SHAREtheWELT

SUBJECT TO CHANGE! This is a rough draft! A cold morning. Shivering. A small breeze. The sound of footsteps on wood. Shackles. Cling clang. "They can't do this!" Tears. A face so fragile it could break at the slightest touch. Silence. Still air. Frozen in time. Drop. Thunk. Silence. "No!" Xira's eyes opened immediately, gasping for breath. She sat up quickly, her hands on her knees. She closed her eyes, took one deep breath, and opened them again. She sat in silence for a moment longer, then slowly rose from her bed. She looked her necklace on the table, it had three small pointed teeth on it. She sighed and picked it up and put it on.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE! This is a rough draft! Xira took at least small comfort in the fact that the outlines of buildings began to enter her sight. Veld was a small town tucked away in the far north of the province, isolated from the Keepers, the law that watches over much of the land, protecting its residents from beasts. Their influence on the world lessens the further one strays from the capital of the province, Brennen, leaving the beast scourge to those who wish to hold themselves above the law. As Xira drew closer to the town, she put out her small lantern attached to her belt. After another moment she came upon the Ailing Huntsman, an es