The Woodlands

wers were expected. He was usually quite sheltered from storms when he was deep within

r his small frame. The material was nice and warm, b

see what Dacen was doing. The foreigner sat back down, his cloak no

t wet," Ne

looked

asleep. Didn't want

ing the cloak to s

rain wa

hook hi

up for an h

ed one of his ey

e sleep and planning

. The last thing he wanted was

top with your dark magic powers

g smile as he co

o use my powers t

wouldn't like tha

dess and questioned if she was a mythical deity or actually rea

's direction, but it was so heavy

tated. "I want you to reach the e

you'll be all right walking out in the rain? Perhaps we should move a

e rain

kind were slightly more adapted to the cold atmosphere seeing as the nymph had not even devel

n Dacen offered the little nymph his cloak, but Neem re

ad been walking in silence and he wanted to pierce the dead air with his words

the foreigner a confused look. He had no idea what an elf

breeds of forest spirits de

. The other nymphs I've

other n

om the far west are shorter, dark skin

gned only one type of nymph and they're only here in the

nising manner. Dacen was young as his looks told. He

er all the major forests of Efenta? Surely the Nature Goddess desi

if he was going to object, but he could not thi

ecial," he replied i

ed Goddess loves all

lared

'supposed'? Do you

r that the Goddess isn't real, I'm simply sayin

ds had ever questioned the Nature Goddess' existence. "

e sky before letting

re is a chance

nued his d

d see the world I"ve

hy

d, cruel reality that will destroy your faith and

care about the Woodlands," Neem stated smugly as he str

ss amount of others suffer? How heartless must one be to hav

er? Her duty is to her children

never be a Goddess of m

right to be his escort. He could try to taint the

milar to this one," the foreigner stated, his

He couldn't imagine a

man

t w

ned demon that the nox

n down the Woodlands because o

he boy's mind. "No other foreigners are aware of

ow

he stated simply. "The warlock made it very clear that I co

ught for

ut this warlock fellow? D

hook hi

tion finding its way into the hands of an enemy, sa

en real?" Neem asked. If Dacen did not even believe in th

ied simply. "Utt

ar and have faith in

e for birds to build their nests. All have a purpose and that's exactly what I desire-a purpose. The warlock may be able to give me a purpose by t

do if he doesn't

this laughing was the foreigner's response

. I haven't pla

ake, I hope this

nk y

th would challenge their different philosophies and only cause more arg

acen had mentioned being raised by

re," he stated simply. "Their skin is a dark blue like the night

lapping up more water. He drank like an animal, while

ound me when

d your pa

ned man

parents were and what happened. I'm not sure you

ut I w

his hair. He stopped when

man mother was r

r had gone down the wrong pipe

t my parents were the one exception. Anyhow, it makes sense that my mother would want to get rid of the unwant

a mongrel?" the nymph, before biting h

overed me," Dacen said simply. "Only during adolescen

ey scare

ome or how outsiders would react to me."

d trotted alo

the best option for their own safety. However, news of my banishment didn't reach the nearby human kingdom in

y the humans reacted so poorly to your discovery. I mean, kil

th something greater that they

E

mals, and Daemonis: their offspring. Daemonis takes traits from both his parents and appears to be half man and half goat. He is the Fathe

s," Neem simply sta

urprisingl

ll me about yourself, Neem. What is

think for a

. "I like taking naps and just rel

rful. Many would be

do anything

ree and relaxed lifestyles beyond t

feel for

mebody worse off,

Dacen laughed. He had t

he Woodlands get along?" he

st of the time. Foreigners are

said with an

e into the Woodlands and try to steal creatures. Sometimes they also drain the life essence of the smalle

of wolves

d eyes, but what's really scary is their l

. His mind seemed to be el

lves?" Ne

fact his face had become slightly paler suggested that was a l

ree

y beings with pale blue skin, black hair, re

o think fo

, w

waved away

nse of what creatures la

gnored Neem's s

g me something, t