"Miriel, we have been waiting for you. Where have you been? You have been gone for months. Your father was so worried, he always feared your lust for adventure would be your undoing. But now you're back." The woman smiled as she and the men led Jim through the forest. Jim noted all the forest life with her new sharp senses, marveling at the night vision her new eyes offered. The four moved silently and swiftly and soon they came into a village where the houses were built in great trees, with ladders and catwalks to connect them. As curious elves watched (and smiled when spotting Jim), the woman left the guards and led her up a spiralling stair on the greatest tree, up towards a large elaborate structure on top of it.
Outside the entrance, the elven woman smiled to Jim again. "Now your father awaits you." and she pointed towards a big entrance door flanked by guards. Then the woman left, her bare feet making no sounds against the planks of the walkway.
Mon Aug 01 00:45:17 2005