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Tårnfalk – Kestrel

Prologue

It was a dark and stormy night. Duncan and Tiffy were sitting in front of the fire in their home in Ironforge. They had been married for two years now and Tiffy had prepared a delicious meal for her husband. Duncan smiled and thought about how lucky he was. He loved Tiffy very much. His mind was wandering back to the day he meet his beloved wife. He was visiting the gnome village in Kalimdor when he saw her. He had never thought that he, a dwarf, would fall in love with a gnome. His thoughts were interrupted by someone who was knocking on the door. Duncan wondered who it could be at this time at night. He opened the door and got startled by a tall dark shape. The person didn´t look like any race he had ever seen. The person began to talk and he could hear that the voice was female and that she was trying her best to speak common, but she had an accent which Duncan never had heard before.

“Greetings Duncan.”

She knows my name! How on Azeroth can that be possible! Before Duncan could ponder more on the subject the cloaked female continued to speak.

“I have a task for you”

She reached into her robe and to Duncan’s surprise she now held a baby in her arms.

“This child is very special. I have altered her looks so she looks like one of your races. She is in great danger if she remains in our world, therefor I ask of you and your wife that you take care of the child and raise her. She will be safe here in Azeroth. “The cloaked female’s voice sounded tearful and her hands kept stroking the child’s chin. “The child´s name is Tårnfalk – I know that it’s a name that you cannot pronounce, so call her Kestrel. Take care of her, and one day I will return for her when our world is safe again.”

Duncan didn´t even noticed that the cloaked female had passed the child into his arms. He looked down at the baby. It was a little girl who looked like a nightelf. The baby slept peacefully. When Duncan looked up again, the cloaked female was gone. Duncan stood in the doorway for quite some time. He wasn´t able to move. The experience had shocked him.

“Duncan – what are you doing? Close the door, its freezing outside, Don’t forget it´s winter”

His wife´s voice manage to wake him from the shock. He turned around and with a startled voice he stuttered; “Honey….. We have somehow become parents!”
Tiffy dropped the bowl she was holding in her hands. She looked at her husband. His normally dark skin was all pale and all his hair, even his beard, looked like he had been in a storm. In his arms lied a little nightelf. The baby skin and her hair were white as snow. Her markings were purple and matched the purple dress which the baby was dressed in.
Duncan and Tiffy stood still for a long time. Neither of them moved or said a word.

“What should we name her?” Tiffy muttered after what seemed like hours had passed by.

“The lady who gave her to us said that her name was Kestrel”

Tiffy walked over to Duncan, took the girl into her arms and whispered to the baby; “My little Kes; Welcome to Ironforge,”

Chapter 1 – The Beginning

Kestrel thrived in Ironforge. Duncan and Tiffy were great parents. They loved Kestrel like she was their own daughter. Kestrel quickly grew taller and taller and Tiffy had her hands filled trying to keep an eye on the active little girl. When she was 5 she sneaked into her uncles engineering room and took her uncles chemistry set with her to her room. After 20 minutes a loud “BOOM” could be heard echoing through the halls of Ironforge. Tiffy rushed into Kestrels room and there Kestrel sad; her hair stood out in all directions, her face was all grey and she had a surprised but HUGE smile on her face. After a few seconds Kestrel started to laugh. “More boom mum, more boom!” Kestrel kept “borrowing” her uncle´s engineering supplies and after a few months Duncan and Tiffy agreed that, despite her young age, Kestrel was allowed to become an apprentice in engineering.

One wintery afternoon Duncan and Kestrel were walking near a small lake in Coldridge Valley. The two of them had set out to catch a few fish for tor their dinner tonight. Duncan and Kestrel walked by an old tree trunk when Kestrel heard a faint sound coming from the trunk. Kestrel looked inside the trunk and there lied a small kitten. Kestrel reached inside and pulled the kitten out. The kitten was white with black spots and clear blue eyes. It looked like it had been in that old trunk for a very long time.

“Dad, look – it looks so alone ... and hungry.. Daaad please can we take it home with us?”

Duncan looked into Kestrels shiny eyes and knew that he couldn´t say no so they brought the kitten back with them.

Back home in Ironforge Kestrel fed and bathed the kitten. The kitten fell asleep in a little woven basket on the floor.

“Kes...” Her mother came into the room “If you are going to keep the cat, you must promise to always take care of it, to feed it and to keep it happy. To have a pet is a big responsibility”
Kestrel looked thoughtfully at her mother: I´ll promise to look after it.”

“First of all”; her mother continued “you must know if the cat is a male or female, then you must decide a name for your cat.”

Kestrel carefully took the sleeping kitten into her hand and gently turned it on its back. “ it´s a girl – and I already chosen her name; Müsli”

Tiffy tried to say the name “Müsli – what kind of name is that??”

Kestrels voice became very silent and she said “ It´s a word I remember my real mum and dad used” It was the first time she had talked about her real parents. “I don´t remember much about them but I do recall that Müsli was something they both enjoyed. It was kind off a breakfast thing…. I know it might be stupid to name my cat after this, but it’s the only true memory I have of my parents… “Kestrel stopped talking and her voice was full of emotion. Tiffy could hear that tears wasn´t fare away. “It´s okay honey” Tiffy replied. She went over and stroke Kestrels hair gently. “Müsli is a great name and it´s good that you have found memories of your real parents. We can sit and talk about them whenever you are ready”

A tear ran down Kestrel´s chin. She hugged Müsli and the kitten’s heartbeat calmed Kestrel. “ You are mine now “ she whispered. “ My Müsli.”