Although it was morning, the woods still looked dark and mysterious. She had heard stories about the woods and never really paid any mind to them, until now. She realized the extreme danger she was in, especially in woods like these. The same screeching noise that she heard earlier replayed over and over in her head. She didn't really know where she was going, and didn't really want to know. For these woods were hundreds of miles wide and long, and unless you paid mind to your surroundings, there was a great chance that you wouldn't come out. To make sure that she knew where she was going, she cut notches on the trees in the shape of an "A". She followed what seemed like an imaginary trail for an hour before stopping to rest at the ford. This ford was shallow, and very easy to cross. It was quite big though, most unusual for a ford. It was about 20 feet wide, and a mile long. Firnephel at this time had become calm and no longer had memory of the screeching noise. Airesiwe tightened the saddle on his back and let him roam for awhile. She laid on the side of a tree and dreamed of pleasant things. Eventually, she lost sight of Firnephel, but it didn't matter. She was already half asleep.

She awoke with a jolt to the same screeching sound she had heard earlier. It was louder, which meant that it was very close by. She screamed in pain and tried not to think of the noise, but at that time it hit her. Where was Firnephel? "Firnephel??!!" Airesiwe cried. She whistled but the sound of screeching overcame her. She fell in pain and hit her head on a nearby rock and quickly fell unconscious.

She finally came to no more than an hour after falling, but there was still no sign of Firnephel. The screeching had ceased, but now she had a large bump on her head. Below her was a pool of blood that came from her forehead. Dazed, she looked around. The trees became a black blur. It was then she realized it was already dark. She wandered around for awhile looking for her horse, then gave up and decided to cross the river. She would not leave the woods until she found him.
She wandered deep into the woods for a very long time. Even though it was only a couple of hours, to Airesiwe, it felt like days. Finally, she came upon hoofprints in the dirt. She followed them and finally came across a field, and in the middle was a dark heap. "No!" Airesiwe screamed as she ran towards it. It was Firnephel, but not the same on she saw when she left. This Firnephel was torn up with blood still spilling out of it. His eyes were still open with fear, and cuts and scratches covered him. "No Firnephel, no.no you can't leave me.not now, NOT EVER!" Airesiwe managed to say through tears. But then the last word pounded through her. NOT EVER! She looked at her horse and remembered her mind powers and the three she had left. 'It will be worth it', Airesiwe thought to herself. Slowly she stained her brain to think of an elvish sentence that would cure him. Finally, she remembered. Nimo leyaz purée elidad, Nimo leyaz kilo sumoria." She barely finished when she noticed Firnephel's chest moving up and down, his scratches healed and cuts disappeared. His eyes were full of life again as they looked at Airesiwe with an unbearable love. Airesiwe hugged her horse and was glad that she used her power to save him. Once he was up, she took off his torn saddle and left it in the field. She got up on his back and they continued walking.
It was still quite dark out, around 2AM. Airesiwe had been walking around for longer than she suspected. They should have gotten out by now. She had a feeling she was going in circles though because they appeared at the large field more than once. She rode to the center of the field and looked around. The moonlight shown brightly which made the grass appear gold. She looked around, decided which way to go when she heard the loudest screeching noise that night. Her horse reared up on his hind legs, which caused Airesiwe to fall off. Firnephel came back in contact with the ground and took off running for his life. "No don't leave!" Airesiwe shouted and ran to follow him. She ran and ran and was tired the whole time but kept running for the sake of her horse. "I'm not going to leave him, not after I just saved him!" She ran for what seemed like an eternity. She could feel sweat gathering in her mouth but kept on running. Firnephel was gathering speed and it was getting harder to catch up to him. The woods were so dark and Airesiwe couldn't see. Finally, Firnephel came to a dead stop. Airesiwe was barely in sight but finally came up to him panting and dizzy, but when she finally reached him, she stared in shock. There was something in the woods that she did not expect.