"At long last, Nathaniel, we are rid of that monster! Let's go. There's a forest we can hide out in not far from here!" Dedrick smiled. He took them to the forest, careful to not be seen by anyone they knew. As they entered the forest, Dedrick heard the trees rustle as a group of people with cloaks and an assortment of weapons surrounded them. He frowned and held up his hands, expecting them to be thieves.<br/><br/>"You two!" a female voice called out from one of the cloaked figures. "State your business in the Rak'alm forest! We do not take kindly to strangers here!"<br/><br/>Dedrick thought for a moment, and decided the best course of action was honesty... well, partial honesty anyways. "We are simply escaping the abuse of a man we wish to no longer associate with. The forest seemed a good place to hide." He said.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="color: #FF0000">*"Bartok!"</span></span>the woman spat. Dedrick faintly remembered in his days of studying culture that the particular word she used was an Elvish curse. He couldn't remember what it meant though. Still, the fact that it was Elvish meant they had crossed into Elvish territory, which meant not only would it have been better to lie about the circumstances, but he and his brother were-<br/><br/>Before he could finish the thought, something hard knocked him out. the last thing he saw was his brother falling forward as well, before they were dragged along the forest floor.<br/><div><hr style="height:2px; width:100%; border:0; color: green;background:green;"/></div><br/>Dedrick awoke to find himself in a large room made of wood, two elves guarding his cell, restraints on his arms and legs. he found his brother next to him. "Well that could have gone better..." he said, attempting humor.<br/><br/>"Silence." the female voice from earlier said as a girl with waist length brown hair with pointed ears and a set of armor on entered the room. "Do you know where you are? If indeed you were running from abuse, running into an elvish forest was not a smart way to leave. Humans know that the forest is our domain. So, what do you have to say? and make it quick, before I decide to behead you both!"<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">*"Bullshit!"</span>