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Shina watched in awe as Rudolph set fire to branches one by one. It always amazed her the extent of magic powers that certain races had, and how certain individuals were more powerful than others. What was magic? Where had it come from? These were questions she knew she'd never find the answers too, like the very air she breathed, it just existed. When Rudolph had finished his magic, he turned to the group and said that Thaddeus was very likely to be North East of where they were; but more importantly, that he was fighting? Someone called Nemnon. Why did that name stir something inside her, had she met him before, maybe he was someone Guan had mentioned in the past. Either way, this news made her feel uneasy. 

What were they to do, if they went backwards and start looking for Thaddeus, who knows what they would run into. The meeting with the elves had already wasted time, as well as put them all at risk. And they hadn't even got halfway through the forest yet! Not only that, they had Thomas with them now, a young boy with almost no experience of the world, let alone fighting. 

Shina turned to Rudolph....[color=green] 'What do you suggest we do wizard? We can't know what Thaddeus is dealing with right now, and after our run-in with the elves, we might not even get that far....[/color] Her voice trailed off as Lapoo flew into her peripheral vision, flapping up and down and squeaking alot. But there were no enemies nearby. That was when she saw out of the corner of her eye, young Thomas had disappeared. Then from nowhere an elvish voice called from above and there was Thomas, held at knife point! 

The group all looked stunned as the elf spoke to them; telling them that Thaddeus was going to fight this Nemnon and they all had to watch. Why them!? Why couldn't they have just got through without issue?! Shina felt her blood boil and her ears went back, mouth in a snarl...

[color=green] 'Don't you DARE HURT HIM!' [/color] Shina yelled, but felt unsure of the elf's intentions. The Elf shot her a glance, the dragon as well, and his knife got ever closer to Thomas' throat. 

[color=#808080] '"You will follow me now, to the battle grounds, once your friend falls to Nemnon your safety has been assured, you will watch." [/color] 

With that, the group of elves had somehow caught up with them again and once more, they were trapped. 

Shina felt a sting of tears in her eyes. She could almost feel Guan's spirit fading from her mind. But Thaddeus was her friend, and Thomas was just a boy. 

The group followed the elves.