(Cam)
“We are looking for a man going by the name of Elred; we have questions that we were told he knows the answer to.”
The booming voice laughed; it surrounded us and sent a shiver down my spine. Nisha stepped toward me as if she wouldn’t be the one protecting me from whatever this turned out to be. I didn’t respond, waiting for the voice to say anything.
“Who sent you?” They asked.
“You don’t know?” I countered.
“They wouldn’t have sent you here.”
“We come in peace. We just have a few questions.” I held my hands up, hoping whatever this was could see.
“About what?” The voice snarled; it seemed to crawl on the ground and hover in the trees.
“Nymphs,” I responded. The truth was always the best.
The voice didn’t come again. Instead, the buttery clearing flickered and showed a
