The sun shown through the trees and right in the face of a young man that had been sleeping at the base of a tree. His bright red hair lit up glowing like a flame in the sun light. He groaned slightly turning to hide his face from the sun.
"I don't want to get up that means I will have to work." He whispered as he slowly began to uncurl him self from the tree opening his brilliant green emerald eyes. Stretching he stood up collecting his bow and quiver of arrows from where he left them the night before.
Robin Goodfellow Aka Puck he was the Sidhe charged with keeping an eye on the trods that lead to the Summer woods where his home lay. He loved being out near the border of the woods he got to meet all kinds of different critters. After a quick trip to the stream for a drink of cool water he began his rounds. He had almost made a full round without incident until all of a sudden a new trod opened under his feet sucking him down.
He woke up a few moments later his head pounding. Puck looked around and saw that he was surrounded by trees and a lake.
"This forest she is very old and very strong. And this place it holds an ancient power." He said to himself his voice hushed by aww. He had felt old forest before, his own home was ancient, but this forest was not in the realm of Feairy this one was in the mortal realm. Slowly he stood up and made his way to the waters edge. Not wanting to have to swim he reached out with his glamor to the trees on the other side asking if they would help him cross. when the forest didn't heed his call he decided not to anger the forest and began to swim across the lake. As he surfaced on the other side of the lake he came face to face with a giant wolf. Her fur was white as snow with two tails.
"Is this your home my lady, I apologize for being here it was not my intention to invade your home. My name is Robin Goodfellow I am the crowned prince of the Summer Court of the Sidhe." Puck said as he did his best to bow to her while still in the water.
"My name is Moro I am a wolf god and yes this forest is my home. Young one please come out of the water." Moro said watching as Puck climb out of the water. He made sure to keep his movements slow and non threating he wasn't sure how she would react to sudden movements and frankly he did not wish to die or kill her. The sound of movement behind him caught his attention. Out of the trees behind him came two more giant wolf though not as big as Moro.
'those must be her cubs. They are just a beautiful as she is.' Puck thought. He was just getting ready to bow to the cubs when the site of a human girl clothed in fur caught his eye. 'a human I wonder what kind of deal was made.' He thought.
"Who are you and what are you doing here." The girl demanded pulling out a stone dagger.
"My name is Robin, and I mean you no harm. It would appear that a passage way between my world and yours has opened and dropped me here." Puck said. A few moments passed before the girl finally spoke again.
"Your lying your just a human who thinks he can play a trick on us." She growled as she readied herself to charge him.
"San calm yourself he is not human he is something much older. Something that human know nothing about, he is a Fea a guardian of forest through the world." Moro said stopping the girl in her tracks.
"I can not lie young one I truly do not mean you harm.." Puck started when the smell of iron on the wind caught his nose. " Is there a city near by I can smell a large amount of iron on the wind." He finished his body betraying his discomfort.
"Are you alright young one?" Moro asked as she stepped closer to him.
"No my lady iron is lethal to my kind, it burns our flesh and bones if we touch it. My powers will not work when I am surrounded by it so it would be in my best interest to steer clear of that place." Puck answered without looking away from the direction from where the smell was coming from. He hated humans and their iron weapons using them to kill the forest back home. He wished that he could just destroy them, they no longer respected the forest and those that rule it, ever since they learned that the Fea were both killed and repelled by iron they stared to use it to destroy. They only thing that stayed his hand from wiping out the whole race was the innocence of children, and their purity that extended to their heart and soul.
The sound of a stomach growling caused him to blush bright red, causing Moro and her cubs to laugh.
"Come now lets get something to eat then get some rest you look like your about to drop." Moro said turning to walk away motioning with her tails for Puck to follow. Taking one last look around the lake making a mental note as to where the trod dropped him and to return after some food and rest to see if it was a one way or a two way, Puck hurried to catch up with the departing wolf gods.
