems they are all mad at each other. The poor elf seems ok and strangely acted like being hit was to be expected. She walked over to me again and reached out her hand which I held quickly. She's saying something to me but I've no idea what it is, so I just look up at her and smile. This seems to work as she looks much happier now. The man who hit her yells something and everyone replies and begins to walk forward. I guess he's the leader of this group of people, I just do what I can and walk with them.
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It has been two days since I've joined these strangers and I've only learned a limited amount from them. Some important things I've learned is that there's magic! I've seen the other woman in the group look at a pile of wood mumble some words and bang a roaring fire would be lit! Guess I'm definitely not on Earth no magic or elves there. Just where am I then? Another less important thing I've learned is that the woman who first took my hand and is taking care of me smells really good. I found out since she likes to hug me like a pillow at night, and she smells like a Pinewood forest fresh and green. Yup definitely not on Earth since we haven't showered in three days and she still smells so fresh.