Ella ran back to the forest. She can find some clues on were her heart stone is. It was more safe away from that family. Kell will find her. The family that help her will be the one to be curse by him. She knew humans will not except her, thanks to Kell. She have to find a way to get her body back. She wish to have at least some of her powers. For one of them to know were she was at. The second to protect her self.
Alejo look through out the village for the boy. Why in the hell did he run from them? It may have to do with his parents. Maybe looking for them. He ran to the forest. It didn't take a lot of time to find him. He was right were Alejo find him the first time. Alejo was out of breath.
"Little boy why did you run away? I told you we were not go to hurt you. We just helping you out. You can't protect your self out here." Ella just stare at him.
"You can't help me. You have no power to go against a god." Alejo was taken back. A god?
"You are a god? I don't buy that."
"..."
"You can't stay in the woods. You might as well come back with me." Alejo hold out his hand to the little boy. The boy shook he head.
"You and your mother will not be safe with me." Alejo was taken back again. He was confused.
"Why you say that is not safe with us. Where you kidnapped?" The boy shook he head.
"I am being hunted by a so called god. More like a demon. A devil by the look of him. So I tell you again. I am not safe with you." Alejo scratch the back of his head. Thinking.
"I hear what you say and I find it hard to believe that a devil is after you. If that true than why are you here. Tell me why he not here? Or have his demons come for you."
"That is why I am saying its not safe with me." Alejo took a deep breath. Walk over to the little boy and hoist him over his shoulder. "We will find out more about this. Me and mother will help in anyway we can. I am sorry if you do not believe me. But I do not like to see any one helplessly. My father once told me. If you can help some one, help them any way you can. But remember you are human and not a god. So I will help you." Ella couldn't make him understand. He is human after all.
Two months when by. Ella try many times to run. That boy always find her and bring her back. Her tiny legs can carry her far. Not only that she was in a human body. There are times that she faints for no reason as well as have fevers. One minute she will be fine next she will have a fever. She have a feeling it has to do with her heart stone. She may have less than a year to live. With out her heart stone her life has been cut short.
She can't stay here. This time she will not get caught. She left in the middle of the night. She kept running even if she was tired. The fever was an all time high. It will not stop her. It was already mid morning. They have to know she was gone. Maybe this time he will not come for her. Her hunger was getting to her. She stop to rest. Looking around the forest. She hate this feeling of helplessness. She hate this body. She will get that man for this. Sitting on a stump. She was kicking her legs, feeling frustrated. To her right she heard some leaves rustle. She fear nothing. She waited for what was in the bushes.
A white fox jump out. Now what is a white fox doing in this area. The fox stop six feet in front of her. They stare at each other. Each wondering what the other is doing in the forest.
"Well now, I never thought that a white fox will be this far away from home."
[Seeing is believing. A human child. Alone in the forest.] Ella was shock. She can still hear animals talk.
"I can hear you." Now it was the fox turn to be shock.
[You can hear me?]
"Yes"
[I never heard of a human talk to us.]
"Well I am not human. Your kind call us Children of the Light."
[You do not look like one.]
"Well I was ..."
[It does not matter to me. For I have nothing to do with you.] The fox was being very rude.
"Hey. Is that any way to talk to me. For I will get my power back."
[I am so scared] Now he was be mean.
"Well I will found and teach you a lesson."
[When you do I will be waiting little one.] The fox turn and left. Just you wait I will get you back. Ella got off the stump. Continue to walk north. She had a feeling to go north. At least she knows which way is north. For an hour she walked. The only company she had the were the sound of the birds and other woodland animals. Then a loud crying of one creature can be heard. She stop to heard were it was come from. The crying stop follow by a rustle of wood. She followed the sound until she came up to a wooden cage. She never for one minute that she will meet the white fox. She walk up to the cage, bend down to be eye level to the fox.
"We meet again." The fox stop fighting the cage. He turn his head to look in her eyes.
[Its you. I thought you were one of them hunters. Please help me out.] She had to think on that.
"Why should I. For one you were rude to me and the other I have no intention an helping you. What can you do for me."
[Please if you help me. I will get you my thanks.]
"Don't want that"
[Then what can I give you. I don't anything to give you.]
"How about your bond to me." The fox back away to the back of the cage. He hiss at her.
[Anything but that. I will never serve a human.]
"How many time I have to tell you. I am not human."
[You can't fool me. I see you as a human.]
"You stupid animal. You can stay in that cage. I hear humans love far coats. Your is a pretty white. There not that many white foxes in this area. You came from the south"
[I don't understand what you are saying. Since I was a kit. Me and my brothers and sister live in a stone temple. Until one day I was taken away. They put me in a cage along with my brothers and sisters. We were happy in the stone temple. There are people that would take care of us. Than something happen with the humans. The men of your kind took us away. One day my cage fell off of a big animal that was carrying me and my brothers and sisters. I was free, but my brothers and sisters were not. So I live here now.]
"...."
[...]
She took a big breath. Open the cage for the fox. The fox walk out and sat in front of her.
"I am freeing you so run away. Don't let me catch you again in a cage."
[I thank you for freeing me, human]
"I told you I am not human."
[Whatever you say. I still see you as a human.] The white fox turn and hop away. Ella kept walking. Another hour and the fox was back. Sitting on a falling tree.
[I will help you get out of the forest. If you follow me I can take you to a human village I found.] The fox jump off the tree. Walking the other way she came.
"I am going north. I am look for one of my heart stone. I know for sure that one one them is in the north way. If I keep walk I know for sure I will feel it."
[Its not safe here for you.]
"I know. But I will keep walk even run if I have to. I have little time to do it."
[Than I will help you in the forest until you leave it.] Ella bow to the white fox.