The sun beats down on the tiny fishing village of Gareth, scorching the few villagers who stand without shade. Horses walk down the dirt road, carrying carts and the few people who go through the village. Some kids go running after some dogs, laughing and dodging through the few people walking from house to house. One man angrily walks down the street, fists clenched. He looks around, clearly searching for someone. "Jarek?" He calls out, "Jarek! Where are you?! Get back to the farm!"<br/><br/>A few adults smile as the man passes by, knowing that Jarek is most likely in the forest by now.<br/><br/>"What's that, Joseph? Your boy is missing?" One calls out, barely hiding a smile as she leans out a window.<br/><br/>Joseph, a tall farmer with graying black hair, gives her a glare with his dark green eyes, "Once again that boy would rather be floating in the clouds than helping his family out at the farm."<br/><br/><br/>Meanwhile, in the forest, Jarek turns his head to look in the direction of the village. "He has probably noticed that I am missing by now." The 18 year old farmer cracks his neck before continuing up the path, towards a hill covered in tall grasses and flowers. As he walks up the side of the hill, the boy glances up at a burned tree at the top, bright green eyes gazing intensely at the markings caused by a lightning strike some years ago. His right hand runs through his short cut black hair, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a small curse, "It is way too hot today. How can he expect me to work on such a day?" When he gets to the tree, the boy slides down the tree trunk, sitting with his back against the hot tree bark. His left hand twitches and pulls a long piece of grass from the ground and, as he starts playing with the grass with both hands, using more and more to create a crown, he begins to whistle a small tune. A bird lands on a rock not too far from him, and he pauses, eyes darting to the small red robin. The bird whistles at him, and he responds with a laugh, which causes the bird to fly away, startled.