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When Lacain's arm draped over her she found that she couldn't stop herself from leaning more into his chest. Several minutes passed with little incident, filled with the soft sounds of her fragmented sobs and fires. When Lacain finally pulled back, Iylma'tria had calmed down just enough to meet his eyes when he spoke. At his explanation the woman bowed her head and and turned her face away from him. Of course it had been Teraem's last wish. It made sense to a certain degree. He was a private man, and likely didn't want what he'd worked on to fall into the wrong hands. 

Caught off-guard by Lacain's hug, she barely had time to react to it before he spoke. She balked in confusion, [b][color=#8fbbe5]"[/color][color=#91bbe3]W[/color][color=#93bce1]a[/color][color=#95bcdf]i[/color][color=#97bcdd]t[/color][color=#99bddb],[/color] [color=#9ebdd7]I[/color] [color=#a2bed3]d[/color][color=#a4bed1]o[/color][color=#a6bfcf]n[/color][color=#a8bfcd]'[/color][color=#aabfcb]t[/color] [color=#aec0c7]u[/color][color=#b1c0c5]n[/color][color=#b3c1c3]d[/color][color=#b5c1c1]e[/color][color=#b7c1bf]r[/color][color=#b9c2bd]s[/color][color=#bbc2ba]t[/color][color=#bdc3b8]a[/color][color=#bfc3b6]n[/color][color=#c1c3b4]d[/color][color=#c3c4b2],[/color] [color=#c8c4ae]w[/color][color=#cac5ac]h[/color][color=#ccc5aa]e[/color][color=#cec5a8]r[/color][color=#d0c6a6]e[/color] [color=#d4c6a2]a[/color][color=#d6c7a0]r[/color][color=#d8c79e]e[/color] [color=#ddc89a]w[/color][color=#dfc898]e[/color][color=#e1c896]-[/color][color=#e3c994]-[/color][color=#e5c992]"[/color][/b] Her words were cut off as they disappeared from where they had been standing.

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These woods were a dangerous sort. Filled with what many would call [i]living trees[/i] which caused people to become lost as they moved around. In truth, however, it was a race of tree-like beings known as the Shaeriel'm en. They weren't particularly violent, unless one was a mage. They seemed to have a deep seeded hate for the wielders of magic. It was a curious thing indeed.

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There always was.