Fated Reunion (TDM&Czar Elementari)
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				Title: <strong>Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 05:47:28</strong>
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				<strong>(Epilogue: This is a continuation of a fic started back in 2011. I have found someone willing to revive it with me and I am truly appreciative...thank you.)</strong><br><br>Sukiko would find herself going in circles which did not at all help the foul mood she was now in. The light was fast fading and she was growing more and more weary as time went on. The eeriness of the place after twilight was somewhat frightening to her, one whose own line came from darkness. How odd. It was after she had taken a moment to rest that she saw something moving in the shadows. It seemed like it&nbsp; had found her whatever it was and she had a cold feeling that it was not Elrath,nor anything that meant her well.<br><br>She would not have much time to react as the beast showed itself to her once it had decided that she was it's target. It was something that she had never seen before and felt like it had an eerie connection to her in some odd way. It was no simple&nbsp; beast, that she could tell right away. It seemed to be quite focused on her and smart as it tore at her with a rage she was left breathless&nbsp; by. Though she was curious,she was no fool and she would have to flee. She was already overtaxed and had no more to go on but she could not lie there and be killed as well. Whatever this was,it may well have gotten&nbsp; Elrath as well and she would have to find a way to escape it or stop it in order to go on and see where her missing companion was.<br><br>She was long out of arrows and her bow itself was useless as well as lost to the creatures when they first began to flee. There were his weapons upon her back but she had no idea how to wield such things and they were to heavy for much else than to be carried by her. Her sword would be useful but how much advantage did she have with the extra weight, fatigue,hunger as well as being lost and alone on her side? The beast would be on her before she had a good enough chance to slash and hopefully damage it enough to make some kind of escape. All that was left...was her dagger.<br><br>It would have to do. It was still covered in blood,now drying and becoming sticky on the blade. It was a small chance she would have to chance and taking the thing, she hurriedly sliced her own flesh with it, muttering a quick spell that she hoped would work. Aiming as true as she could as the beast advanced,she threw the thing hoping against hope that it hit the mark and that her energy as weak as it was would be enough just this once. Her own blood on the dagger along with her spell was one that would hopefully petrify the beast for a bit of time, so that she could at least run. What she would not do to have Elrath with her here. She felt lost and in a slight despair..but she would go on. Until she found him and a way out..or until this place swallowed her to be lost to time.<br><br><br>The dagger would strike home, making her almost sob in relief when it met it's mark. The magic that she had poured into it simply was not going to be enough...but it would hold the beast off long enough for her to make her escape. The keening roar of pain that would follow as she watched the beast thrash around in agony would not be lost on her as she hurriedly made her way from the terrible sight and into the lushness of the forest ahead. Perhaps she would find him..at least one could hope. There was no way she would survive otherwise in this land of elves...long forgotten to time. This was the land of his kind..and he was all that was left of this legacy..partially because of her. She still owed him a debt that she would repay.<br><br>Muttering to herself as she took in her miserable condition, she moved on. "I will find you Elrath...and I will make things right...I swear it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 06:14:48</strong>
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				Throughout the otherwise silent forest a sound could suddenly be heard, picking up amongst the leaves and trees. It was like a cry upon the wind, a wordless whimper that carried itself to her. The forest itself was finally opening up to her, allowing her to find that which she had been searching for. It was almost as if her battle with the beast had proved to this place the her worthiness and that she would be granted its' help. Truly it was a miraculous thing that even now amidst this ruin that there was still much life here hidden deep within its depths.<br><br>Seemingly she could now see a ruin that before could not have been there. Its roof looked to have been torn off completely with the only part remaining being half a circular wall. In the very centre of this ruin lay Elrath, his eyes closed and body draped over an empty stone bowl.<br><br>His mouth seemed to be moving though she could hear no words leaving his throat. Cold to the touch and as pale as a ghost blood from a cut upon his forehead dripped into the bowl, staining its rather smooth surface. It formed a small pool in the centre with another small trail dripping out through the large crack on one side, spilling onto the floor.<br><br>How he had gotten into this state wasn't exactly clear, since he had departed her clearly something had happened. Slowly his eyes began to flutter open, his pupils dilated and unable to focus clearly on anything. All he could see was a haze in the distance and a loud ringing in his ears.<br><br>Slowly however a figure began to materialise before him, familiar and yet distant and unknown. Still resting upon the bowl and unable to gather enough strength to push himself away from it.<br><br>“Who, who is there?” He managed to say, his world spinning, “Why are you here?”<br><br>The image before him slowly began to take form as he blinked a few times, some rivulets of blood passing over one of his eyes and preventing him from getting a good picture.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 15:32:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://cdn.obsidianportal.com/assets/121446/River_Mothingale.jpg)</div>Sukikio would be badly bruised and damaged after that whole scene of fighting that beast with her draining energy and the loss of Elrath. She was not sure how much more she could take but at the last moment, hope had won out and she still lived. Once the creature had been disposed of for the time being, she could feel the shift of magic in the air around her making the hair on the back of her neck stand up. What was happening now? Surely there could be no more trials after the injury that she just took...it would be the end of her. However, there was no other place to go but forward.<br><br>This was the ancient forest and home of the elves and the magic still lingering..still potent. It swirled around her the forest opening and granting her passage through it's depths. It would be with a slight hesitation that the witch would enter the forest, her heart racing a mile a minute. Her footfalls would be silent as death as she made her way through the forest giving way as she cast her eyes upon an old ruin that had to be centuries old. It was mostly destroyed but still hummed with ancient magic, speaking of promises and hope. Perhaps...perhaps there was something there that would help her.<br><br>The ruins would be cold...and inside still as death but she would enter anyway. The magic pull she felt was undeniable...and almost ..familiar? A rare hope and fear would blossom in her chest as she hurriedly made her way into the inner sanctum only to stop short, her breath caught in shock as she looked to the one she had thought lost to her. She would remain frozen as she looked on for what seemed to be forever before a low sob would escape her lips, the tears beginning to freefall down her cheeks. The sobs would turn into torrents as she shook, her body wracked with pain, confusion and relief.<br><br>It was moreso when she finally spoke, the pressure heavy on her chest as she finally moved her frame engulfing him in her arms. His flesh was cold...too cold..like death and he was in bad shape. "Don't...don't speak...I will help you." Her first movements after would be to drop the weapons he had left behind, the weight lifting from her immediately. She still had a pack that had a little food and medicines that she would quickly tear up and push into his mouth. Following that up with a small flask of water,she would cradle his head in her lap as she stroked his head gently. "I thought I had lost you..that I lost you to the madness and that I would die in this place..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 22:41:47</strong>
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				As she drew&nbsp; closer his eyes began to clear and finally make shape of whom it was. If that wasn't enough the sound of her voice almost certainly enabled him to identify her, hearing the emotion within her voice as she cradled him in her arms. Elrath was too weak to move, the event he had just experience had taken much out of him. To say he had underestimated the results were quite correct as he had thought he would be able to get this task done and return to her before long. Unfortunately that had quite clearly not been the case and she herself seemed to have been involved in some deal of trouble whilst he was absent.<br><br>“It's fine, I am...okay,” Elrath managed to speak in an effort to reassure her, a slight smile cracking his face as he failed in an attempt to hold himself up, “Sorry for not being there. I did not mean to make you worry,”<br><br>The food and water she helped him ingest slowly helped bring the colour back to him, warmth finally radiating throughout his body once more. For a while he had thought that perhaps he would die here, alone and without fulfilling his fate. Those moments had felt like an age and yet now that she was here they seemed ever so far away.<br><br>Elrath looked to her closely, seeing that she was not exactly in the best state either. Her exhaustion seemed to flow freely from her and he could not help but look a little concerned despite his own situation.<br><br>“You are hurt?” He asked, slowly trying to sit himself up.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 23:21:32</strong>
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				"You fool...I could not help but worry! You changed and I knew not what happened to you. You flew away from me and I thought I was going to die when I fell into that chasm. I thought I would never see the light of day again but I could not leave you to die..at least not alone. I gave you my vow long ago that I would help you find out a way to revive your kind because it was my fault that you are the only one left. If I had only not trusted the Orc..asked more questions...chosen more carefully.." Her voice trailing off. None of that would matter right now. She had found him and he was alive. A little worse for wear but alive.<br><br>She could see that the food, herbs and water was doing him some good and she was glad for that. Seeing as he was struggling a bit to rise, she assisted him as best she could and brushed off his question with as little information as possible. There was no need to make him worry..especially not now when they just came back together. Trying to make light of it all, she shook her head. "Falling to what I thought I was my death, you going mad and leaving me behind and almost being killed by an ancient beast? No issues at all." Her attempt at humor feeble.<br><br>She was rather ragged,scraped,bruised and dirty from the whole ordeal. She was also to the point of exhaustion but this was not the time to give into it. They had work to do and a destiny to fulfill as well as places to go. Speaking of which...<br><br>"Elrath...where are we headed to next..or is there still something here in you ancestral home? The library and the books before we were attacked in the main part of the city...did you find out what you needed?" No matter what the answer she was with him to the end until her debt was repaid or he had no more need of her by his own words..though she doubted that would happen anytime soon seeing as he was the one when they parted ways badly the first time told her that they would travel together, no matter her feelings. She had resented and hated him for a time..but things happened..and changed between them. The remembrance of it making her want to blush but now was not the time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>24-05-2013, 23:50:01</strong>
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				“I suppose we have both been through an ordeal,” He began, chuckling a little before coughing, “While I was out I believed I could hear you, see you...I tried to assist but my mind was not my own. It...never mind,”<br><br>Elrath quickly attempted to change the subject, not needing to get her mixed up in yet more trouble. This was information that would only harm her, if he could he would avoid speaking on it. After the last night he did not wish to keep secrets from her but he could not see how going any further would do anything but cause her trouble and pain. No, it were far better for he to keep hold of this particular burden.<br><br>As he got to his feet by her aide he felt life return to his legs, one hand resting around her in order to keep himself a little steadier. The forest somehow seemed more alive than when they had entered, more as it once had been.<br><br>“We can go, there is not much more left for me here,” Elrath said, his voice tinged with a slight sadness he dared not give thought to, “This place was once a tower for scrying,”<br><br>He motioned about the ruin with his arm, symbols and runes could just be made out from among the tattered walls. Once this place had been grander than it now appeared, a hub for those of his people who wished to divine wisdom from the world around them. Now it had become all but a broken bird bath.<br><br>“Here was the font of the forests knowledge, where we could try and learn from the wisdom of nature,” He continued, his voice emboldening as he slowly stood up upon his own two feet, “I had hoped that I could ask for aid here but...”<br><br>Elrath sighed, shaking his head as he looked to her.<br><br>“Too much damage has been done to this place, too much hurt and pain. What I hoped for was a torrent, instead I gleamed but a trickle of the wisdom I had wished,”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 00:24:57</strong>
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				Sukikio could tell that there was something more that he was hiding from her...what it was she had no idea. She had no expected him to come right out and tell her everything as she knew that elves could be quite secretive...but after the time and experiences that they had shared...did she not prove herself trustworthy enough yet? The idea was slightly sad and hurtful but she was never one to wear her heart on her sleeve. She was strong..she had to be in order to last as long as she did alone before she met him. She only held her tongue and allowed him to use her to get to his feet before getting to hers.<div class="floatleft">(http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/22364/dark-anime-forest-image.gif)</div><br><br><br><br>"I understand..and where you lead I shall follow. I made a vow to follow through to the end." Her voice solemn. The ancient city was beautiful and still hummed with magic, but was slowly becoming lost to time as the dawn of man was rising. Soon such places would be found and overrun, their purpose and history forgotten and erased from time. Only those who remembered and remained would know the true&nbsp; purpose of this city. Magic users and non-humans alike would find themselves leaving the openness of humanity, phasing themselves out slowly. It would be to a new world of their own, hidden from the humans that they would live&nbsp; and remain. Such was the way of the world.<br><br><br>She would catch his eye as he looked at her before lowering her own and gathering up her belongings. "We should go..you seem to be better. Once we leave this place we should head for a village to get food and shelter for the night. It would help us both immensely."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 00:40:04</strong>
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				Elrath nodded at her suggestion, catching her eye and offering as warm a smile as he could currently bear. In truth his confidence had been hurt slightly for he had expected to find more in this ruined place than had come to pass. Perhaps, he wondered idly, he was being punished for his alliance with this woman. Such fears he of did not give much thought to but it was there all the same, their time together was still only brief after all especially in comparison to the great expanse of time. To give voice to such a concern would bring more strife.<br><br>“Wise words,” Elrath said as he gathered what else he had, checking to make sure he did not leave without his weapons, “We would do well to remain careful in how we go about it however, words travel fast and there is still some things we do not know,”<br><br>Indeed there was much that concerned him since they had joined up, the matter of the attacks only adding to the feeling that something was not quite right. It was a feeling that ran through his body but one that he could not explain sufficiently, only that it felt as if a frozen grip wrestled with his heart.<br><br>“There is a place not far from here, a refuge for the displaced,” He said, beginning to walk ahead and using the ways of his people in order to ascertain the right direction to head, “It once was a peaceful place but I fear such time has now passed. As is always the way the gathering of many men bring with it the blossoming of darkness inherent within their hearts,”<br><br>The sound of birds fluttering nearby briefly distracted him, stopping for a moment to listen before carrying on.<br><br>“I would prefer to avoid it but I fear it can not be helped, it would do well for you to rest,” Elrath said, preferring not to admit that he too could use time to recuperate.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>25-05-2013, 01:16:39</strong>
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				She would only nod at his words, her feet moving slowly one in front of the other as she followed him out of this place. The beauty and the magic of it made her feel like she belonged..if even for a moment. Though they were on two completely opposite sides of the spectrum, she felt close to him..but now unsure. His kind falling from the descendants of angels and the gods and hers from the lineage of dark magic witches and demons. It was only the&nbsp; training and the tribe that she had that kept her from falling into the darkness like the former clans did. Since the dawning age, anyone of anything that could not be used or understood was eventually cornered and destroyed.<br><br>If he died....if she died....that was the end of their lines as she knew it. The thought was grim and un nerving at best and it sent a slight shudder down her frame. Her black eyes would peer at the elf-king in front of her before she would look at her hands. Delicate,smooth..fitted with the long black nails of her kind..human looking but not even close. For all intents and purposes, she could pas for human until the saw her eyes. Black as midnight and fearful to those who did not understand. A shade of crimson when aroused or enraged, blue when magic was in play. The silks that she wore would identify her as one who was trained in magic and strong magic at that. The sword on her hip, the&nbsp; sheath for her dagger now empty and her quiver of arrows and the bow that would have to be replenished once they arrive in town.<br><br>Sometimes she wondered why he did not just leave her on the battlefield when they first clashed. Because he did not want her to "be used" again in not so many words by those who would use her magic to their own ends. Finally after they had traveled a bit and she could see the trails of the city give way to normal forests again, she would speak.<br><br>"Words do indeed travel quickly..especially when there is magic involved. It would be wise to keep our eyes and ears open in any town we head too.Being overly cautious is never a bad thing. I am sure you also need rest just as much as me Elrath,King of the Queltessir." Her voice cool and flat where it had once been worried and full of emotion. It would do her no good to let him get her in such a vulnerable spot again until she knew just what she was dealing with. He had changed somehow in the time they had parted...how she was not sure.
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				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>28-05-2013, 21:46:46</strong>
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				“You are quite correct, it would do neither of us any good if we were not at our full strength,” Elrath replied as their destination opened up in front of them, “I doubt there is nothing within we can handle, just keep our wits and we should be fine,”<br><br>He would tell her more of what he knew when they found a safe place to rest. As much as Elrath respected the forest and its usage as a home for his people it had changed greatly. Speaking of such matters within the shade of its' trees did not make him feel as at ease as it should. The fact that she had been attacked by such a beast within clearly demonstrated that it was not as safe as it once was. Who knew what else lurked within, listening. Elrath did not wish those whom he believed to be hunting them to gain the information he had been able to obtain, small as it was. Any advantage they possessed over their enemy would be enough.<br><br>“Perhaps I should leave the talking to you. You are better at dealing with such common-folk than I, my way of speaking might 'disturb' them,” He continued as they began their approach, small stone walls signalling the entrance into the town.<br><br>A few farms passed them by with those toiling in the fields paying them no heed. Those that did take notice only wondered why they walked upon this particular road. Few every journeyed from the forest these days, there was little there to attract anyone. Still they wanted no business to do with those who had ventured within lest they bring misfortune onto their fields.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>28-05-2013, 22:20:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://www.artvalue.com/photos/auction/0/48/48258/kuwasseg-charles-euphrasie-183-village-anime-pres-de-chamonix-2615293.jpg)</div> Sukikio would simply nod as she walked along wondering what he was holding back from her. She could mildly tell by the way that he was acting that he no longer felt safe in the and of his ancestors..though after what happened she understood.Her own ancestral home was one that was fading into history as well. The looks and stares never bothered her much anymore and so she simply agreed to be the mouthpiece for them. Humans always stared at those who did not look like them and most times did not even tolerate other humans who might look different from them. Such was the folly and weakness of man.<br><br>Her being a witch with her dark skin and black, soulless looking eyes was enough of a giveaway to most, and gave them caution around her. Shrugging it all off though, she focused on the surroundings at hand. Farmland..farmers..a small town...enough to suit them but not cause a commotion she hoped. In larger cities, her kind and other non-humans were much more regular and so she moved with more ease. "Your manner of speak would disturb anyone who does not understand the way of the elves..humans have yet to completely evolve to that plane where there is more to life than what you can get out of others or the Earth..but what you can give and tolerate. Sadly though, they breed much faster than their magic counterparts and we are being swept away slowly through time."<br><br><br>"Eventually we will have to find our own world...and leave this one to them to use as they will." Her voice solemn. She could already see a tavern, weapons shop,&nbsp; a place to gather herbs and potion mixers an inn and a series of cottages and smaller markets to buy,sell and trade food and other items.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Endless</strong> on <strong>03-06-2013, 22:36:06</strong>
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				What Sukikio said was quite cool, the march of time was quite the inevitability. What chance did those like they stand against such an almighty force?<br><br>The gift of long life that he and his kind had so enjoyed had proved fruitless in the end, they lived long enough only to see the downfall of their own civilisation. Elrath found the irony of it all both amusing and tragic. In the end it would be those whom he deemed to be lesser beings that would inherit the world. He still could not yet accept such a truth to be the end of it all however. Elrath had still not yet given up hope that there might be a way out of this path they walked. He would not despair so early despite all they had suffered so far, for even his death awaited at the end he might just find something worthwhile in the process.<br><br>“Perhaps there is something to be gained from&nbsp; a life such as theirs, “ He said finally after they had entered into the main town of the square, those he spoke of carrying on with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, “Their short lives mean they live through each moment with more intensity than a long-lived creature, each breath leading them closer to death. Without the easy aid of magic they are also forced to work harder than some creatures for what they have, like those farmers we passed in the fields. While my kind need but whisper for the fields to bloom they must carefully toil the fields in preparation for the harvest,”<br><br>Elrath watched in particular at a pair of children playing in the street with a small pet dog, unaware of the harshness of the world or the shortness of their own lives.<br><br>“If there is anything I can give humanity it is that they are tenacious, for good or ill,”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Fated Reunion (TDM&amp;Czar Elementari)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheDarkMiko</strong> on <strong>03-06-2013, 23:01:03</strong>
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				Laughing a bit skeptically, she shook her head. "I can agree with you on that small thing. They indeed try to get as much done as they can in such a short time, though the end results are not always good for the rest of us. They seem to have the least amount of time but the most war, hate, confusion, intolerance and destruction that I have ever seen. But I have also seen the good side...the caring, love, ingenuity, inventions and work that they get in. It is truly a double-edged sword for this race. Though I cannot say that I would trade the span I have in order to see what it was like. I rather like the idea of long life and seeing how the world changes..and you change with it."<br><br>"It would be so easy...so easy at this stage in their evolution to wipe them all out for our own safety..but that is not the way. Her own eyes would stray to the children, a small smile crossing her features. "Pure beings...untainted by those around them until they are taught fear and hate. How good it would be if we could take such blank slates and teach them how to get along with nature and others in true peace. It would be a wonder." Her thought coming to an end then as she saw an older man coming to greet them. Giving a bow to him, the man would return it before he spoke.<br><br>"Welcome to our village strangers...we do not get too many of your kind&nbsp; here...but you are welcome. We hope that you will find our humble village useful to your needs and that you would spare us a blessing or two for good luck, protection and good harvest." Obviously he knew a witch when he saw one and wanted to start off on the right foot. He could also see that her companion was an elf which intrigued him and now some of the townspeople who had come to see. Bowing deeply, he acknowledged him personally. "Welcome here your highness..many think of you and yours as a myth...the old days seem to change..but here..we still know of you and pay homage."<br><br>It seemed as he looked at them it was on the tip of his tongue to ask...what did an elf and witch have in common besides being magic beings...perhaps they were..together?
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