A flutter of wings followed by a shriek in the sky signalled the flight of a beautiful bird. But not just any bird, this was a hawk. The hawk soared and circled with purpose. Silver like colour glinted off its wings as it soared.<br/><br/>Suddenly the creature dived into the trees, one would assume for food. Instead it landed gracefully on the branch of a large tree. The hawk cocked its head to one side and seemed to be observing a building. It looked like a large home. Perhaps an inn of sorts? Whatever it was, the place seemed quite hospitable! For at least an hour the winged creature watched the place, moving from perch to perch. Curiously enough, none of the smaller animals present seemed concerned by the presence of the hawk! With one great flap of its wings, the bird landed peacefully on a window sill. Its eyes looked into the warm amber glow of the house.  The hawk seemed to be pondering something, if animals could ponder at all.<br/><br/>Stretching its wings, the creature took flight once more. The hawk soared high into the sky and then dove into another area of the forest. It disappeared into the greenery of the trees with a shriek…<br/><br/>Several hours later a woman appeared before the house. She had long dishevelled mahogany coloured hair, though one would have difficulty noticing it. This woman was covered head to toe in mud, dust and leaves. To an observer it would seem like she had been trekking through the forest for days which was exactly the case!<br/><br/>The smell of home and hearth coming from this house made her stomach rumble angrily. With a worried grimace the woman put a hand to her stomach.  “Right you can do this. You have no money and look like you were dragged through the mud…but you can do this.” Mustering her courage, the woman hated asking for help, she walked up to the door. There she hesitated once more, took a deep breath then knocked three times.<br/>