"Uh... Well, I am kind of on the run from the law..." Elyk said quietly. "You see, I had played a part in a bank robbery with my older brother and some of his friends. Things got kind of out of hand and...and..." Elyk looked away, feeling ashamed.	"I slit a womans throat..." he said painfully. "She told me to put down the knife and I killed her for it. So now I'm here, probably for the rest of my life."