"It was a bright morning, the birds were singing and the forest floor shimmered in what sunlight could make it through the thick foliage of the ancient trees..." "As Valdis walked on he started to smell smoke and he thought he heard some screaming. The further down the small road he went the stronger the smell of smoke became..." "Serene Sighed in relief as the Unicorn turned away to chew on some more flesh, She kept a firm grip on Valdis's arm even though he had stopped trying to go back and eat the beast..." "Serene sighed and got ready to hop out of the tree when Valdis looked up, he just smiled. "Falling is fun!" Chirped the boy happily"... "Serene laughed, "You're a weasel?!" The gray rodent nodded with what looked like a smile before it began to eat again..." "Valdis regained his usual composure and sat up still chuckling here and there. The elf cleared his throat and smiled, "You can change back too you know..." "Valdis stretched and looked up at the predawn glow that filled the forest, Two moons lingered on the endless horizon of trees, one an ivory white, the other an ice blue..." "Serene Stared down at the younger elf from her place on the tree above him. "You're still a weirdo..." "The two wandered about the forest gathering any food they came across until their arms were overflowing with berries and roots. We seriously need a better way..." "You aren't any fun..." Whined Valdis, "Unicorns are fun!" "Fun. Right... They're fun if you like the idea of having a unicorn impale you and then beat, your soon-to-be-corpse on a tree while you scream 'bloody murder'!..." "Cheeky pushed his front legs off the ground and slapped at the children with his hooves begging madly to eat them, "Come-on! They-look-so-tasty! Think-of-it-as-elf-veil! Yum! Yum!" Suggested the spazzing unicorn..." "The two stopped and rested a good mile away from the tower, Serene was still crying from the loss of her..." "I know what you are." Stated Valdis sounding very serious. "Oh? Then little boy, tell me. What is it you think I am? Some little boogie man from your dreams? Or maybe I'm..." "Valdis stepped to the right of the man-thing and with the claw–like fingers he hand copied from him dug them deep into the Monster's flesh as he came within reach..." "As the venom finally began to ware off the two elves sat there and smiled contently, still a bit numb but returning to their normal thinking. Serene sighed happily and stretched, flinching a bit..." "Serene twitched as the first light of dawn fought it's way though the thick but slowly thinning foliage of the forest into her barely opened eye. "Go away, lemme sleep just a little longer..." Muttered the elf, half-asleep..." "The two elves danced around the thick brush of the forest, Valdis leading the way, they had grown much over the years, Valdis was tall for an elf, almost 6 feet, Serene hadn't had the same luck..." "Serene drowsily opened her eye to stare up at the ceiling. She lay there a moment, completely comatose before she realized it was a ceiling, a roof over her head for once in who can remember how many years..." "The two headed downstairs, Valdis very pleased to note no one was trying to touch him and that those who had last time were glaring at Serene. "You work!" Noted Valdis pokeing his friend in the shoulder as she pushed though the door of the tavern section of the building..." "The three, as well as many others walking by, stared at the display of the young elf covering his face and swatting at the crimson- Serene was also that color now thanks to the mass embarrassment of it all..." "Tao Sighed, Growing Frustrated and tired of the ordeal between the fairy and elf, she stepped up to them, placed a hand on Serene's wrist and with an obviously agitated voice made her demand."