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The next day, Byron went to his village’s clothes maker and asked if she would make some special clothes for a new person.

“It depends, Byron. I have to see them first.” She said.

Byron gladly led her to the healer’s sanctuary.

“Why are we here?” She asked.

“Because Kalta, he’s in there.” Byron said.

Kalta looked to the cage where he pointed and she saw a real different kind of creature.

“What… what is that?” She asked in a scared tone.

“He’s a Skeksis. Harmless. He’s injured, but he needs some new clothes. Please, Kalta.” Byron said.

Chamberlain watched and listened to their fuss over him. He saw the reluctant Gelfling come closer to his cage.

“Chamberlain, she needs some measurements in order to make the clothes.” Byron said.

Kalta was nervous as she brought out her measuring device.

“Just don’t touch my wounds.” Sil said and he let her start her measurements.

He sat up for her to measure his middle. Everything else was easy.

“Any color you prefer?” Kalta asked.

“Red, black.” Sil answered.

“I’ll see what I can do.” She said, then left with the measurements.

“She didn’t seem too comfortable around you.” Byron said.

Chamberlain didn’t like the concept of that. But he needed clothes and was wanting them bad.

“She should have them nearly done by the time your wounds are healed.” Wyneth said.

Sil was glad to hear it.
………………….

When Kalta got back to her shop, she couldn’t believe she would be making clothes for that hideous creature. And she had seen he was terribly wounded. If the village banded together, maybe they could get him out of here.

A couple days into her making of Sil’s clothing, another Gelfling from the village came into her shop to ask for a new shirt made. His name was Suth.

Suth was the like the security leader of the village. He had brownish hair and brown eyes.

“Hello, Kalta, I am in need of a new shirt. You think you can have it ready in a few days?” Suth asked.

“I’ll squeeze in what I can. These clothes are much bigger and I need to get them done first.” Kalta replied.

Suth saw what she was making and it looked nothing like Gelfling garments.

“Just who are you making those for?” Suth asked.

“Wyneth has an unusual creature in her healer’s sanctuary. He’s requesting clothing.” She said.

“And just what is this creature?”

“A Skeksis.”

Suth’s eyes widened at that. He had heard of them before. He had many friends that had gone to serve the Skeksis in their castle and they had never returned. He worried that there was trouble for them all with one of their kind around.

“I must see this for myself. But just keep my order here.” Suth said and left the shop.

He marched straight for Wyneth’s sanctuary. He knocked on her door. She answered.

“Hi, Suth. What can I do for you?” Wyneth greeted.

“I heard that you had a Skeksis here. Is it true?” Suth demanded.

“Yes. He’s wounded, and that’s why he’s here.” She said.

“I need to see him.”

“Very well. This way.” Wyneth said and she let him in. She led him to Sil’s cage.

Chamberlain was sound asleep at the moment, dreaming of his lover back home.

Suth saw the big grayish creature lying in the cage with a blanket over him. He saw Sil’s right arm out in front of him. It was covered in bandages.

“Two Rakkidas nearly killed him.” Wyneth said. “He’s not well enough to go anywhere.”

“Just keep an eye on him. I’ve lost many friends to those creatures that went to serve in the castle before I came here.” Suth said.

“Yes, Sir.” She replied.

Suth looked Sil up and down again before he left, to make sure the creature wasn’t just pulling a trick.

Wyneth knew this might spell trouble. Chamberlain’s life might be in the balance if he was seen as dangerous by their chief security officer. But she too had been wary of the Skeksis too from the moment he came, despite his injuries.
…………..

Chamberlain still had some healing ahead of him, but after 9 days in her care, Wyneth and Byron encouraged Sil that he needed to get up and move.

He did want to be able to get up and move again. He managed to push himself to a sitting position first, and he took his right hand and took hold of the cage bars, and getting his legs ready, pulled himself to his feet. He moaned as he got up. His left hand held his ribs.

The moment he was on his feet, Sil felt pain in his arm, ribs, and the wounded leg. He whimpered in pain. He held his leg up with his severely wounded arm on the bars.

“You need to use your leg. Just walk slowly so you don’t tear the stitches in it.” Wyneth said.

Chamberlain put his leg down and slowly proceeded to let go of the bars.

“I’m going to let you out for the first time so you can have room to move around. You promise you won’t try to run off?”

“How can I run? I hurt too much. Ribs hurt and hard to breathe sometimes and can hardly walk right now.” Sil said.

He now limped toward the cage door as Wyneth unlocked it. The bandages had the drawback feeling of walking. It hurt to walk, and he was a little unsteady since he hadn’t walked in many days.

Sil was glad to be up on his feet again though. It was just another step in his recovery.

But then, Suth came into the room again, and he saw the Skeksis up on his feet.

Chamberlain didn’t recognize this Gelfling. He knew that Byron was taking care of the Mounders for the day.

“So, he’s up and walking now, is he, Wyneth?”

“Yes, Suth. He needs to start his walking again. He’s been in my care for many days. He’s well enough for it.” She replied.

Suth then approached Sil. “You better not have plans to try to harm my people, Skeksis, or there could be trouble for you. And you may be taller than me, but in your condition, I could easily cause trouble for you.”

“Not I. I am friend. Am outcast. I am friend to Gelflings. And need place to stay.” Sil said.

“Keep it that way, on friendly terms or else. We might be able to see about a place to stay, when you’re well, but for now, you are staying here with Wyneth.” Suth said. “In time, we will have to inform the village that you’re here.”

Chamberlain knew the other Gelflings would need to know that he was here if he were to stay here, if at the least, temporarily. He would stay at the least until he was healed. But it might depend on what treatment they gave him for if he would decide to stay with them. He really had no other place to go outside the castle.

“But why are you here, Suth?” Wyneth asked.

“I just wanted to see how he was doing, as he was asleep the last time I saw him.” Suth said. And of course, with Sil standing now, he could see the full extent to what had happened to the creature. “So, what is your name?”

“Chamberlain, SkekSil.”

“Well, Chamberlain SkekSil, just remember what I said. We like to keep peace around here. Those that cause trouble get punished.” Suth said and left.

“What's his problem?” Sil asked.

“He’s our protector and investigator. He’s just looking out for the village’s safety, that’s all.” Wyneth said.

But as Chamberlain had glared after him, he seemed to get a bad vibe off that Gelfling, that he might be an enemy. If he was well, he could handle him, but not like this. But Sil had gone through so much trouble already to get here and was aiming to not cause trouble.

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The next day, Byron went to his village’s clothes maker and asked if she would make some special clothes for a new person.

“It depends, Byron. I have to see them first.” She said.

Byron gladly led her to the healer’s sanctuary.

“Why are we here?” She asked.

“Because Kalta, he’s in there.” Byron said.

Kalta looked to the cage where he pointed and she saw a real different kind of creature.

“What… what is that?” She asked in a scared tone.

“He’s a Skeksis. Harmless. He’s injured, but he needs some new clothes. Please, Kalta.” Byron said.

Chamberlain watched and listened to their fuss over him. He saw the reluctant Gelfling come closer to his cage.

“Chamberlain, she needs some measurements in order to make the clothes.” Byron said.

Kalta was nervous as she brought out her measuring device.

“Just don’t touch my wounds.” Sil said and he let her start her measurements.

He sat up for her to measure his middle. Everything else was easy.

“Any color you prefer?” Kalta asked.

“Red, black.” Sil answered.

“I’ll see what I can do.” She said, then left with the measurements.

“She didn’t seem too comfortable around you.” Byron said.

Chamberlain didn’t like the concept of that. But he needed clothes and was wanting them bad.

“She should have them nearly done by the time your wounds are healed.” Wyneth said.

Sil was glad to hear it.
………………….

When Kalta got back to her shop, she couldn’t believe she would be making clothes for that hideous creature. And she had seen he was terribly wounded. If the village banded together, maybe they could get him out of here.

A couple days into her making of Sil’s clothing, another Gelfling from the village came into her shop to ask for a new shirt made. His name was Suth.

Suth was the like the security leader of the village. He had brownish hair and brown eyes.

“Hello, Kalta, I am in need of a new shirt. You think you can have it ready in a few days?” Suth asked.

“I’ll squeeze in what I can. These clothes are much bigger and I need to get them done first.” Kalta replied.

Suth saw what she was making and it looked nothing like Gelfling garments.

“Just who are you making those for?” Suth asked.

“Wyneth has an unusual creature in her healer’s sanctuary. He’s requesting clothing.” She said.

“And just what is this creature?”

“A Skeksis.”

Suth’s eyes widened at that. He had heard of them before. He had many friends that had gone to serve the Skeksis in their castle and they had never returned. He worried that there was trouble for them all with one of their kind around.

“I must see this for myself. But just keep my order here.” Suth said and left the shop.

He marched straight for Wyneth’s sanctuary. He knocked on her door. She answered.

“Hi, Suth. What can I do for you?” Wyneth greeted.

“I heard that you had a Skeksis here. Is it true?” Suth demanded.

“Yes. He’s wounded, and that’s why he’s here.” She said.

“I need to see him.”

“Very well. This way.” Wyneth said and she let him in. She led him to Sil’s cage.

Chamberlain was sound asleep at the moment, dreaming of his lover back home.

Suth saw the big grayish creature lying in the cage with a blanket over him. He saw Sil’s right arm out in front of him. It was covered in bandages.

“Two Rakkidas nearly killed him.” Wyneth said. “He’s not well enough to go anywhere.”

“Just keep an eye on him. I’ve lost many friends to those creatures that went to serve in the castle before I came here.” Suth said.

“Yes, Sir.” She replied.

Suth looked Sil up and down again before he left, to make sure the creature wasn’t just pulling a trick.

Wyneth knew this might spell trouble. Chamberlain’s life might be in the balance if he was seen as dangerous by their chief security officer. But she too had been wary of the Skeksis too from the moment he came, despite his injuries.
…………..

Chamberlain still had some healing ahead of him, but after 9 days in her care, Wyneth and Byron encouraged Sil that he needed to get up and move.

He did want to be able to get up and move again. He managed to push himself to a sitting position first, and he took his right hand and took hold of the cage bars, and getting his legs ready, pulled himself to his feet. He moaned as he got up. His left hand held his ribs.

The moment he was on his feet, Sil felt pain in his arm, ribs, and the wounded leg. He whimpered in pain. He held his leg up with his severely wounded arm on the bars.

“You need to use your leg. Just walk slowly so you don’t tear the stitches in it.” Wyneth said.

Chamberlain put his leg down and slowly proceeded to let go of the bars.

“I’m going to let you out for the first time so you can have room to move around. You promise you won’t try to run off?”

“How can I run? I hurt too much. Ribs hurt and hard to breathe sometimes and can hardly walk right now.” Sil said.

He now limped toward the cage door as Wyneth unlocked it. The bandages had the drawback feeling of walking. It hurt to walk, and he was a little unsteady since he hadn’t walked in many days.

Sil was glad to be up on his feet again though. It was just another step in his recovery.

But then, Suth came into the room again, and he saw the Skeksis up on his feet.

Chamberlain didn’t recognize this Gelfling. He knew that Byron was taking care of the Mounders for the day.

“So, he’s up and walking now, is he, Wyneth?”

“Yes, Suth. He needs to start his walking again. He’s been in my care for many days. He’s well enough for it.” She replied.

Suth then approached Sil. “You better not have plans to try to harm my people, Skeksis, or there could be trouble for you. And you may be taller than me, but in your condition, I could easily cause trouble for you.”

“Not I. I am friend. Am outcast. I am friend to Gelflings. And need place to stay.” Sil said.

“Keep it that way, on friendly terms or else. We might be able to see about a place to stay, when you’re well, but for now, you are staying here with Wyneth.” Suth said. “In time, we will have to inform the village that you’re here.”

Chamberlain knew the other Gelflings would need to know that he was here if he were to stay here, if at the least, temporarily. He would stay at the least until he was healed. But it might depend on what treatment they gave him for if he would decide to stay with them. He really had no other place to go outside the castle.

“But why are you here, Suth?” Wyneth asked.

“I just wanted to see how he was doing, as he was asleep the last time I saw him.” Suth said. And of course, with Sil standing now, he could see the full extent to what had happened to the creature. “So, what is your name?”

“Chamberlain, SkekSil.”

“Well, Chamberlain SkekSil, just remember what I said. We like to keep peace around here. Those that cause trouble get punished.” Suth said and left.

“What's his problem?” Sil asked.

“He’s our protector and investigator. He’s just looking out for the village’s safety, that’s all.” Wyneth said.

But as Chamberlain had glared after him, he seemed to get a bad vibe off that Gelfling, that he might be an enemy. If he was well, he could handle him, but not like this. But Sil had gone through so much trouble already to get here and was aiming to not cause trouble.