"You have been a slave for as long as you can remember?" Kate placed her hands barely touching his back. She closed her eyes and says a few spell words softly. He feels his back heat up and then the warmth penetrates deep and then spreads though his whole body. She waits a few moments. "It was said you were just out of baby hood when you were taken."<br/><br/>Kate thinks, "Mana is energy used by the body that best explains how one uses magic. Some draw upon themselves and at times the energy used by all living things. The move one trains the better the spells or powerful the mage. It is a gift one has at birth. Some can learn with proper training. I have been doing this all my life. It comes easy to me. I train just a fighter trains. It takes discipline and lots of practice."<br/><br/>Kate dips her hands into the salve and starts at his neck and shoulders very lightly massaging his muscles and is careful over open wounds. "Tell me when you want me take a break for a moment. I will take breaks as I go over back."<br/><br/>Kate moved so he could see her and she held his hand a moment. "I am glad to have your trust." She smiles at him. "Your hair is lovely as are your eyes. If you want I can trim it and you will own more than a ribbon."<br/>She resumed applying salve to his back. She sniffled a bit as tears swelled into her eyes. "It hurts me seeing what they have done to you. You want to know if the elves will accept you. I would hope so. You are their flesh and blood. I have heard stories of some turning away a son from time to time as they are lost or dead to them. Your family has been searching for you. I think they will be wanting to know your fate. A messenger will be sent and we will know what their wishes are."<br/><br/>Kate understood his apprehension and concern. She takes a breath and works the upper half of his back. She looks at him for a moment. "I hate this for you. I am not a master mage healer yet." She wipes tears with the back of her hand. She hands him a cloth. "You can cry and holler. I understand."