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Feng nodded, it would be better to get someone who could speak the language she thought, before going off to ask Cindy, "I'll be right back."

As she was passing the group of children, Saki who had been usered out by Lin padded in the other direction. She knew that this was her big chance to do some good and as a little eager teen she was looking forward to the chance. Taking a deep breath and stuck her tongue out in conceration before dashing off in a run so she could skid or slid into the group of children. Which probably resulted in her ramming into something or someone, but darn it if she didn't look cute doing it with her paws up in the air and her tail thumping on the ground.


Cindy carefully ran a light finger across the healing wound, it was probably infected. She mused on this as she went into her bag to look for what she needed, cream for the arm, and bandages so the cream wouldn't get wiped off accidently. Medicine....


"Cindy, do you know where Adonai is? We need him to translate," Feng asked her sister.

"Hmm.. he should be upstairs," Cindy murmured as she took out a bottle of cream and a bottle of clear liquid, "Amdir, could you ask her... if you can, if it hurts at all, and if she hurts anywhere else?"

Feng hurried upstairs, she kind of new where Cindy was working, so she was sure the person she was looking for would be there. She popped her head into the work room.

"Adonai?"


Saki blinked as she got to her feet, she didn't mean the make the cry and she padded up to him and pawed him gently. She looked up at him with the biggest sad eyes she could muster.

"Up please?" she purred, "Up? Mew..."

"Hmmm...."At least the arm didn't hurt, but it still worried Cindy at that, they probably did catch it in time, but she also didn't know how deep the cut was, but it couldn't have been too deep seeing as the girl was still here.

"It is probably infected," Cindy murmured as she looked around and realized there was no water or cloth, "And.. I need to get a bowl of water and cloth to clean the site."

Adonai was writing on a sheet of parchment up in the study he and Cindy had been using during Cindy's time there, but he dropped his quill and jumped to his feet when he heard Feng calling his name.

"You need help?" he assumed, reaching for his own bag and throwing it over his shoulder. He headed towards the door and slipped past Feng. "Fill me in," he requested. "Everything."


When Saki started talking, all of the children around her screamed and fell back - but after the initial shock, the little boy who had been crying sniffled and crawled forward tentatively, his chin just about touching the floor as he looked at the kitten at eye level.

He blinked a few times, sniffled again, and said, "Kitty?"


Miriel looked up at Amdir worriedly and asked a question, and he smiled and replied softly before looking at Cindy.

"Be careful," he murmured, though he was certain she would be. "She says the last person who looked at it made it hurt even worse, we don't want to terrify her again."

Adonai nodded and headed down the stairs. "I guess that's something we should keep in mind for next time," he murmured. "Perhaps I should teach Haradhel Common Elvish. I'm sure Elrohir must know it, he was raised in the Southland palace."


The little boy blinked and shrank back timidly, then lay flat on his stomach and reached out with one hand to rub the top of Saki's head with the tip of one finger. He moved it forward and backward slowly, rubbing only a small spot on her head, but when she didn't try to attack him (as he had thought all animals did) he nudged forward a bit further and scooped her up, cuddling her against his chest.

"Nice kitty," he pronounced solemnly, wiping the tears from his cheeks with the back of one hand.

Encouraged by his bravery, the other children pressed closer and peered over his shoulder to look at the talking kitty.


Amdir spoke softly to the girl as Cindy bathed her arm, but the girl just winced and pressed her face against Amdir's chest. She whimpered softly, and Amdir put one hand on her head comfortingly and looked up at Cindy.

"She says it stings," he told her quietly. "I know there's nothing we can do about that right now, but it seems pretty bad."

He licked his lips and looked down at the girl again. "Maybe I should ask her where it came from," he suggested. "Would that affect the required treatment?"

Adonai nodded and headed into the dining room, where all of the children were. He licked his lips apprehensively as he looked around ... there were so many of them ...

Well, some of them seemed to be having fun with Saki, and most of the rest were with Amdir, Aliya and Cindy, so he headed over to Haradhel to offer what help he could.



The boy giggled softly, almost as if he were trying not to, but he lowered his face fractionally and snuggled back. The other children around them crowded them then, all of them trying to pet Saki, or stroke her wings, or nuzzle her if they could get close enough - but the boy hunched over as if he were trying to keep Saki all for himself.



Amdir spoke softly with the girl once more, then turned back to Cindy, his face grim.

"Punishment," he told her with a frown. "For dropping something. She was whipped."

It took a lot to anger Amdir, but he could feel rage boiling up inside him. He was furious with the people who had done this to the child - she was only a child! She should have been home, playing on a swing or with other kids or running around and having fun! Not being a slave, property to be whipped or beaten for a simple childish accident!

Adonai was busy already talking with the child Haradhel had been attempting to communicate with earlier - the little girl that Feng had brought in. She didn't look as scared as she had a few minutes earlier, which was a relief, but she didn't quite look comfortable yet either.



The little boy holding Saki looked very reluctant to let her go. He wanted something to hug - he needed something to hug. He brought his knees up and shook his head, hugging Saki again, once more close to tears.



Amdir nodded at Cindy and adjusted his grip on the girl he was holding, making her more comfortable, reassuring her that she would be all right.

"Go ahead," he nodded to Cindy. "She understands."

The little boy sniffled a bit and looked at Saki curiously. "Toys?" he repeated in confusion.

Another little boy turned excitedly to the other children and told them what the kitten had said in their own language, and they all pressed close once again, looking for the location of the toys.



Amdir nodded and spoke to the girl, who lifted her head and looked at Cindy. Her eyes were very big and very blue - and very wet. Apparently she had been crying into Amdir's chest - a fact which was evidenced by the wet spot on his tunic.

She spoke softly, and Amdir translated for her: "She'll take anything you give her, she hasn't been treated this well in years."

Feng would have loved to do baths, she loved water that was just part of her nature. Though that would have been a really bad idea to go all fishy at that moment. She kind of new this, "Uhm.... I could help with clothes or something."

Saki nodded happily as she pointed a paw over towards where she knew the toys were being kept, "Over there! Toys are over there for everyone to play with. Mew..... all kinds of toys."

She knew this because she the knew the play room best out of all the places in the Ranch house.

"Ah.... I see," Cindy murmured as she took the bottle, it had been made in such a way that it would give the drops, "She just needs to open her mouth, two quick drops and that's it. Then she's done and all she probably needs after that is a good wash, food and rest. Rest especially."