Book 4: Chapter 3

Arriving at their village, panting and out of breath, John sits down on a bench and looks at fay and ed. Fay rests the stick with rabbits against a stone wall and sits beside John and ed.

“Did you see that? I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl. Her voice was so angelic, her skin glowed, and her eyes were violet. She was scary, but boy, was she beautiful.” John says. Fay nods and agrees with him.

“She summoned the wind and almost blew us away,” Ed says.

“She did. She must be a goddess or a princess. Why would she tell us to get out of her forest? She doesn’t own it.” Fay says.

“Maybe she lives there? I’ve never seen her in any of the villages. I’d remember a face as enchanting as hers.” Ed says.

They tell everyone in the village about what they have heard and seen, and a few of their neighbours believe them. A few of the villagers have heard her beautiful singing voice many times in the forest while harvesting food and hunting.

All the villagers r