More In The Search of Elves :)

The next day they started out early. Elsa was sore all over from running and sleeping on the ground, but after a bit of walking she began to relax and loosen up.

The Still Woods were rightly named. For nothing moved, or made a sound. Everything was just...still. It was very pretty though. Huge trees, covered in moss, grew up around them, and large colorful slabs of rock could be seen poking up from under the ground after dipping into pools of clear water.

But no animals could be seen or heard. Elsa didn't know where the wolves had gone off to, but she was fine with not seeing them, they could stay hidden forever for all she cared.

So their first day of full traveling went well. They saw nothing unusual and met no one. That night they settled down in a large hallow tree, with a fire burning on the outside. And Elsa, no matter how long she listened, couldn't hear a single wolf.

That night was the best one Elsa had ever had. No worrying about working for her mean owner the next day, no thinking about the evil Inarians, no small cramped cottage, and best of all, she was on a real adventure. A real live one. An adventure to help set her beloved country free again. So what if it was dangerous? She was not afraid of danger of any kind. She could, and would, face it bravely, ever single minute of it.

The next day they continued plodding on. Almost never stopping, for it was sunny and warm, the perfect weather for traveling. When the food they had brought along began to run thin, it was no problem, for the trees were full of fruit and nuts.

The Crelis, who only ate meat, would have starved here, but it was bountiful for Elsa and Grandfather, in fact, it was much better then the poor food they had been given in the slave village.

Every day they went further and further in the Still Woods. The days were long and cheerful and the nights quiet and peaceful.

One night, as Elsa slept by the fire, she was awakened suddenly. But Elsa was very tired, and unsure what could have aroused her, but then she felt something watching her. She turned into the darkness. Something had made a noise, and whatever it was, was walking closer and closer to where she lay.