Ruriska
"One of them tried to threaten me with a monster and another one wanted to make me into one." Massalia said softly. He cautiously took Aludra's hand, and offered a sad smile. He wasn't used to - gentle. He was rather discoordinated and, well, a boy at times of 11 had moments of non-finesse, but he tried.
"I think we are all scared. I know two others. I'll call you if you call me. I bet Almary and Subra will like the extra help, too, learning. Almary and I want to make a book, because nobody told us anything about this."
Massalia smiled. "So we can help other kids like us not get hurt. Maybe grown ups and bigger kids too. I know there's some stuff but not a lot, and I never saw much."
He seemed thoughtful.
"We should all stick together and look out for one another. You, Me, Almary, Subra - and find more kids. Help them too."