The Woodsman and The Elven Princes

The sound of a horse-drawn carriage filled my ears. I'd already arrived in a town full of rich folks wearing fancy fur coats. The horse neighed as I pulled on its reins. "Stay put, boy!" I patted him and hopped down."How much you got there?" the old man asked, walking with a bit of a limp."A lot," I replied, loosening my tie and cracking open the old, dusty fabric.Two beefy guys came and took down the logs that I'd brought. The old man dug into his pocket and started counting his cash. I leaned in close to check out the bills, so I knew what he'd pay me. "This!"So, I grabbed it and counted one more time before getting onto my horse-drawn carriage. "Thanks, catch ya tomorrow, sir." And with that, I hopped back onto the driver's seat.My trusty horse-drawn carriage took me out of the city gates as they waved goodbye to me and into the forest. The cool, crisp breeze made me feel relaxed. We gradually went deeper and deeper into the forest, about 30 miles away from the city.So, an hou

The next day, when everything was in the pink. My head felt so heavy while my body was aching. I smelled something burning and a lot of dusk, it made me choke several times. I saw Myrdin sleep while sitting in the middle of the living room. I growled while stood up and walked into the kitchen. “Myrdin, are you going with me?” I spoke while gulping a glass of water. Myrdin opened his eyes and looked at me with his messy face. “Where are you going?” He asked, looking straight at my soul. I felt so distracted by his gaze, so I turned my face and washed my glass. “To the city.” “Okay, I am coming!” Without thinking twice, he stood up and followed me like a chick. I was preparing myself, took a furry jacket, dirty clothes for the carriage, and rope, before going back to the forest. I gave Myrdin another jacket to keep his pale skin from the views of people in the city. He didn’t give any comments and followed me quietly. We were going back to my carriage and took it from the mud which

When I walked alone, someone or maybe something followed me. I didn’t even care about it, I thought it was Myrdin who followed me. But, I was already shrouded in anger and focusing on finding my way home. After miles away, the rustle in the bushes keeps distracting. So, I turned my head and started asking, “Who is that?” But no one answered my question, “Myrdin?” Because there was no answer, I felt something strange. I continue walking, finding my way home. I walked a little bit fast while feeling something behind me. My heart beat so fast and made me feel scared. Automatically, my feet run faster and faster but I cannot find the way out from this forest. “Sh*t!” I screamed and cursed for myself. “Myrdin, help!” Unconsciously I called Myrdin for help but I knew Myrdin won’t hear it. I tripped over a rock and it made my elbow dirty. The rustle still followed me, I could see the bushes keep swaying. I stared at it with googly eyes, and pulled my body back. I saw the shadow appearing

These Krampus looked so aggressive, they attacked us without doubt. They jumped and wanted to bite me, but I tried to fight and fend off it. I was getting used to stabbing and using this dagger. Their blood splashed all over my clothes and I just noticed that the blood smell was so stingy. They kept coming and I already killed maybe fifty or more Krampus. Ten minutes later, all the Krampus died in front of us. I took a deep breath, “Why are these things keep on coming? How many of them are here?” I was questioning while cleaning my dagger with my dirty clothes. “I don’t know but they breed so fast,” answered Myrdin, keeping his bow and arrow. “Okay, let’s go! We need to find my friend.” Myrdin led the way out from the forest and came out in the middle of this world, Myrdin’s place. I walked a big step because I had to balance the steps with Myrdin. I could see a big castle that was twice bigger than what I saw behind the waterfall. I climbed on the big rock and stood on it with Myr

I have never swam this long before. I didn't know how many hours that I had spent in this water today, but my skin didn’t wrinkle at all. Magic. The scenery on this sea was also very different from what I have ever known. There were many unique creatures here and all of them were sparkling. I swam while looking around, enjoying the scenery very well and kept following them, because I didn’t want to be lost. “There!” Said the goldfish stopped in front of the place where Nym was being kidnapped. Myrdin and I stopped and looked at the place where the goldfish was pointing at. It was dark and really steep, this was the first time I saw a dark place since I was here. I looked down and my body was shivering, so I pulled back and looked at the goldfish. “Are you sure?” “Yes, I knew the Krampus was living there.” The goldfish said it with confidence. I turned my head to Myrdin and whispered, “Do you believe in this goldfish?” My eyes frowned. Myrdin didn’t answer me, he was still looking