Ada jumped when she heard a tinkling laugh echo through the forest. A light breeze lifted her hair off her shoulders and the forest darkened and leaned in one direction. Halfway through burning the book Ada quenched the flame and stood up. Mumbling drifted over the wind and played in her ears, followed by a loud squawk then more mumbling. Then through the forest trees a light flared up. Ada tugged Willow's rein in the direction of the commotion. She rose slowly, hiding the book and the half eaten carcass. She also drew her sword. 

The trees opened up to reveal a slight clearing with a person standing in the centre. Ada could sense no magic from the creature. A whistle echoed in the distance and a raven darted through the tree's. "Hail! Are you in need of assistance, the road is to your right" She watched this creature from the driver's seat of the wagon, the boy was dressed strangely, with a coloured rope around his neck. Using her foot, Ada pushed the things she found in the forest behind her to conceal them from sight.
He was of no obvious origin, and he had more weight on him then she was used to seeing, obviously a noble. The satchel he was carrying was open and a book lay a distance from him, near a tree.