➳ Pernwél   Alpha Jake waited for me on the porch to accompany me to where the Elders resided. We were walking there and he was going to show me around the town. I was not a prisoner anymore and I was staying here for the time being. Where else was I supposed to run off to?  I was somehow excited to find out more about what happened to me, but also dreading to find out the fate of my village. I witnessed a carnage, everyone I knew was slaughtered before my eyes.  The memories of the beautiful place I grew up in were tainted with the deep red colour of blood and masacre. I would never run across my ancestors' land again. Smell the flowers, touch the textures of the plants and swim in the river that coursed with smaller streams across the heart of our

➳ Pernwél I never thought I would ever see one of the ancient magic orbs like the one I was currently holding.Alpha Jake and Grandma Rose were staring expectantly at me to elaborate on the ‘memory orb’ artifact and even if I knew perfectly well that I was holding one in my hands, it was the first time I ever encountered one in my life.I read about the ancient artifacts in the Royal library. They are made by druidic magic to communicate through the ages and portals with other druids. The dusty old books were always the first to attract me and I skimmed eagerly through those pages.One of those leather bound research journals showed me drawings of the various orbs to be found across all the realms. I knew this was one that held the message of

🐾 Alpha Jake   We walked back in comfortable silence to the packhouse. It had been an eventful day to say the least, and I was starving.  I gazed down at the beautiful Elf that walked next to me. Her lovely words about my leadership as an Alpha of this pack had touched me deeply. Did she really think that way about me? After all that had happened, she had pulled her hood down and hadn’t pulled it back up to hide herself away from prying eyes. Her silver locks were dancing in the remaining light of the street lanterns. It made my heart skip a beat, that she was warming up to the pack and felt more comfortable around them. Deep down, I wanted it to mean that she was also opening up to me. The glances we shared and the slight touching of her hands as I cup

➳ Pernwél   Illuminated by the moonlight, I follow the path laid out in front of me. It looks as if the trees have moved out of the way to make space, leaving roots and lifting the ground in their wake. As I kept walking through the dark forest, the snow cracked beneath my feet. Just then, I realised I’m barefoot and wearing nothing but a thin white nightgown. I can’t sense the cold feeling between my toes as the snow and ice slips around them. I should feel ice-cold by now. Strangely, I don’t feel anything except for the uncontrollable urge to keep moving. I watch out for the tree roots so I won’t trip and I’m thankful that the full moon tonight shines bright enough to be able to move further; pulled by some invisible force to keep going deeper into the forest.

➳ Pernwél Grandma Rose stared at me in shock. I felt baffled, to the point that I began to question every step of my life and how we had gotten to this point. It made my head spin and I took a seat on the rocking chair.“Dear?” Grandma Rose asked worriedly, gazing at me with her observant eyes. “Are you okay?”I wasn’t even sure how to answer Grandma Rose’s question. Was all of this even real? Surely I would wake up any moment and it would have been one of my nightmares.The wise older woman took a seat next to me and grabbed my hand in hers. It was oddly similar to the way that Jake had done  when I was feeling overwhelmed. It calmed my nerves but I was still ree