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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jbear" data-source="post: 5569941" data-attributes="member: 75065">The elf's eyes glaze over again in response to the challenging question. He begins muttering to himself or perhaps his monkey once again. The stroking becomes rather violent, to which the monkey protests, nipping the elf on the hand causing him to release the monkey, who immeadiately scampers back up onto his shoulder and sits quietly watching the group with strange piercing green eyes.How should I answer his question? He is right, why should they trust us? We have no name. Tell him the truth. Don't be afraid, and don't be angry of their suspicion. Be polite.Hie eyes refocus and he seems to study the elf thoughtfully for a moment as if considering how to answer.I would give you my name, but I have two, neither of them were given when I was born. My birth caused my mother to bleed, and she died before ever giving me a name. The first name I received was given by those who hated me. They called me the Cursed One. The second name was given by the one who loved me. She called me Spirit. As you have no reason to either hate nor love me ...His head cocks as though listening to his monkey, and a smile that seems both genuine and marked with surprise spreads across his face.... you can call me Finder. We don't know how to answer your question of trust. We can tell you more truths about ourself... My father was not at my birth. The spirits say his home is within the Forest of Fire. A village of elves in the heart of the forest. Spirit rubs the pointy tip of his left ear.[sblock=Elven] Elves. Like you. Like me. [/sblock]We mean no harm. We hide no treachery behind face or words. We need to find this village so I can ask my father questions about my mother, about myself. We have tried to make it through alone, but the fire threatens Will and curls the pages of my book. The spirits say you have magic that can help journey through the fire. This is the truth.</blockquote>

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