Pit-pat, pit-pat.

An unnamed being trotted through the forest, it looked around uneasily. The horse drew to a halt beneath the nervous one. It snorted and threw up his head.

"Hush, shhh." the unknown rider soothed. It once again looked up and searched warily. *Where are they* in its head it wondered. "Better keep moving just in case, right boy?" it addressed the horse.

Suddenly the dark woods opened into a bright clearing, startling both horse and rider as they walked into the unexpected light. The rider was revealed as a blonde elf.



AN: cliffhanger, you could say, but the new chapter is up! I couldn't bear to leave you hanging!