Pan

*Nothing but a slight rustle in the wind*


The sky was dark that day... They clouds overhead threatening to rain down on Pan and his newborn brother. All he could think about was running away, he could still hear the snickers and sneers of those he thought he loved. Their mocking gazes as yet another of their 'blessed lineage' was born with a cursed form. He watched as his parents looked at the bundle in his arms with disgust. A thunderous cry erupted as his grandfather, chief of the Autumn Crest, yanked the helpless child out of his arms, holding him over the edge of the Cliffs of Crestal Peak.

He can remember his heart stopping as he saw the wide eyes of his brother as he was being released from his grandfathers unforgiving grip. Pan looked at the toxic lake below, but without a second he thought jumped in after his little brother. The collective gasp fading behind him as he fell, further and further... Just before he hit the water, he grabbed hold of the unfurling bundle, then *SPLASH*. His back hit the water first, but all he could feel now was the burning sensation as he lifted the baby above his head to keep him out of the water. The toxic water continuously splashing into his eyes as he waded his way to the shore.

By the time he had made it to shore, he collapsed on the serrated gravel, feeling almost entirely numb. He was barely able to unwrap the poor child, with the biggest sigh of relief, he saw the baby was relatively unharmed...

He found out not much later... That was the last thing he was to see, he saw his brothers anguished and traumatized face, then black...

At first he thought he had only passed out from the sheer pain of the burns to his body... then the slow realization hit... his eyes were open and yet he couldn't see. First his heart because to pump faster and faster, than all he could hear was his heart thumping. Then a small hand touched him on the nose, suddenly there was quiet. He remembered that he still needed to get away, away from his families territory... away to somewhere where Grover can be safe.