It was a quiet night, only disturbed by the light rustling of the leaves. Despite the silence, a lone man wandered the dark forest. He was draped in all black leather from head to toe, only a small tuft of white hair poking from the hooded cloak. Two yellow eyes stared out ahead of him. If it weren't for those two features, the man would have faded into the blackness of night. Well, if it wasn't for the red that was trailing him with every step.

A hand clutched his bleeding side tightly as he steadily moved forward. He had to be getting close to the village of the forest elves. He had barely made it this far from the caves that he once called home. He wouldn't last if it was much further. He was growing weaker, though, as the blood dripped from him. The two blades at his side, both sheathed in similar black leather, were weighing on him. It was becoming gradually harder for him to move on through the forest.

With a final gasp of pain, he felt his legs give. His knee crashed to the earth, the first sound the man had made during his journey. He had to be close. He could see the plant life was more diverse here. It would be an ample place to gather herbs, something the elder had told him the forest elves were prone to do.

Struggling to get to his feet, he only served to prove his own weakness with the wounds still plaguing him. He collapsed fully, falling face first into the ground. A groan escaped him as he looked up. The clearing was lightening ever so slowly. He had almost made it to morning. Not that it really mattered now. In his condition, he would be lucky to make it a few hours. His vision began to blur, the blood loss truly taking a toll on him just as the light began to steadily shine through the leaves above. He glanced up towards the light, marveling at the sunlight he had never seen before. If he was going to die, at least he had managed to make it to the surface. He wouldn't have wanted to let such a beautiful sight leave him.

Those were his last thoughts before everything went black, descending once more into darkness.