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vision, Elixir could see
the boy with what appeared to be an elf and a girl. They were
sleeping deep within the forest. He let the images of his vision
subside and then addressed the guard once more. “The boy is at the
edge of the forest. I will reach him before dawn. No one leaves
until I return, understand?”
     
    “ Yes my Lord.” The guard
saluted.
     
    Elixir swiftly moved across the
camp and jumped aboard a speeder. He cranked on the throttle and
tore through the village and into the night. His cape whipped
violently about him as he disappeared into the dark.
     
    Chapter
4
    Asher arose early the next morning
just before dawn. He stepped lightly past Kayla and the elf,
careful not to wake them from their sleep. He walked away from
their camp to be alone with his thoughts. He began to imagine the
awful things those soldiers might do to his mother and sister. A
cold draft from a gust of wind shifted through the trees. Asher
hugged himself tighter, a failed attempt to keep himself warm.
Despite his discomfort he still remembered his promise to his
grandfather. He clenched the necklace his grandfather had given to
him and whispered to himself.
     
    “I will not fail you grandfather.
I will rescue them.”
     
    “Alby think stupid boy funny for
talking to himself,” Asher spun around, startled at the voice that
came from behind him. Asher saw Alby sitting cross legged on a
giant rock just a few feet away. Alby hopped off the rock and
crawled on four legs toward Asher. “Why is stupid boy
crying?”
     
    Asher could see the innocence in
the elf’s giant brown eyes. Asher wiped away his tears. “First of
all, my name is Asher, and second, it is because I miss my family.
Their lives are in danger and I can’t help them.”
     
    Alby nodded hurriedly, excitement
and understanding lit up in his eyes. “Is that why Asher needs
pretty necklace?”
     
    Asher nodded. “Yes, I don’t know
what it does but the people who are called the Awakened at the
Temple Anin’nar can help. I don’t know how though.” He trailed
off.
     
    Alby scurried away from Asher and
climbed upon the giant rock once more. He waved his hand beckoning
to Asher to follow. “Come, hurry, Alby knows of a secret place.”
And with that the elf scurried off the rock.
     
    “Alby wait! We can’t just leave
Kayla.” It was too late; Alby had already disappeared into the
trees. Asher ran after the elf, dashing through brush and rock
while ducking beneath large limbs.
     
    Within minutes he finally caught
up with Alby just outside of a clearing of trees. Past the
clearing, there was a stone path that was lined with jagged rocks
and descended into the darkness of the forest beyond. Asher noticed
that the forest seemed much more quiet and still. The soft humming
of night insects had suddenly ceased, all there was, was silence.
Even the sound of wind rustling leaves seemed to have
vanished.
     
    Alby waved at Asher and beckoned
him to follow. Slowly the two descended the rock pathway. After
what seemed like an eternity, they made it to the bottom of the
path. In the faint rising rays of the sun, Asher could see enormous
monoliths of stone carved into the shape of warriors both male and
female. The carved stone appeared to be part of an ancient
structure that had long been broken and diminished with
time.
     
    Asher cautiously moved forward,
taking care not to step on stones out of respect for the ancient
structure. In the stones, he could see engraved writings of a
language he did not recognize, he assumed that its interpretation
had long since been lost.
     
    “Alby, what is this place?” He
asked peering about in wonder.
     
    “Alby show Asher ancient
building. Alby’s people tells stories of men and women with
incredible power. We call them Shinan’nah . In the tongue of man, it
means The Awakened . The legends tell that long ago, the Awakened had protected
my ancestors against a great evil.”
     
    Asher moved silently among the
ruins, tracing