-pg191- Roshinu So, Jill. Do you like it here? Will you join us? Jill Sorry, Roshinu-nee-chan. I don't know yet. Sorry... Roshinu ..... That's okay. I'll let you sleep on it. But Jill... -pg192- Roshinu Was anything in that town fun? Was there something... More fun than flying through the air? Retribution: Lost Children Misty Valley (2) -pg193- Jill ....... Pakk. Pakk Maaaaan, was it hard sneakin' in here.... I swear, no matter how long I live, it ain't enough to prepare me... I just got mugged by like, 13 of 'em... Jill Why'd you come here? Pakk Oh no real reason; I just figured I'd come and save you! Ah; no, there were 15. -pg194- Jill To save me.... Pakk Yeah, yeah. Oh, I tell a lie, there were 18. Jill Oh yeah... How is he? The Black Swordsman? Pakk Gatts? I've washed my hands of him. The two of us are through. Jill He isn't with you? Pakk After you left, he said he was gonna kill you too! Jill ....I see. I wondered... If he would. Pakk YEP! (He would!) Let's hurry the hell out of here! It's far too dangerous for you! Jill Uh, Pakk... I... -pg195- Pakk They asked you, didn't they? To be an elf? ...uh. Jill....Jill, why would you? How could you be okay with that? Jill ...I don't know. I don't know if I will... But... If I do, will it matter? -pg196- Pakk Will it matter?...They're EVIL!! Those are NOT real elves!! They attack humans and EAT them! How can you even say something like that, Jill? Jill They might do that... But... Here, they play like children... They're very peaceful. The attacking and eating people...it's just like wolves. They aren't human, so they may not follow the same rules. Pakk Wolves didn't use to do that sort of thing... Either. They used to be... Jill Besides... Pakk ..... Jill I'll never be found. If I... Stay and have fun with these children... No one will find me. -pg197- Jill Being hungry... Or cold... Worrying about the weather every day... Afraid of thieves... Afraid of fights... Without an end in sight... More... And more... -pg198- Pakk I'm sensing a massive, shuddering fear... What of? B...but, but...(uh...) You said you don't know anyone! There's your mother... Yes! Your mother is worried about you! [Uh...something badly handwritten.] Jill Mother... Yes... Pakk (Uh...) (Helloooo) Jill I wonder if I'll ever be like her... I'm not sure I could...I'd be too afraid. Afraid my children might be attacked... Something might make them cry... I don't know if I could bear that... Pakk Jill... -pg199- Jill And what would their father be like? Would the children slowly become frightened of him? That would be... No... Pakk Jill.... Jill That's it. That's... That's my... That's what there is for a human girl. Pakk You're hurting me, Jill! Jill S-sorry, Pakk. I... Pakk (Squeezed the life outta me...) -pg200- Pakk What's this? A play war? -pg201- Elf Charge! Jill Is this for real? Pakk ..........!! -pg203- Pakk Th-that's not play... They're really... Killing each other... -pg204- Jill ...dancing... Pakk ........ Only humans... Act like that... Only humans... Think killing looks like fun... Them and... Them and... Monsters. -pg205- Elf Wait, wait! Adult attack, adult attack! Jill Urp... ..........!! Pakk Jill...! -pg206- Elves A gift! A gift for you! Kee! Kee! -pg207- Jill .......ee... -pg208- Elves Not accepted. Our gift was not accepted. You hit us. You hit elves. Why? Aren't you one of us? Aren't you... One of us? -pg209- Pakk Uh-oh....I really don't like the way this is going... Run away, Jill. Jill .......... Pakk This is neither the time nor the place to be scared stiff! Scram! They get pissed if crossed, so let's go slowly....slowly... NOW! -pg210- Elves She ran away? She ran away? The human child ran away? Retribution: Lost Children - Misty Valley (2) - The End