Laucian sneaked through the shades. The shade wolves were gnawing some bones he then turned to see a shade holding a person hidden in cloaks. The cloaked one was trying to release itself. The shade easily threw the prisoner to the ground. Silver hair fell loose from the hood. Laucian silently took out his swords and walked to the shades back. The shade was more superior than the others which he had killed and it felt his presence. The fighter thief waited no longer, he stabbed the shade. It turned to its back and attacked him. Laucian skillfully defended himself and he slashed the shade until it disappeared.
Laucian kneeled down to the silver haired prisoner. He wanted to know who it was. As he touched the hood a dark hand clenched to his wrist. Another dark hand removed the hood. Green eyes pierced his black eyes. A half-drow! And a very pretty one she was. "Why…" she whispered "Why did you save me?". The halfelf didn't even try to save his wrist "I thought you needed help so I helped you.". The halfdrow's perfect face turned into a genuine confusion. "So what happens next?" she asked. The halfelf smiled "Tell me how you became a prisoner.". The halfdrow smiled back "I was wondering in the forest before all this shade disease began and I saw it happen. I wasn't the only one another halfelf came here and started to fight the shades I helped her to fight but something happened and she hit me with her club." She said calmly "I later understood what happened. There is a creature called the Shadelord and it is in the body of the halfelf. By the tree, Mazzy… I forgot her!". The halfdrow picked the key the shade once carried and opened a cell. A red haired halfling came out of it. "Mazzy?" the halfdrow asked. The halfling smiled "I am okay good friend Sin." She said and then hugged her "Now we can take revenge from that monster.". Sin looked to Laucian. "Mazzy we must thank to this halfelf." She looked ashamed "You are my savior yet I don't even know your name.". Laucian grinned "I am Laucian Ithilorn you my lady?". "I am Sin and this is Mazzy Fentan servant of Arvoreen.". "I heard that you want to take revenge from the Shadelord. I will need help to attack him. Would you like to join me?". Sin looked to his eyes then she shared a glance with Mazzy they looked at him determined "Yes we would be honored to join you Goodman Laucian." Said Mazzy. Laucian nodded gazing to the halfdrow. And he was happy that he had the same effect on Sin.
Aerie was waiting for Laucian to return. She organized one of her less-organized golden-locks. Laucian would certainly prefer her because she was good and he also was good too. Aerie dreamily started to write 'Aerie Ithilorn'. When she realized what she had wrote she blushed violently and made it unreadable quickly. She looked around, nobody had realized what she had written except… "So this is what idiotic wingless doves do when their protectors are gone." Said an amused voice. Aerie turned to meet her taunter. Viconia was leaning against her mace and smiling wickedly to her. Aerie blushed even more "T-this is no-none o-o-of y-your bus-ss-ssiness Viconia.". Viconia laughed "You try to steal my male and it is none of my business?" she snarled "He deserves someone strong like me not a weakling like you.". Aerie stood up "T-then…" she started when something silver caught her eyes, she turned to see the source of it which was another drow standing near Laucian and a red-haired halfling. Aerie's mouth formed a big "O" while Viconia's eyes glared to the drow. "A crintri!" she said in shock "I thought they were all killed when they are born.". Laucian greeted them "I found two prisoners from the cells." He said cheerfully "And they will join us." Viconia and Aerie exchanged glances, for the first time they were sharing the same thought.
Sin had felt the cat fight between the elven maiden and the drow the second she saw them. They were fighting over Laucian but he didn't seem interested in them. She had liked him, he was a charming man with honest and sometimes blunt words. He was not a hard person. But he was the definite leader of the group which pointed out that he was a strong person. Keeping a drow and an avariel in the same group was a hard task indeed. Mazzy came near her "Are you okay my friend?" she asked. Sin looked at her "Aren't you surprised of my appearance Maz?" Sin asked her back "I mean look at me I am a freak. An abomination." Mazzy smiled "You don't look weird you look… exotic. And I don't think that being halfdrow is your doing and I also don't think that being halfdrow is a bad thing." She said with a smile "Were you surprised when you saw I was a halfling? I see no difference between being a halfdrow and being a halfling.". Sin smiled sadly "Apparently the people of my fathers village did not think so." She said sadly "But I don't want to discuss it. Maz I am happy that I met you, even under these conditions.". Mazzy nodded sadly "As I am friend.". Sin looked at her, she knew of her dead love Patrick "Don't be sad Maz." She said "I'm sure we will kill that shade bastard and at least give rest to Patrick's soul.". Mazzy looked to her new friend and gave her a sad smile "That is why I continue to live Sin.". Sin looked at her and she hugged the halfling "But don't forget to live for other things friend or you will be betraying him." She said quietly "I am sure that he would want you to live after him. He would want you to die or to just exist.". Mazzy looked at her then she pressed her head to the crintri's shoulder and Sin felt her hot tears burning her skin. She didn't say anything else because more words would bring more pain at this moment. She hugged the halfling more closely and hoped that she would see her new friend alive again.