Magic Sword

Ethan Chapter 2

???: "What are you doing in my garden?"

There was menace in this question, voiced by an unseen watcher.

Sara: "No, Im going to..."

Ethan: "Have you already forgotten your promise? I'll handle this."

Ethan's gaze was stern as he addressed me.

Ethan: "Look out!"

Sara: "O...OK!"

Ethan and I stood at the ready, just as an arrow buried itself in the ground between us.

Sara: "Oh!"

Ethan: "Damn it!"

???: "Get out now!"

Ethan: "We cant do that."

???: "Then prepare to die..."

I cant allow this attack to continue.

Ethan was shielding me. I grabbed his arm, and moved in front of him.

Ethan: "It's dangerous, Sara!"

Sara: "Ethan, stand down. I'll try to talk with him. I dont know who you are, but please allow us to rest in this forest for one night. We must travel to the Elven Village, which lies beyond this forest."

???: "What business do you have in the Elven Village?"

His voice seemed to have grown somehow even more alert.

Sara: "We must speak with Estel, and ask him to join us on our journey."

???: "...Who are you?"

Sara: "...I am Sara of Theodore."

???: "I see. So you're the one."

His voice seemed to have grown a bit gentler. Just as I thought that...

Thump!

A man with beautiful features dropped out of the tree. The atmosphere has changed completely, and it no longer felt as though an attack was imminent.

Oh, he has pointed ears! He must be an elf...

Sara: "Who are you?"

What? I feel as though I've seen him somewhere before...

???: "I apologize for my behavior."

As he approached us, Ethan remained on guard.

???: "You there, swordsman. I have no intention of attacking you."

Ethan: "I dont trust you."

???: "Im Estel, the elf you are searching for."