That day was harder than most, they walked in the bitter cold and every
second seemed like an hour and every hour a day and every day a year.
Finally they collapsed, shade didn't know how long he lay there for, but
all he knew was he heard foot steps, their pace quickened as the person
caught site of him. Strong hands gripped him and he knew no more.
He awoke with a start to find himself covered by warm skins, in the corner of his eye he saw a fire dancing and wavering. Suddenly a figure appeared over him, "oh! You're awake, drink this" she propped a cup up against his mouth "I'm Neon". Neon in fact was a female of his own species, an Elf of the woodland Realm. Her hair was dark and her eyes the palest blue you've ever seen. She talked to him even though all he could utter was his name. As day fell into night and the moon rose to watch over him he drifted into sleep.
Neon looked at the sleeping Elf, though he appeared to be only thirteen he was much much older, she herself was two thousand, give or take a few centuries. She laid her hand on his pale forehead and muttered an incantation, she raised her hand and looked at him approvingly, he was only a little older than her. Suddenly a small ferret appeared beside as she knelt beside the sleeping Elf, it was custom for all of the Woodland Realm to have a forest creature at their side. Her ferret was named Quicktoe, she was quite a fast little creature, her fur a light brown hue. Shade's creature she noted was a weasel, its fur was dark and its body big. It lay curled around Shade's neck. She put a gentle hand on Shade's forehead and absentmindedly stroked his short hair. He was a beautiful Elf, his gold cat- like eyes were a wonder and his face was pure. She leaned over him too get a better look, his lashes flickered slightly. She put one of her hands on the side of his face, she leaned closer her Elf eyes scanning him intently. Then he opened his own eyes, and found herself leaning down, she kissed him and her emotions reeled. Everything dissolved around her, the only thing she could see was Shade. His beautiful eyes looking into hers. He broke the kiss and drifted off to sleep. A smile etched on his face, the smile was a wonder, because there is a lot to a smile and his was, what else? Beautiful! Neon went to her own skins and wrapped herself up in them, se should not have done that. But wait, he had done the same. This was something she didn't understand, she would see what the morning would bring..
He awoke with a start to find himself covered by warm skins, in the corner of his eye he saw a fire dancing and wavering. Suddenly a figure appeared over him, "oh! You're awake, drink this" she propped a cup up against his mouth "I'm Neon". Neon in fact was a female of his own species, an Elf of the woodland Realm. Her hair was dark and her eyes the palest blue you've ever seen. She talked to him even though all he could utter was his name. As day fell into night and the moon rose to watch over him he drifted into sleep.
Neon looked at the sleeping Elf, though he appeared to be only thirteen he was much much older, she herself was two thousand, give or take a few centuries. She laid her hand on his pale forehead and muttered an incantation, she raised her hand and looked at him approvingly, he was only a little older than her. Suddenly a small ferret appeared beside as she knelt beside the sleeping Elf, it was custom for all of the Woodland Realm to have a forest creature at their side. Her ferret was named Quicktoe, she was quite a fast little creature, her fur a light brown hue. Shade's creature she noted was a weasel, its fur was dark and its body big. It lay curled around Shade's neck. She put a gentle hand on Shade's forehead and absentmindedly stroked his short hair. He was a beautiful Elf, his gold cat- like eyes were a wonder and his face was pure. She leaned over him too get a better look, his lashes flickered slightly. She put one of her hands on the side of his face, she leaned closer her Elf eyes scanning him intently. Then he opened his own eyes, and found herself leaning down, she kissed him and her emotions reeled. Everything dissolved around her, the only thing she could see was Shade. His beautiful eyes looking into hers. He broke the kiss and drifted off to sleep. A smile etched on his face, the smile was a wonder, because there is a lot to a smile and his was, what else? Beautiful! Neon went to her own skins and wrapped herself up in them, se should not have done that. But wait, he had done the same. This was something she didn't understand, she would see what the morning would bring..