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Author: Phedre_D
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My story began one day a few years ago when I was doing an errand for my mother. At that time I was like any other wood elf girl living a carefree life in the woods not too far from Ca’ial Brael, the big city of the wood elves. I can't really remember what the errand was about while walking through the forest I met a raki. She had an aura of great power around her. It looked like she was there, but also not there. It was quite disturbing. "Ah Soeni Sattalan, we meet at last." she said in a manner as if we were best friends. I guess she saw my fear and confusion as she continued "I have come to tell you your time has come to start journey. Don't be alarmed, brave girl. There are great adventures awaiting you. Go to the big city to learn destiny." I have always been a bit of a dreamer, but this was even for me too much. I turned around ran to my mother as fast as my legs could take me.
When I told her what happened she didn't react as I expected. She didn't scoff at me for making up stories as usual; instead she had a weird look of fear and pride in her tears filled eyes. "I knew this day would come, love. I'll prepare your things and send you to Zephiria Wolveskin." I guess I should have gotten really scared now, but somehow that didn't happen. I realized that people didn't see me as the silly dreamer girl anymore, in stead I would become a very important person. An enormous feeling of purpose rose in me. I was going to great things! At least that was what I thought at that moment in time.
So the next day I went to Zephiria Wolveskin, and after I told her of the events the day before she accepted me as her protegee, and promised me to teach the ways and the history of our people. It was a horrible period. I was ready to solve the problems of the world. I didn't want to be locked up in some tree reading books and listening to stories. I could have done that at home. But no matter how much I complained and whined Zephiria insisted I had to go through the training. The only nice parts of the training were the lessons from the ranger. At least I could go outside. He taught me how to recognize plants, animals, and other worldly things. And how I could hunt, harvest but most importantly avoid them.
As days turned into weeks Zephiria had a continuously harder time to keep me indoors. Reluctantly I showed up for my lessons but my mind was not there. It was rushing through the fields chasing rabbits, fairies, and even deer and foxes. I knew the history of my people was important to know but my mind was floating off with any breeze that came in. Of course Zephiria noticed that as well, and it was her that gave me the 'title' of Soeni Sattalan of the Wind. She gave me that title on the day I finished my studies with her. She said that teaching me more would be fruitless, that I would have to go out and learn life the hard way. Although I have probably been on her nerves, I think she did like me. I got a big hug, and a last piece of advice. “Go to Ca'ial Brael and talk to the Warden of the Day. He might know what your future will hold."
"At last! I would start fulfilling my destiny", I thought. I had picked up enough from my lessons to know the Warden of the Day is one of the most important persons of the wood elves. This must have been what the raki was hinting at. I would become an important wood elf. Full of confidence my made my journey to the main tree in the great city. Of course I had no idea where in the city I could find the warden. So I had to ask directions from several people. And everybody was eager to help me, almost too eager, as if the whole city was awaiting my arrival. Of course this only boosted my ego and conviction I would make a name here soon.
Finally I reached the house of the warden, and I was allowed in to meet him almost straight away. From the lessons from Zephiria I had learned that he was the keeper of all knowledge collected from all over our lands. A man like that must be very busy. If I was allowed to meet him just like this something special must be going on. And indeed there was. For the last five years he had been training his successor, a young girl about my age. She was supposed to take over his seat soon, but a few days ago she had a terrible accident and died. Now the succession of the warden was in peril, and with that basically the entire fabric of our race. Although I probably should have felt sorry for the poor girl I could only feel enormous joy. “I was going to be the next Warden! I was going to be the next Warden!” rushed through my head.
The warden saw the excitement and eagerness in my eyes, and seemed to be getting a little bit less demure as well. But then he remembered something and said “Before we get ahead of ourselves to far, dear Soeni Sattalan of the Wind, you will first have to pass a test to see if you are really the chosen one.” Because I was by then completely sure I would pass I had no problem taking any kind of test.
The test was pretty simple. I had to hold a stem with a still closed rosebud. If it would open up as a yellow rose I would be the chosen one. First nothing happened, but then I felt the flower grow in my hand and the bud slowly opened. Still being confident it would be yellow I was just excited it did open, but as it open further and further it was clear it was not yellow at all. It was sky blue! I could not believe it! I simply refused to believe it. I started shouting to the Warden that his test was wrong. I think I even started throwing things around, I can’t really remember exactly but I lost it completely. It felt as if my whole world collapsed in that one moment. But no matter of screaming and trashing up things changed anything, and at some point I just ran out the house, out the city. I just kept running without knowing where I was actually going.
What I guess was the next day I woke up, not really knowing where I was and what had happened at first. But it slowly came back to me. I had made a complete fool of myself. I could never go back. How could I ever step back in the city, or look my family in the eyes? As by coincidence, or probably more by destiny, I had fallen asleep at the docks of Tawar Galan, right next to a ship that was due to set sail for Thestra. At that time I had no idea where or what Thestra was but I knew I had to get away from my homeland as far as possible. I did not know, as I do now, what great adventures would await me.
I still don’t dare to return back to Ca’ial Brael, but I do know now the raki was right. Great adventures were awaiting me. And I am sure even more await me in the future wherever the wind will take me.
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