Elf-Realization, Part II

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 24811

"But if we go up," Fertal said in a near whisper, "Will we ever want to come back down?"

They looked at each other and knew that only madness lay that way - Elves were mysterious creatures, rarely seen and never trusted. The two heroes resist the urge and continue on back towards the beach. They walked within the forest of this mysterious wood following what they hoped was the same path that they had used coming in... but it was so dark that they weren't sure.

As they walked the sounds of the night creatures came alive; hoots and meuws, cri-cri's, and scrtchsctrsss.

"What do you think made that last noise, Artizza?" asked Fertal.

"I'm not sure... wait, maybe it was..."

"What?"

"Oh, Fertal, I'm scared!"

"Don't be, soon we'll find our family and all will be well."

They continued to walk, shivering in the night, and yet they did not recognize that their direction had subtely and subconsciously shifted: soon they came anew to the large tree with the hanging rope! Not only that, another elf was at the base of the tree, standing there with a smile on his lips.

"Hi!" said the elf. "We've been waiting for ya!"

"Who are you?!?" Fertal and Artizza said in unison.

"I'm your... guide," he answered. "My name's Tursil... and yours?"

They looked at him and tried to concentrate. Who were they? The darkness seemed less dark somehow, they looked at themselves without the aid of lantern or torch. A silver sheen covered everything and they realized that it was their eyes, their transformed elven eyes! Even as some animals, like cats, can see in darkness - so too the elves. Myriads of images and thoughts and emotions flowed through our heroes minds, knowledge-patterns as well, new patterns that fought with old patterns - words and names fighting for dominance over each other.

  1. "My... name is... Fred, and... and this is... Astra..."
  2. "My name? It is Fertal... this is Artizza..."
  3. "This... this isn't... right," said Astra/Artizza. "What is... happening to... to... to us?!!?"

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