Eliel stood silently and played with his hair, curling the brown locks around his fingers. He was only half listening what the mayor was saying. The young half elven was extremely excited. It could be said that of the group he was the one who didn't took the matter as seriously. To him going to the abandoned building was just fun and games: one big exiting adventure. This was exactly what he needed, a nice break from everyday life. Eliel's life consisted just from days that felt like copies of the previous days all same.

The mayor stopped speaking and Eliel woke up from his daydreaming. Just now he started to realize the people who belonged to the search party. The old man Vander, a close acquaintance, no: a fraternal figure, the merchant Eliel knew just by looks, some pretty woman he had never seen and Sohn... That was a Man the elf didn't want to see. They were not in good terms since the older one "caught" the younger one from stealing one of his lambs. Oh poor Sohn. He had some serious problems of in listening comprehension, and he wasn't even that old! 

Hmm...  What was the search party for again? A dog, no. A kitten? No, they wouldn't make such a big deal of some animal disappearing. Probably some human got lost. Oh, that's it! They were searching for a little girl, mayor’s daughter Claribel to be exact. Eliel rocked himself while he was observing the surroundings. Sohn took the oil lamp which was offered to him, and went to the abandoned manor, others joined his ranks. Eliel felt a gentle nudge, Vander who wanted to get the youth's attention and pointed to his ear. The young half elven realized right away what the old man meant. Eliel closed his eyes as if it would help him hear better. However there was only silence in the air.

Eliel opened his eyes, when he heard someone offering apples. Eating apples in middle ow search party? Why not, no one is able to explore with an empty stomach. [color=seagreen]"Oh, I would like to have one!"[/color] He said loudly, in a happy tone. He formed his hands in a position that was good for catching things. He was ready to get some apples!