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Human Foal

Chapter Two,

"Who will sponser Tobias of Mindelan?" The silence that met the question made Tobe very nervous, even more nervous than being left till last. The group of boys sniggered and one flicked a stone at Tobe, he felt it hit his shoulder but made no acknowledgement of it. "Will no one sponsor him?"

"Who would want to sponsor a servant?" a small boy with a crooked nose and steel grey eyes sneered.

"Hold you tongue!" Padraig snapped at the boy who just moved back into the group. "If no one will sponsor him I will be forced to choose one for him myself."

"I'll do it," the voice came from the back of the group and was met with even more jeering than Tobe had been given. Padraig hushed them quickly and looked at the boy that stepped through the group, being shoved from behind. "I'll sponsor him."

Tobe stared at the boy in shock. A horrible scar ran down the boys face, from his hair line on his right temple down over his eye splitting the eyebrow, it then curved around his cheek and onto the lips, making a carved line through both of them and then finished on his chin.

"Thank you Edek of GlassCaverns," Padraig said. Slowly the boys dispersed leaving only the sponsers with their sponsees(not a real word). Edek looked down at Tobe who pressed his back against the door. He was shy around normal people, but this boy just looked scary. However when he saw the sad look in the boys eyes he loosened his grip on the door.

"Are you afraid of me?" Edek asked, his voice flat. Tobe tried to shake his head but ended up gazing at the scar before looking at his laces. "You are afraid of me. Well good, so you should be. I only agreed because my mother knows your Mistress." Tobe nodded. "Follow me, we'll go and eat."

They ate in silence, all the other boys avoiding them, especially Edek. Some discretely threw food at him, others hissed and called him scar-face. Tobe was actually starting to feel sorry for the poor boy. He sighed as Edek led him back to his room in silence.

"I'll get you in the morning, but that doesn't mean I'm your friend."

Tobe was drawing a picture of Edek from his memory when the door opened and Betram entered carrying a stack of towels. He nodded to Tobe before going into the washroom.

"I heard a rumour in the kitchens that your sponsor is Edek of Glasscaverns," he said cheerfully from the washroom. "My brother is his servant, he says he's a very depressed boy."

"Well, he does have that scar," Tobe said, as he drew the said scar.

"Do you know how he got it?" Betram asked as he came out. Tobe shook his head. "His father supposidly, Alamar says that there are more down his back. He looks horrible doesn't he?" Betram asked.

"I feel soory for him, he's got no friends," Tobe admitted.

"He doesn't want none."

"Do you know why not?" Tobe asked as he finnished his sketch and started one of Betram. Betram admitted he didn't but would ask Alamar if he could find out. There was knock on the door and Betram opened it, bowing to Edek as he entered.

"Breakfast is..." he trailed off as he saw the sketch of him. "Did you do this?" Betram left hurriedly as Tobe nodded nervously. He wasn't good around people normally but Edek looked vivid, the scar turning a deep red. "Why? To make fun of me? To show to all your friends at home so they can laugh at me too?"

"No-no-I always draw people, I can't help it sometimes..." Tobe stuttered.

"But why draw me!?!" Edek shouted. Tobe began to tremble, his first day and his sponsor already hated him...all because of his stupid habbit of drawing people.

"I don't know..." he whispered pitifully.

"Well you can consicer yourself un-sponsored servant, find your own way round!" Edek tore the page out loudly before stalking out of the room. Tobe picked up the book where it had dropped to the floor and he realised with a heavy heart that on the back of Edek's picture and there for with Edek now was his favourite picture, Kel, Dom, Neal and Peachblossom, the four people he cared about most in the world. Tobe missed breakfast.

3 Weeks Later,

Dear Lady,

I miss you, and Dom, and Neal, and Peachblossom...especially Peachblossom. Lesson's are alright, I'm not having a good time very good at the fighting we're doing as we havn't started horseback stuff or swords yet. I wish I was there with you now.

Love Tobe

Kel was worried by the tear marks on tyhe letter and in that instant decided to go and see what was troubling Tobe so much he thought he couldn't tell them.

A/N There we go, I feel sorry for Tobe and Edek...I doubt you feel sorry for Edek but you will next time I update.