Derek looked out into the room filled with rich folk and smiled despite the pain he was in from being bested the night before. "This is going to be fun!" he muttered. Hearing his father introduce his act, he scowled as pain surged through his left shoulder, where the most recent scar rested. Walking onto the stage, he bowed and began his portion of the show. He finished his speech about freezing himself solid, then all at once cast a teleportation spell to go backstage, as well as creating a Copy of himself that appeared in a block of ice.<br/><br/>"I hope you can melt the illusionary clone as well, brother!" He said, patting Caleb on the shoulder. "break a leg, my pyromantic friend!"<br/><br/>As the show went on, A girl in the back slipped out of her chair and snuck up behind Derek and Caleb's father, who was too busy feigning interest in his sons' show to keep up appearances to notice until a blade pierced his heart from behind. As he fell to the ground, there were screams and Derek lost concentration, causing the illusion to end and only a block of ice to remain. Seeming as Caleb was still on stage, he became panicked and teleported to the stage.<br/><br/>His mistake. He was soon knocked unconscious as a blunt object hit his head. The same was done to Caleb before he could react.<br/>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>"Hurry up! you know what happens if the Dark Ones find us! That Scum will- Oof!"<br/><br/>"Attack formation! hurry, get the two boys out of here! wait, why are they retreating?"<br/><br/>"Shit! where's the other boy?"<br/><br/>Derek lifted his head in an instant. "Brother? Brother!" he shouted as his kin was dragged away from him. for some reason none of the elves could see the retreating form of two Dark Ones and his brother. "An invisibility spell? Why didn't it affect me?" he thought as the Elves knocked him out again.<br/>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>"Don't let them catch us! use the trees to your advantage"<br/><br/>Several moments of movement later Caleb was dropped in front of a very large intimidating figure draped in red and deep violet robes with black designs on them. "What did you just do?" He said in a commanding voice. "I said retrieve the boy and treat him like family, not kidnap him and treat him like dirt!" Leaning down to the still restrained arms and legs of the boy, he smiled. a little evilly, but a fatherly smile nonetheless. "Tell me young man, what is your name?"