The Hlessi-Chapter 3

The Prince's Request For Assistance

As Inle’ radiated a phantom white light upon the world as it sank towards the West Horizon,

the current situation in a small forest clearing next to the River Test,

the situation grew tenser than ever as it seemed an Elil has found what it was looking for.  

In the center of said clearing, an injured Hlessi could be seen laying down among the rotten leaves of the forest floor with a Seer Rabbit right next to it, still making its effort in waking the Hlessi.

However, the Seer was starting to lose hope as it started to feel the worst case scenario may be more imminent than expected,

which depressed the rabbit even more.

Meanwhile, unaware to both the Wounded Hlessi and the Sadden Seer,

the Lion-headed Rabbit stood amazed

as he was now looking at his Lord who was controlling the tense situation between the Rabbits and the Homba.

The Prince,

after telling the Lion-headed rabbit he will handle this, inched closer to Homba's face, stood up directly,

looked fully into its gazing eyes and

said to it in an authoritative yet whispery voice to head east and away from the poor Hlessi for it has done enough already to it and to spare them from its hunger for warm flesh.

With that, the bewildered Homba walked away towards and jumped into the river test as it swam across and surfaced to the other side,

never to be seen by the rabbits again.

Seeing that his business with the homba was finished,

The great rabbit turned around and hopped over to the Captain of Owsla who was still shocked at the sudden arrival of his Lord,

causing Lion-headed Rabbit to be left in a tharn state.

Upon seeing this, the great rabbit smiled at the rabbit and

nuzzled the Captain's nose with his own in a quick attempt to get the Lion-headed Rabbit to regain his normal state.

After a few moments later, the Lion-headed Rabbit began to blink and was now completely aware that he was in the presence of the Prince of a thousand enemies and

immediately bowed down to him respectively.

The Prince said to the rabbit that he apologized for startling the Captain of Owsla at late Fu Inle’,

yet he claims he was in search of a dear friend of his,

and happen to come across them.

He then went on to say that he just lucky to be at the right place at the right time.

The Lion-headed Rabbit agreed with the Prince and said to him that he still cannot fully contemplate that his Lord stood up against the Homba

and won without even a single hit in order to protect them.

The Prince smiled humbly at this and said that he was able to protect his children as he was referring to them,

only because he had given a good advice to a snake that had hypnotic powers and

was able to use the gift that the snake had given him against homba here this Fu Inle’.

He added that this situation does bring up good memories in the past where he had met a similar homba in the past on a bridge and

used his hypnotic gift for the first time to save his warren from an increasing number of homba-related killings, was able to get the fox to jump in the river.

The Prince was about to tell the Lion-headed Rabbit how overjoyed the rabbits in his warren were when he had told them that he was able to send the homba and his mate away,

but was cut short as they turned their attention to injured hlessi still fighting for its life with the dispirited Seer looking down at it helplessly.

Both the Prince and the Lion-headed Rabbit joined the side of Seer in order to see the disturbing situation more clearly.

The Seer was spooked at first at the sudden arrival of his friend

but was even more spooked at the presence of The Prince of a Thousand Enemies. However,

the Prince looked the Hlessi with great sadness at he put his left glowing paw on its chest for the Prince knew this Hlessi.

The Seer looked back and forth between the laying Hlessi and

his Lord and asked politely if he knew this rabbit for he had hypnotic episode about this rabbit and was able to find it here in the same spot he saw the Hlessi lay in his vision.

The Prince looked back at the Seer with a little guilt in his eyes for he said that he had not only indeed knew this Hlessi,

but was his deeply close friend to him.

He said that this Hlessi was a young buck who he invited him to English Downs as a guest for the Hlessi needed some help.

Unfortunately, while the Hlessi was looking around in the forest and towards the River Test for a drink of water, a Homba had ambushed the rabbit, injuring him in the process,

yet the rabbit was able to escape to this Forest Clearing where it had collapsed from the pain and the loss of blood.

The Seer attempted to press the Prince on for more information

but was told that he could not tell him more for it should be his Friend's right to tell the Seer his background

but said in an unpleasant state that he did not know if that would be possible anymore. With this,

the Prince began to felt powerless and started to nuzzle his friend depressingly as he whispered his apologies to the Hlessi a good number of times, and how he had regretted and wished that this had not happened to him.

The Lion-headed Rabbit,

also feeling helpless at the moment decided to start licking the wounds of the injured Hlessi in order to keep them from infecting.

The Seer looked back to the grieving Prince and asked him why had he received such visions of this rabbit,

even if he had nothing to do with him.

The Prince looked at him and gave him a little grin for he had then said that the only reason he had brought his good Friend

to the English Downs was for that he could ask the Seer

if he could look after this Hlessi for the strange rabbit needed the help of others to recover

after a recent incident occurred that has left him mentally scarred and that he was the best candidate for helping the Hlessi

for he was one of the rabbits in the world he could truly understand him as well as he could.

At first, Fiver was contemplating what the Prince and

then realized that his Lord had asked him for this simple request of assistance.

He had then looked back at the Prince and accepted his Proposition,

in which El-ahrairah seemed joyed at first,

thinking he had chosen the right rabbit for this, Yet had recalled that even with Fiver accepting his request,

he did not know if the Seer could even look after the Hlessi if he did not survive his Injuries, and had then depressed the Prince once more.

Fiver looked back to El-ahrairah and noticed sudden turn in his facial expression, and asked

“Will he live my lord, and can you help him?”

“If only I could redeem myself and help my friend recover,

yet it is unfortunately beyond my capabilities or tricks; nor can I tell you whether he will live or die,

but I believe there's someone amongst us,

more specifically one of Lord Friths Servants that can tell you more of the well-being and the outcome of this Hlessi than I,” Said the Prince.

And with that,

a cold-stricken chill could be felt in the air as if to signified there was indeed a presence amongst them.

And out of thin air, a Dark Figured Rabbit is seen hopping around the rabbits with a ghostly leap.

The Dark Figured Rabbit then stopped and turned to face El-ahrairah and said to him in Sinister yet Truthful voice,

“It seems that the tides have indeed turned, for now, I am the stranger here El-ahrairah for I am death among the living.”