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I could hear the steady beat of my heart, thumping wildly. My eyes were wide, and tears started to fill them as I ran through the dark forest, the wind whistling and the tree branches rattling. I scrambled quickly, behind a huge fallen pine tree and plopped down, breathing heavily. My cheeks were a rosy, pinkish tint from the chilled breeze. Suddenly a loud howl pierced the silence, sending a panicked chill down my spine. I had been running from this pack of wolves since the break of dawn and i was very quickly losing my energy. Ive had no water, or food in the last two days. "Please..." i whispered, voice shaking. "Leave me alone..." i bury my face in mg knees, and cover my ears. I was too tired to keep running, i guess it was time to accept my fate. I slowly laid down amd curled myself into a ball to protect myself from the harsh winds, and also from whatever may be lurking in the woods.

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A ball of fiery red light soars into the forest, followed by pained growls and whimpers from the pack of wolves. A figure drops out of a tree, a badger-like creature wrapped around his neck. "Are you alright?" They ask, leaning over her.

I look up at this creature, my eyes wide as i could hear the ringing in my ears. I panted and backed away quickly, scrambling behind a bush and staring cautiously. "What......what are you???"

The badger-thing scampers down his arm to the ground as another ball of light appears in his hand, illuminating a gaunt man with pale, blue tinted skin and long silver hair.

"T-Thank you.." She stuttered as she watched him carefully. She quickly got to her feet, wiping herself off, she glanced at him wearily. "Who are you..? What are you??" She asked softly.

"I'm going to overlook the fact that you basically just insulted me, and answer your questions. My name is Nykiil, and i'm a Drow." He says with a bow.

Ivy shook her head quickly, trying to hide a faint, shy smile. "Im sorry, that was not my intent.." she replied and looked down. "Thank you for uh...helping me out.." she added. She peered down at the cold, frozen ground and shuffled hed feet. "Umm.. i should probably get going.." Ivy says quietly.

He picks up the badger-thing, extinguishes the ball of light, and walks away with no sound other than a quiet hissing noise from the creature on his shoulder. "Good luck, you're going to need it in this forest." He chuckles and fades from sight.

Ivy suddenly regrets not asking for more help. Like, maybe a place to stay, and some hot food and cold water... she sighs and turns around, ready to venture off into the forest to seek out some sort of shelter. She shivers as she stumbles through the mud. There were clouds in the sky, which meant it was going to snow soon. She starts to gather wood as she walks. She slows down and looks around. This was the perfect area to make a small fire. She started building it and lit it. Ivy sighed in relief. At least she was warm for the night. Food and water could wait. She curled up and laid down, and closed her eyes to rest them.

He watches her through the trees, intrigued and confused by her contradictory actions and words, as well as the reaction his familiar had to her. He also wondered why she came into the woods so unprepared and alone, and decided to watch her for a while longer to see if he could figure anything out before heading back to his home.

Ivy had fallen asleep and was sleeping for quite some time. She suddenly woke up, and blinked her eyes a couple times to adjust to the darkness. The fire had gone out maybe an hour and a half ago. Her fingers & toes were frozen. Ivy stumbled to her feet and winced in pain. "****..." She muttered and shivered, teeth chattering. She looked around, suddenly feeling like she was being watched.

Another orb of light blasts from the trees into the remains of the fire, relighting it.

Ivy jumped when the fire was suddenly relit and her eyes widened. She looked over in the direction it came from and crept forward slowly. "I know youre there." She called softly. "What do you want??" She asked warily. She looked around and crept forward slowly.

"I want answers."

Ivy stared in the direction the voice came and shook her head in confusion. "Answers? What kind of answers?" She asked quickly, feeling uneasy as she stopped in her tracks.

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He walks out of the shadows. "Nothing too strange, just why you're in the forest, why you don't have any gear, stuff like that."

Ivy shivered and stared at him warily and took a step back. She did not want to explain the gory details to this stranger. She shook her head and turned around. "Sorry, go ask someone else all these questions. I don't have any answers." She mumbled. She wrapped her cloak tighter around her thin frame and looked over hrr shoulder. "Thanks for the fire though.." she commented and began to walk away.

He sighs, slightly annoyed. "Alright, fine. Just.... can you at least tell me your name?"