Ears and Eyes

In another part of the forest wanders a young man, like Rain he is different, however, unlike her he knows he is different, and he knows who he is and what he can do. You can see it in the way he walks, silent and cocky, and in his eyes as well, the knowledge that he is in almost everyway better than a simple human. You see this because of one simple fact, he is an elf.

Nate, despite being rather young in elf years, as he is only seventeen, is tall, slim, and strong, and is much more powerful than even the most athletic and highly developed human. He is one of the Chosen. Marked at birth by his startling silver eyes and his vast power, it was decided that upon his sixteenth birthday he was to leave his Elvin home and set out to find, the "One", the other Chosen.

He was told by the council nothing about whom he sought other than, "She is a young woman no older than you, but like yourself she is also something more. If you fail in your quest to find the "One" the world will fall into the hands of darkness and all that is known will be destroyed!"

"Nice birthday present," he muttered to himself sarcastically. "Well I guess that if you think about it, the elfish pony was a nice bribe as well," he decided with a slight smile. With a soft musical whistle he called to his young horse, and after pausing for a moment to listen he turned around and waited for Shadow to arrive. With barely a sound to announce his arrival, a tall proud elfish stallion stepped into the clearing. "Greetings Shadow," Nate bowed as he greeted his devoted stallion in a smooth mild voice with a musical undertone, "Are you ready?"

The horse nickered softly in reply.

"Yes I know you heard the wolf last night, I heard it too, but it is a ways off. Sadly it is in the direction that we are traveling so stay close my friend, no more long wandering forays to explore on your own," he said in response to Shadow's nervous whinny.

Nate suddenly paused listening, "That's odd, I could swear that I heard a scream from not too far off." With practiced ease and quick reflexes Nate jumped onto Shadow's back and sped off in the direction of the echoing scream with his bow in his hands and using only his thoughts to control where he wanted Shadow to go.