We set out this morning, right after Diella made breakfast. She's actually a pretty decent cook! We made sure that we had plenty of supplies for the road: clothes, food, drinks, etc. As she walked through her garden for the last time, I noticed that she made sure to touch every flower we passed. This place must be really special to her, I thought. I can't believe she would give this beautiful place up for me! Anyway, later, we were walking by a lake. Suddenly I heard something behind me. I whipped around, my dart gun and spray can already in my hands. Diella looked surprised, "Falena, what are you doing?" I replied, still startled, "You didn't hear that?!" "N-no..." I heard a sound behind some trees. Without thinking, I ran off in that direction. "Falena!" Diella called after me. I didn't hear her. I was too busy running. Running towards... Whatever it was. Then I saw it- him. It? It/he was a tall man-barkbeast-thing with pointed ears. He had a scar across one eye. Wings. But perhaps the most disturbing things of all was that he had a sword- sticking right through his chest.
