Chapter 3: Assembling a Team

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Nava's PoV

After talking with the Wizard I continue walking to Qualinesti. Who is it I'm supposed to get? Without a name this is going to make my job more difficult. I hear something and I quickly get ready to fight. I stop when I see an Elf. She says “Hi! I'm Quintrine. What's your name?”

“Nava. What are you doing here?”

“Exploring. What else would I be doing in the woods?”

“Than go back to exploring. I'm busy.”

“With what? I can help!”

I sigh. How am I going to get rid of this Elf? I tell her “I don't need help. I have to do something. I have to get some information from Qualinesti and find someone.”

“I can help you find someone!”

“I don't need some help but thanks for offering it.”

“Than I will just come along with you. You might need some help later on.”

“You can come for now but stop talking. I need to concentrate.”

“Ok.”

We walk in silence the rest of the way to Qualinesti. When we get there I tell Quintrine to wait outside. She listens and stays outside. I go inside Qualinesti and start looking for someone I can talk to. I find a Qualinesti Elf that's getting ready to leave and we compare what we have seen in the woods until he leaves with his group. Now that I have some more information on where the Highlord army is I start searching for the Elf. Where is Learoths house? What am I supposed to do? I see an Elf wearing worn down clothes and ask her “Do you know where Learoths house is?” She turns around and says “I'm on my way there now. Follow me.” She matches the description I was given. Is she the one I'm supposed to get? I follow her to the house. She is walking very fast. She's in a hurry. I ask her “Do you remember a Wizard that was here not that long ago?”

“Yep.”

“Anything about him seem unusual?”

“He wanted to go on a walk.”

“With who?”

“Me.”

“You seem very un-talkative.”

“Trouble.”

“What about trouble? I don't understand.”

“I'd get in trouble for talking.”

“Why? That doesn't make sense. Slavery is not ok. Are you a slave here?”

“Me and my people.”

“Who is your people?”

“I'm Kagonesti.”

That's why the Wizard said she could help me. Kagonesti’s know there way around the woods better than anyone. They live in the woods and are always traveling. We get to the house and walk inside. An Elf says “What can I do for you Half-Elf?” Yes I'm a Half-Elf. Most Elves don't like Half-Elves. They think they are better than us. Especially the Silvanesti. They are obsessed with keeping a 'pure race.' I'm half Silvanesti but I don't live there anymore. I travel around and help anyone with a good cause. I mostly travel by myself until I become part of a cause. And now I'm part of another cause. But I don't know what that is yet. I tell the Elf “I'm just looking around.”

“Why did you come to my house?”

“Can the Elf that brought me here show me around Qualinesti?”

He curiously looks at me than says “Fine, take her.” He turns to the Elf and says “If you don't come back in two hours you know the punishment.”

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