Elis

Elis looked at her parents’ illustrations with sorrow.

There were tears in her eyes. ‘Please protect Loy and Lila. Please…’

Inside the hut, a new light came in. Elis saw Kayla pushing aside the curtain of the hut’s entrance. She went inside without saying a word and behind her was Lila. Both of them carried the unconscious Loy who had lost his left arm.

‘Bandages and medicine,’ Kayla ordered. They both laid Loy on the bed. Elis was still shocked looking at the blood on Loy. ‘Bandages and medicine!’ she snapped.

Elis was alert and went searching through the chest inside the hut.

Thud. Behind her, Lila had dropped to the bed.

‘She’s just tired. The bandages and medicine, Elis.’

Elis got what she requested and gave the items to her.

‘Get the healer to come here.’

Elis was momentarily stunned upon looking at the condition of both her siblings: both unconscious.

‘Get the healer, Elis!’ Kayla repeated her order.

She scrambled out of the hut and ran as fast as she could to get the healer.