"Now be careful what ye wish for lassie. Out here the Anchient Ones might hear ye and grant it." he laughed. One could tell he was enjoying being on the sea again and off on another adventure. Him and the other seafaring elves aboard were not your typical elves. They wasy they acted, talked, and seemed to enjoy life on the sea was not like any elf Thorgan had ever seen. When Ellyah spoke of the Anchient Ones, he wondered who he talked about. Was it the ones that had built the tomb that they had found and Allissael got her sword from and the Hobbits theirs? He had no knowledge of the people that had built that tomb, though there was myths of old gods that had created everything. Perhaps the elves to the north knew of these anchient ones. Well Ellyah seemed to know of the.<br/><br/>"Who are the Ancient ones?" Thorgan asked.<br/><br/>Ellyah looked at him knitting his brow. "Ye never heard of the Anchient ones?" he asked. He rubbed his jaw, "Well I suppose that ye humans are still a fairly new race to this world and might not remember them like we do. They were here before us, lived in the lands here, but not sure about the west. The Elves never knew them but we seen what they had left behind. Some of the elven cities to the north are the remains of the cities of the Ancient ones. They built them to last and they indeed have lasted. Rivals the Dwarfs building techniques. They were tall and graceful beings from the murals that I have seen, wise and used magic that was not magic. It seemed they could conjure up things with out casting spells or using anything material. Well at least that what me grand pa told me anyway. Said that they still are about some where. They disappeared shortly before we arrived here and found mankind just dragging themselves from the mire. It is also said they still watch over this land. Me grand pa also told me that he thought that the Farmer may have been one of them or at least decended from them. The way he brought all the races together to fight the Evil One, had to have been some sort of magic."<br/><br/>That was when the look out called down. "Dagger Teeth crossing the bow ahead." Ellyah ran forward and the crew readied their harpoons. Ahead one could see a large black shape, a huge head filled with rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth, a long neck and a body that was only partly above the surface of the sea. Then along side the huge sea creature, smaller monsters twice the size of a man leaped from the water as they followed the Dagger Teeth.<br/><br/>"Scavenger Fish." Ellyah called out. "They follow the Dagger Teeth and feed off the scraps it leaves. They be bad as well but will not attack ships, but pray for those that might fall overboard. They will tear them to peices." he turned to the crew, "Look lively boys, unless ye be wanting to be fish food."<br/><br/>The Raven plowed on through the water, putting distance between the two monsters that finally came together in a mighty struggle to see who would be the victor and who was to be the food. Ellyah was not wanting to stick around to find out, for they might be desert for the winner. Soon the two beasts were out of sight and everyone breathed a bit easier. Ellyah came back and laughed. "Told ye lassy to be careful for what ye wish for." he grinned. "Ye have anything like that back where ye came from? I know there be great beasts to the west of here. People that Call themselves Easterlings have great beasts with long snouts and huge ears. Seen them once and always wondered, how they fed such huge stomachs that they had." He laughed. "But could go no further west, because of the Barrier Reefs. They run it seems forever to the south and cut off all ocean voyages any further to the west."