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<blockquote data-quote="d20Dwarf" data-source="post: 906710" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>With winter coming, orc hunting season was almost at a close. Although the brood of Izrador never stopped traveling from their northern home down to the war-torn edges of Erethor, the snows of winter made it too dangerous and difficult to pick off an orc or two and disappear into the landscape.</p><p></p><p><em>If only I could fly,</em> Alhadriel thought.</p><p></p><p>As if stirred by that thought, Epherial took to his wings, obviously startled by something she had sensed. Alhadrial could feel the bird's nervousness and tightened his grip on the icewood between his hands. It had been eight hours or more since he waylaid the orc band that had been traveling along the edges of the Veradeen. He had slain them all from afar with his bow, but he could still smell their stench--as foul while they lived as after he had pierced their tough flesh.</p><p></p><p>The crows had been circling the bodies for an hour now, hoping to get one last good meal before winter descended. It took only seconds for his sharp elven eyes to lock onto what had spooked Epherial. A lone traveler, shorter than an orc but just as stout and wrapped in tattered winter gear, approached the site of his latest slaughter. Alhadriel tensed but did not move, hoping the traveler was not sympathetic to the Shadow. After a few moments the traveler seemed to take interest in a bird and move along.</p><p></p><p><em>He probably doesn't know that the crows make for bad eating,</em> Alhadriel thought.</p><p></p><p>Epherial returned once the traveler was out of sight, landing without a sound on Alhadrial's shoulder. Alhadrial turned to leave, feeding the owl on his shoulder from a sack at his belt. The two would travel back to Veradeen now to prepare for winter--there was no more to be done here until the snows began to melt. Creatures from the Highhorns would descend during the winter months to plague the elven holdfasts, looking for an easy meal and the warmth of the homewood trees. There was plenty for an elf to do within the forest. But just then, Alhadrial heard a voice.</p><p></p><p>"<em>Your work here is not complete,</em>" it said. "<em>The traveler had the right of it.</em>"</p><p></p><p>Alhadrial's face would have paled had it any color.</p><p></p><p><em>No,</em> he thought, <em>it cannot be.</em></p><p></p><p>"<em>Yes, Alhadriel,</em>" it said, as if replying to his silent musings. "<em>Your people need you but your path does not lie in their direction. Go north and seek the tiny light within the darkness.</em>"</p><p></p><p>Epherial fluttered her wings, annoyed that her feeding had suddenly stopped and sensing her master's uneasiness. Alhadrial handed the snow owl another bit of meat as he spoke to no one in particular.</p><p></p><p>"<em>Fifty miles from the wood, and I can still hear the Whisper...</em>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d20Dwarf, post: 906710, member: 314"] With winter coming, orc hunting season was almost at a close. Although the brood of Izrador never stopped traveling from their northern home down to the war-torn edges of Erethor, the snows of winter made it too dangerous and difficult to pick off an orc or two and disappear into the landscape. [i]If only I could fly,[/i] Alhadriel thought. As if stirred by that thought, Epherial took to his wings, obviously startled by something she had sensed. Alhadrial could feel the bird's nervousness and tightened his grip on the icewood between his hands. It had been eight hours or more since he waylaid the orc band that had been traveling along the edges of the Veradeen. He had slain them all from afar with his bow, but he could still smell their stench--as foul while they lived as after he had pierced their tough flesh. The crows had been circling the bodies for an hour now, hoping to get one last good meal before winter descended. It took only seconds for his sharp elven eyes to lock onto what had spooked Epherial. A lone traveler, shorter than an orc but just as stout and wrapped in tattered winter gear, approached the site of his latest slaughter. Alhadriel tensed but did not move, hoping the traveler was not sympathetic to the Shadow. After a few moments the traveler seemed to take interest in a bird and move along. [i]He probably doesn't know that the crows make for bad eating,[/i] Alhadriel thought. Epherial returned once the traveler was out of sight, landing without a sound on Alhadrial's shoulder. Alhadrial turned to leave, feeding the owl on his shoulder from a sack at his belt. The two would travel back to Veradeen now to prepare for winter--there was no more to be done here until the snows began to melt. Creatures from the Highhorns would descend during the winter months to plague the elven holdfasts, looking for an easy meal and the warmth of the homewood trees. There was plenty for an elf to do within the forest. But just then, Alhadrial heard a voice. "[i]Your work here is not complete,[/i]" it said. "[i]The traveler had the right of it.[/i]" Alhadrial's face would have paled had it any color. [i]No,[/i] he thought, [i]it cannot be.[/i] "[i]Yes, Alhadriel,[/i]" it said, as if replying to his silent musings. "[i]Your people need you but your path does not lie in their direction. Go north and seek the tiny light within the darkness.[/i]" Epherial fluttered her wings, annoyed that her feeding had suddenly stopped and sensing her master's uneasiness. Alhadrial handed the snow owl another bit of meat as he spoke to no one in particular. "[i]Fifty miles from the wood, and I can still hear the Whisper...[/i]" [/QUOTE]
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