[~Solo~] Of Demon Folks...

[Nosdyn]

And so it went...

Those first few months he had difficulty being physical with Xyllea...mainly because in his mind he belonged to Illsandra. However, he was adjusting to the best of his capacity. Xyllea, had prove to be a very agreeable woman and very intelligent. As was Illsandra. The`three would spend a lot of time together, talking discussing planning matters.

Those were the happiest days of his life.

Later on his life...he would lack at that time period with Illsandra as the most complete, the most whole he ever felt.

That night...

***

He held the two women in his strong arms, they were sleeping at that point. He would not stir until morning for them...sleep was always very difficult for Nosdyn. He could not remember the last time he had a full night's sleep. But at least he was content...he was at peace. For the first time in his life...he was at peace with himself and the world around him. Matters were on his mind...those late hours of the night were for his personal musings, deep states of thinking and pondering.

Nosdyn thought back to his Father...he thought of the man often those days. He wondered what could have been...had circumstances been different.

He looked at Xyllea at that moment and kissed the top of her forehead softly. He was growing more comfortable around her...it was a gradual process. It had taken Illsandra an equally long time to get him to open to her. He saw she smiled softly at the kiss, and moved closer to his warm body.

Those were the happiest days of his life....

***

The Next day...

The children of the slums were waiting for him as they had every morning before that. Nosdyn suspected that they would continue to want tutelage long after that. Those kids...they represented something for Nosdyn...hope.

He trained them as he had every day up until that point...they were learning quickly.

Until one day....

A Dark Elf that Nosdyn never knew up until that point approached the group.

Nosdyn looked at his wife, Illsandra and she nodded casually that it would be okay for them to proceed with whatever was going to happen next. Nosdyn recognized the marks on The Dark Elf's attire by that point...military academy seals and symbols.

The Dark Elf appeared angry as he approached Nosdyn. "What is your purpose here?" The man asked with an angry tone.

Nosdyn carefully looked at the man...he was not one of Lancaster's. "I'm teaching them." Nosdyn said to the man, gesturing towards the children. His eyes narrowed as he looked at the fellow...he already did not like the man but he would be careful for Illsandra's sake. "I have permission from Lancaster."

The Dark Elf looked at Lancaster's son. "Ah...the reject. Now this makes sense." The Dark Elf said. "I have authority to stop and desist this operation."

Illsandra intervened before Nosdyn could speak, she motioned for her husband to stay his ground. "Under whose permission?" Illsandra suddenly asked her tone of voice was unusually aggressive.

The Dark Elf looked at her carefully. "Senator Llenkroth." The Dark Elf said, he kept his gaze on them. "The Senators have higher authority than the puppet, Lancaster does." He said. "You either stop...or we will take actions against you."

Nosdyn had enough at that point. He'd shown an incredible amount of restraint because his wife was present, and the children. "You are from The Academy are you not?" Nosdyn asked, he wanted to be certain who the new enemy was.

The Dark Elf looked at Nosdyn and nodded. "I am."

"Tell me something are all of your instructors cowards...or just you?" He asked. "Lancaster told me you refused to instruct these children."

THAT...was the equivalent of a punch to the gut. The man frowned. "This will not be the end of this."

The man stormed off.

Nosdyn frowned at that point...for the sake of his wife and the gathered children he'd shown an incredible amount of physical restrain. He looked at Illsandra. "I'm sorry I couldn't hold it in any longer." He said to his wife.

She nodded. "You did the best you could. But I think we'd better see Lancaster immediately." She said and looked at the boy who was Lancaster's son. She knelt down in front of the children. "That man was Academy, yes?" She asked.

He nodded. "Yes my lady...he used to abuse some of us."

She ran her hand through his hair. "You all were very brave today."

Nosdyn looked at them all...something was not sitting well with him. But he would save his concern for Lancaster directly.