The Circle 2

"So, that's the case then?" The black skinned elf uncrossed her legs and reached for her small cup of tea.

"Yes. I know To'mas doesn't always seem like he's all there, but more than any of us he is connected to the woods. It is no longer just him, either. The druids have begun to speak of a stirring in the fey ruins as well." The large elf grabbed the handle of a teacup matching the dark elfs, his thick fingers making picking it up this way more than slight chore. He sipped at it for a moment before pulling it away from his mouth with a startled expression. "Hot!"

"Does Arya agree with this sentiment? Does she even know you've come here seeking my advice? Her and I have not been on speaking terms since the incident with those four outsiders, To'mas, and Golios..."

"She believes he could be on to something, especially after the druids began speaking. However, I wanted to seek your council all the same. You also study the magics of the land, and have forgone many of the same luxuries the druids have. What do you feel, Gwarth?"

The dark elf leaned back in her seat, looking up to the ceiling of her home to ponder a moment. Her face was beautiful and youthful, framed by snow-white hair tied into two long braids that fell over the front of her shoulders. Her proportions made her appear incredibly womanly, with a bit more weight than most elven women carried from all their time moving through the woods and living off roots, veggies, and only occasional game. "My connection to that world has long deluded. My people have spent too many generations under the Earth, so even for me who spent most of my life on the surface, I have no real connection. I can tread on the lands safely because of this, but I have not checked into that area since the incident twenty years ago."

"Speaking of your ability to walk near the old ruins."

"Beleg?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.

The hulking elf smiled, taking his chin into his hand. "We rest of the nine can not hope to tread on those lands. Not least since we set ourselves against the mother of death living in those woods. You, however, can. So there is something I wish to ask of you. I'd like you to look into something for me."