[Firenze]: 56.Sharman - The New Beginning: Chapter4

CHAPTER FOUR – THE HAJJ UNDERGROUND

The Hajj are a secretive people, they kept themselves to themselves and are a perfect working underground community. They have built their homes underground and are able to communicate almost immediately if there ever was an intruder in their midst. Kerrin held Kenaz’s hand as she lead him through countless tunnels, leading him to her and her father’s dwellings in this underground city.

Finally, they reached a small door leading into a large room filled with an array of sweet scented aromas and two doors leading into two bedrooms. Kerrin darted in looking around the room as if she hadn’t seen it for years. She turned and looked at Kenaz, “Well this is where I have lived since before I can remember” said Kerrin.

Just after saying that Othel walked in and looked up and there stood his daughter in a Sharman apprentice’s uniform. But what caught his attention as he walked in was Kenaz as he kept his hood up all the way through the tunnels and in Kerrin’s home.

“Kerrin who is this?” asked Othel curiously.

“You know in your heart, who he is Father” answered Kerrin with a smile.

“It better not be who I think it is because if it is he is not welcome here” said Othel gritting his teeth at Kerrin.

Lowering his hood, Kenaz turned to Othel “Yes it is I, Othel. Your dear brother-in-law.”

“Hello Kenaz, so you’ve finally found me and Kerrin.” Said Othel sadly.

“I hope you have been well over the years, would it be possible to talk to you before you run off again”

“Yeah sure, Kerrin will you go to your room please”

Kerrin went into her room and sat by the door wondering what the two men were going to talk about. But as the wonder went she came to realize what they were about to talk about. Her future and her past, so she listened in to discover her past.

“Well what do you wanna know Kenaz?” asked Othel.

“Why did you run after I told you Kerrin was a natural Sharman?” said Kenaz looking at the man who he once admired for being the only man that could tame the wild spirit of his sister.

“Kerrin was the only thing I had left of Jenna and I wasn’t about to lose her like I did Jenna.”

“I don’t understand, why wouldn’t you want your daughter to become one of the most powerful Sharman that has ever lived? Did you ever tell Kerrin she was a natural Sharman?”

“I hid my daughter from the Sharman because I didn’t want her to become a power hungry tyrant who takes the lives of innocent men, women and children. And no I never told her, there would have been too many questions that I was not ready to answer. Now I suppose you are going to tell me she has to stay with you.”

“I understand that but you should have told her that she was a natural Sharman, so that she would have the choice of who she was to become. And to answer you last question, yes she will have to stay with me as now the High Sharman is atoned to her Sharman powers now and if she were to run away she would be found almost instantaneously.” Said Sharman Kenaz casually.

“Very well, I will not run and hide Kerrin this time but you must promise one thing Kenaz,” Othel eyed Kenaz like a broken man. A man who has lost everything.

“What is that Othel?”

“You have got to let Kerrin exit the guild once a month to visit me, is that alright with you?” Othel now on his knees watched Kenaz as he made his decision.

“I will honour your wish Othel but it will be once a month and once a month only.” Kenaz offered his hand to Othel as they shook on agreement.

“Thank you Kenaz and now you and Kerrin must leave before I get too attached to Kerrin once again. Kerrin!”

Kerrin bustled in and ran to her Father and hugged him tightly whispering “I don’t want to leave you” over and over again until finally her Father pushed her away saying that he loved her dearly and he would see her again in a month’s time.

She looked at him once more before she exited the room and sighed. The tunnels were dark and as Kenaz, and Kerrin exited the tunnels the sunlight blinded them but the smell of fresh air was a relief. After, exiting the tunnel and unto the street Kerrin kept her head down and did not talk for the whole way back to the Sharman’s Guild.