Anarya crept to a fallen brach where the figure sat, crumpled up, trying to hide.
"Hello," she said softly.
The figure looked up at her, it was a mortal woman. Anarya looked in surprise at the human.
What was a mortal doing in Mirkwood, especially a woman? Her grandfather had told her about mortals, nice mortals who didn't go around giving alliances to dark lords and such. He had said that mortal women marry and stay close to home with the children. Well this woman didn't have any children and definently was not close to home.
"What are you doing here?" Anarya asked. She heard Khelek trot up to the mortal. He sat quietly wagging his tail and smiling his puppy smile at the newcomer.
The woman seemed speechless for a moment. Anarya decided that was too much of a question for the moment.
"Would you like something to eat?" Anarya asked.
"Yes," came the reply, slow and wary.
Anarya smiled wider, "What is your name?" She asked.
"Taralphiel."
"Its nice to meet you Taraphiel, I'm Anarya," She held out her hand to help the mortal woman up from the forest floor...
[ July 12, 2002: Message edited by: Anarya SilverBranch ]
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