Chapter 4
Author: Gaya

Imlain sighed and looked down at the ground, hoping nobody would see him. His father and brother were inside at the council, but he didn't feel like joining them. He trusted Menelluin to tell him about what had happened later on. Right now, all he wanted was to escape the people for a while and do something else.. To have some time of his own. He pulled himself up on the branch and looked out over the forest in one direction, before turning his head to the house where the council was being held. He was quite some distance away, but when he focused on the building, he could see something.. or someone moving.

"A spy," he whispered to himself, but then he noticed a strand of corn-coloured hair and he recognized the noble maiden Araréiel. He smiled to himself. She wanted to hear what they were discussing in the council, while he did everything to avoid I,. trying to be free just a while longer.

A squirrel came by, tugging slightly at his own blonde hair. He laughed at it and tried to talk to it. "See the maiden over there? Jump over to her and hand her this." He broke a small piece of wood from the tree, carved in the sign for "spy" on it and handed it to the squirrel, winked at it and sat back, wondering what would happen next.

Araréiel's father rose and began to speak about the dangers of the East.. about Sauron, the evil servant of Morgoth.

"We will have to go against him.. I know it's next to hopeless, but what else is there to do?"

The young elven maiden sighed and leaned back a bit. She didn't understand all what they were talking about, but.. from what she understood, it was horrible. She felt something on her shoulder and looked up, startled. She sighed in relief when she noticed that it was just a squirrel. She smiled at it and petted it on its head. It jumped away, but just after leaving something in her hand. She looked after it for two seconds, before looking down at what was in her hand. Her heart missed a beat, because there, staring up against her, was a piece of wood, and carved into it was the sign for Spy. Someone had seen her!

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