Jumping down to the leaf-littered ground, Ashley made her way to her friend, Ash. Ash was a strange elf, more animal-like than human. He was covered in midnight blue fur, and his cat-like ears had tuffs of fur on the top. He was busy digging through the forest floor beside a tree.
"What are you doing?" Ashley questioned him. Ash looked up, smiled, and continued digging.
"I'm looking for 'Blogden', a certain species of mushroom that Katrina needed."
"What is it used for?"
"She didn't go into detail, but I think its suppose to neutralize poison."
Bending down, Ashley delicately placed a small, red flower between her fingers. "The dragons of the west are becoming restless. I fear that war is close upon us."
Looking up, Ash replied, "But we have Princess Siera and the shapeshifters as our allies. We could certainly pull our forces together and defeat these creatures."
"I'm afraid it is not that easy, Ash. " She sighed. "Although I am sure Siera could come to our aid, how could we prevent the dragons from destroying our entire forest with fire? Our only choice is to make more allies, so that the dragon's would not dare come and challenge us."
Nodding, Ash stopped digging and stood up, wiping dirt off from his legs. "But the question is, How?"