your heart away so that no one might find it! Listen to me, you can ’ t help what happened to Zorn! You might be able to find happiness again if you are willing to risk your heart. Just think about it. ”
“ I will Ezra, thank you. ”
“ Hey what are friends for? Now I have a date with the scythe mirror! ”
Lela shook her head, Kata was right, Ezra would be a great high priestess if she didn ’ t get killed messing with the scythe mirror. Much like Kata, Lela knew Ezra well enough to know she would not be able to talk her out of the second try with the scythe mirror. Watching her friend walking back towards the tower Lela sat in the sunlight and enjoyed the garden ’ s smells.
Chapter 11
“ What is all this stuff Lela? ”
Nate had opened up his backpack finding its contents arranged neatly. He quietly put in a few trinkets from his own backpack he had when he fell from the sky.
“ It is everything we will need on this little trip. Survival gear, be careful not to lose anything out of it, you never know when we will need an extra length of rope or hunting knife. ”
The morning had come too soon for Nate ’ s liking. The thought of going through a piece of forest even the elves are afraid of didn ’ t bold well for this trip.
“ Lela, why are the elves afraid of this particular part of forest? ”
Lela cast her eyes down, thinking intensely, trying to find the best way to explain what they were walking into.
“ The forest is dangerous, because my people made a mistake during one of the wars with the Dark Queen. The elders cast several spells that would make the forest impenetrable to invaders. The forest, animals, and water that runs through it are spellbound to destroy anyone that would try to cross them. As if that isn ’ t enough there is the demon archer that lives in the village that we have to cross. ”
“ A demon archer, is this the same one that killed your love? ”
“ No, but it is rumored that if he draws his bow someone will die. He never misses, and his red eyes will find you no matter how well you hide. I did not want to tell you all the perils that we will face because, you are the only one who can read the book, you have to come with me. ”
Nate was scared, who wouldn ’ t be it was a lot to take in. After a few minutes Nate set his jaw, he had destroyed the only book of magic that could save his life, it had to be restored!
“ Well, we should get going Lela. ”
Lela was shocked, when she first met Nate she had taken him for being a craven coward, a child, but now he knew what they would face and he was still willing to go.
“ Why are you willing to follow me into this dark place Nate? ”
“ Lela, if I don ’ t go, the spell book won ’ t get restored, I will surely die. If I go and survive I might be able to go home, if not that I will at least be able to defend myself better than I can now. Besides I like you, and I know if you could look in the book you would do this by yourself, and if you are willing to do this so am I! ”
“ Nate, do you like me? ”
Nate blushed. “ I have ever since I saw you. ” He smiled.
“ Yes, well, you want to leave so I guess that is reason enough. ”
“ I want to leave to save my life Lela, not because I don ’ t want to be around you. ”
Lela tried to focus on his reasons to pick them apart and make him wanting to leave the most important reason, instead of the fact he liked her. She would not let herself fall for another mage marked for death by the Dark Queen.
“ Lela, why are we walking when you have a full stable of horses? ”
Lela looked at Nate, “ Because if we take any animals into Cravenwood they will turn on us, the spells in that part of the forest still affect every animal that enters. That is why we are not bringing Astiria, you have seen how she hunts, if she turned on us we would be lucky to survive. ”
“ So, why won ’ t we turn on each other? ” Nate asked.
“ Nate, the spell was designed
“ I will Ezra, thank you. ”
“ Hey what are friends for? Now I have a date with the scythe mirror! ”
Lela shook her head, Kata was right, Ezra would be a great high priestess if she didn ’ t get killed messing with the scythe mirror. Much like Kata, Lela knew Ezra well enough to know she would not be able to talk her out of the second try with the scythe mirror. Watching her friend walking back towards the tower Lela sat in the sunlight and enjoyed the garden ’ s smells.
Chapter 11
“ What is all this stuff Lela? ”
Nate had opened up his backpack finding its contents arranged neatly. He quietly put in a few trinkets from his own backpack he had when he fell from the sky.
“ It is everything we will need on this little trip. Survival gear, be careful not to lose anything out of it, you never know when we will need an extra length of rope or hunting knife. ”
The morning had come too soon for Nate ’ s liking. The thought of going through a piece of forest even the elves are afraid of didn ’ t bold well for this trip.
“ Lela, why are the elves afraid of this particular part of forest? ”
Lela cast her eyes down, thinking intensely, trying to find the best way to explain what they were walking into.
“ The forest is dangerous, because my people made a mistake during one of the wars with the Dark Queen. The elders cast several spells that would make the forest impenetrable to invaders. The forest, animals, and water that runs through it are spellbound to destroy anyone that would try to cross them. As if that isn ’ t enough there is the demon archer that lives in the village that we have to cross. ”
“ A demon archer, is this the same one that killed your love? ”
“ No, but it is rumored that if he draws his bow someone will die. He never misses, and his red eyes will find you no matter how well you hide. I did not want to tell you all the perils that we will face because, you are the only one who can read the book, you have to come with me. ”
Nate was scared, who wouldn ’ t be it was a lot to take in. After a few minutes Nate set his jaw, he had destroyed the only book of magic that could save his life, it had to be restored!
“ Well, we should get going Lela. ”
Lela was shocked, when she first met Nate she had taken him for being a craven coward, a child, but now he knew what they would face and he was still willing to go.
“ Why are you willing to follow me into this dark place Nate? ”
“ Lela, if I don ’ t go, the spell book won ’ t get restored, I will surely die. If I go and survive I might be able to go home, if not that I will at least be able to defend myself better than I can now. Besides I like you, and I know if you could look in the book you would do this by yourself, and if you are willing to do this so am I! ”
“ Nate, do you like me? ”
Nate blushed. “ I have ever since I saw you. ” He smiled.
“ Yes, well, you want to leave so I guess that is reason enough. ”
“ I want to leave to save my life Lela, not because I don ’ t want to be around you. ”
Lela tried to focus on his reasons to pick them apart and make him wanting to leave the most important reason, instead of the fact he liked her. She would not let herself fall for another mage marked for death by the Dark Queen.
“ Lela, why are we walking when you have a full stable of horses? ”
Lela looked at Nate, “ Because if we take any animals into Cravenwood they will turn on us, the spells in that part of the forest still affect every animal that enters. That is why we are not bringing Astiria, you have seen how she hunts, if she turned on us we would be lucky to survive. ”
“ So, why won ’ t we turn on each other? ” Nate asked.
“ Nate, the spell was designed
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