Briar and The Female Drow Rebel
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This story is what happend to Briar during his absence in Narfell
After a tiring walk on the long road east of Jiyyd the young elven scout looks back west towards the small farming town from atop the coldstone mountains. He sighs and wraps his cloak tighter around himself to try and keep warm,before continuing on his way east away friends family away from everything he knows
Shortly after reaching the top he,hears the sounds of wolves so he does what he is trained to do,he climbs high up snow covered rock and waits for the wolves to pass leaving him hopefully un-noticed.As the pack passes the rock he counts the wolves,they far out number him,so he remains silent and still,until he notices one of the wolves has spotted him,He goees to move but instead he slips down the rock bringing a large amount of snow with him.The snow covers him and the wolves simply leave.
Briar lay unconcious under the snow and would have possibly stayed there and died were he not rescued,by what appears to be a young elven lady,possibly no older than himself.She doesn't remove Briar's leathers to check for wounds,or remove the hood and mask he keeps over his head and face as she to is also dressed similier.Briar opens his pale green eyes and looks around,he jumps up as he feels warmth and looks around reaching to his side for his sword.
Quickly spotting the female elf sitting on the other side of the fire Briar calms down and sits back,wrapping himself up in his cloak."Where am I?"asks Briar lokoing to the fire shivering."last I remember I fell and then" he rubs the bridge of his nose with his left hand trying to remember.Before he can say anything else she answers in a calm and quiet voice much like his own." I brought you here"she states."the wolves would have eaten you but I created a"..she looks away " distraction"
Briar smiles though he is freezing near to the bone,and still shivering.A few hours pass and though they don't speak she keeps the fire going while Briar sits there shivering. " Are you still cold?" she asks him.Briar barely manages to nod from the shaking.The female elf then comes over to him,placing her arms on his shoulders gently,she leans him back against her and wraps her arms around him,placing her head near his.
Slowly they warm each other up just by holding each other,they don't speak for another few hours." What is your name?" she asks him."It-it's Briar"..he then opens his eyes and looks to her."..and yours?"..she goes silent for a few moments before answereing." You may call me Linue"..she looks to Briar " Why were you traveling alone? "Briar explains to her why he was alone,why he was running away and he feels able to open up to her so he explains everything.
After being close to her for so long both of them wrapped up with each other to stay warm,Briar suddenly winces in pain and holds his side,Linue slowly and gently lifts up his leather shirt revealing a gash running up his side.She looks down to the ground beside Briar and see's one of her knifes with blood on it.Linue reaches to her side and feels for her knifes and notcing that the one on the ground is hers,she grabs it and puts it away." I'm sorry.." she says with a sound of worry in her voice.."here let me help"..she quickly begins to bandage his side.
