Sephora

She was a great wolf racing through the forest, dodging trees and climbing over rocks. The wind rushed through her long flowing hair. She jumped and off into the sky she went as she transformed into an eagle. She glided over trees, rivers and lakes in search of a sign; in search of anything. As she glided downwards she swooped through the window into the house in the trees ahead of her; as she landed feathers switched into flowing long hair and she traded the talons for her own delicate hands. With a rush, she was on her hands and knees. She was once again in the dimly lit room where she had started.

"Archdruid are you alright?" asked a tall elf with blue short-cropped hair that was standing over her. He looked to be in his twenties and had the muscular build of a great warrior. As she looked up, he could see the fear in her silvery blue coloured eyes.

"I'm alright Traldon." She answered. "I didn't see…anything, nothing at all. I don't know what this means. All my animals know something grave is happening. The balance of nature has been upset but there are no signs as to what is going on. I'm afraid." She said.

What could be wrong? Not even her animals were this scared and stirred up when the war started. This must be far worse; she would have to contact the Queen and warn her.

She stood up to leave and wavered a little bit, grabbing onto a chair. Traldon laid his hand on her arm. "Seph, please are you sure you're alright?" Traldon pleaded.

"Yes, I'm fine, I promise. Don't worry about me, I'll be alright," she said with a faint smiled and left the room. She was so involved with her thoughts that she nearly fell head first over a short man.

"I'm so sorry. Are you all right? I hope I didn't hurt you or anything" Seph said, frantically looking over the man who was definitely not an Elf but Human.

He was short and rather skinny with glasses that he now cleaned with a handkerchief. He fiddled anxiously with them while putting them back on his face. "Archdruid, Queen Arianna sends her greetings and asks for a favour. There is a disturbance and great problem because of the Ledan. The demon Galgor has become out of control and the Ledan could not keep his powers harnessed and under control. He now threatens the world…."

"So that's the disturbance that my animals felt: the feeling of grave danger and fear that I couldn't escape! This is far worse than I could have imagined," Seph said as thoughts raced through her head.

"Queen Arianna is now summoning the Legendary Five, you must go to her, Archdruid," The little man asked as he fiddled with his glasses again.

"Yes of course I will, but what about the girl? She can't be old enough yet...She's still a child; you're going to drag her into this? This will change her life forever! …I just hope she's ready for it," Seph said shaking her head in sympathy and fear for the girl.