From Outcaste: Roni gave Duinar the parchment with Gaelens message. He smiled at what he read and then handed the note to Rogond, who was visibly relieved. He had been very worried when Gaelen did not appear. “It’s from Gaelen. She says to hurry up, and that she’s got good news and bad news to share. She ends with ‘watch your backs!’” He kept the very last part of the message to himself. PS: Galador is a curmudgeon. and more... Gradually, Gaelen let go of Errnos hand. He did not appear to notice. The amulet had pained him for a few moments, but as he began to hear and smell and taste and be aware of everything around him, the pain subsided. It was then replaced with wonderful excitement. Errno now understood what it was like to experience life through the senses of an Elf…and then some! He became aware, for example, that Gaelen was no longer holding his hand. He also heard every sound, felt every seam in his garments, and saw colors more vibrant than he had ever seen. Gaelens eyes were impossibly deep and bright, the mossy green and warm brown so…real…they almost took on life of their own. He noticed every fold, crease, and tiny stain in her tunic. Her scent, always pleasant before, nearly transported him into ecstasy. In that brief, innocent moment he came perilously close to falling in love with her. and a little more... Gaelen rode toward the eastern horizon, away from the setting sun. She wished it were morning…when dawn set the distant hills alight with rose-colored flame it was like a beacon of hope. She preferred riding toward the light, but now the dark indigo of night had colored the hills in deep purple and smoke. What if there is no light where we are going?
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