The sun glinted off the flat surface of the lake and small birds sang to eachother from the bountiful trees. Gil-Estel always enjoyed being here, it was so quiet and calm and provided endless oppurtunities for relaxed reflection. Presently he was sitting with his back against a tree, Rilgilad was eating grass nearby and small animals were coming so close to Gil-Estel that had he wished, he could have reached out to touch them. But he did not. He was here to relax after a particularly taxing errand and he had no wish to panic small creatures.

Slowly, he slipped into a deep sleep, with the pleasantly cool breeze brushing his face gently.

Jaina, has been flying over the lake so, she could master the angel wings that came as a gift with a small statuette. Though it was in her travel pack it's magic strongly infused Jaina. At first it was hard even to move them, let alone to try to make any sudden moves or try to fly. But after time, she easily mastered them, and could fly freely, as a bird high in the sky. She have decided to, go to the lake that was named Aelin, because it was near a small village and she could find help there, if she injured herself during the test flights.

For few hours there, was no trouble until she felt a cramp in the left wing. At first it was minor but in few, minutes the whole wing, became stiff. This could not happen in worst time, she was just practicing her ascending, and was very high above the ground, but what was worse she didn't knew where she was. Beneath her could have been a rock, soft grass, or the salvation she hoped to be the lake itself. If it was the lake, she would not perished his day, or at least not now.

As, Jaina flew down toward the uncertain future she creamed as if hoped for some one to save her. Her life passed in front of her eyes. There was nothing she regretted more, than the fact she didn't spend more time with the man that 'stole' her heart notso long ago. But maybe it was better this way to die, to end all suffering, and searching for empty answers.

But her time has not yet came to pass, or at least for now. Because as by some miracle she fell on the water, though from the high she was falling from it felt, as if she fell on the hard ground. Maybe it was from the fall, or the hit itself but Jaina lost consciousness and began to sink in the lake.

But in the next moment she was not in the lake, but next to it looking over the calm water. It seemed, as if the water was frozen, but there was no ice holding it in place."What in the name of..." Jaina, thought before looking around. Then a moment later she was shocked almost terrified, by the unexpected thing that she just realized, that happened.

Her sight, was hers once more, again she could see the grass, birds, animals, everything. But how was this possible, how was any of this possible? First she was falling, and when she hit the lake, she was on the shore, and then she was able to see once more. Something was very wrong here, and to find out what it is she looked around. But could see no one else besides an elf, to her he looked young, no more than 18-19 year's old. But knowing that elf's age differently he could be 200-300 years, so she needed to approach him with respect, like he was a elder. Excuse, me but the matter is urgent." she said, Have you saw, a woman... me falling from high above, directly into the water?" When Jaina, finished she realized, that her travel pack was gone, along with the staff her wings and the statuette.

From all the tiem she spend in darkness, Jaina forgot how bright the sun light is. Along with the daylight the reflection of the elf's hair almost blinded her... again, which was not bad, she was just getting use to it.

OOC: There's going to be some pretty weird stuff in here. But just go along with it lol.

Gil-Estel turned around, startled by the sudden voice. Behind him there stood a young human female, her blonde hair reflecting the bright sunlight. That was odd, the sun hadn't been that bright before... oh well, Gil-Estel was sure there was some sort of explanation for it. Suddenly, he became aware that the human was speaking to him. "Erm, no.." he said, ignoring the pink elephants flying around his head, "I didn't see you falling..." Wait! Pink elephants? Now that really wasn't normal...

He began to walk towards the lake with the pink elephants in tow. As soon as he reached the lakeide, he jumped in. The apparently hydrophobic elephants (who had started to sing a song about ice cream flavoured rabbits) flew away, chattering angrily. As Gil-Estel touched the water's smooth, glassy surface, it smashed. He fell through and carried on falling. And falling. And falling. Luckily, he landed on a giant mushroom (which was naturally really an armadillo)...

The response to her question sounded stupid "Erm, no.." but then he made more sense when he said that, she didn't fell. But then what happened? It could not have been a dream, but it could have been some sort of sorcery. Then she watched the elf go toward the water, wondering what will he do. But a answer came, shortly after the question. He Jumped in the perfectly still water, which at the contact with him, shattered into million peaces. As they flew in the air, few of them reflected the sun and the light crossed, making some sort of a light show, which was beautiful in, Jaina's opinion.

But when the water, shattered the elf began to fall... to where was the question. Without waiting another second, Jaina ran toward the lake, to help if she could. But when she reached it, there was nothing in there, just a big hole in the ground. Without hesitation, Jaina jumped after the elf. When she flew down, her brain got the chance to think this over, and realized that it was huge mistake to jump. However it was too late to do anything about this, if she panicked it could mean her doom, well the fall could mean her end... for second time.

When the falling came to a sudden, and unexpected stop, she found herself upon something hard and soft... which was impossible. The thing was soft to the touch, and yet in the same time hard staying at one place and it didn't even moved when she fell over it. She hit her head in the process of the 'landing' and sprained her left leg, but at least the elf was few feet way from her.

She was planning to get some answers from, him one way, or another. Now listen to me!" she yelled to attract his attention. "I will not let you walk away this time! I need some, answers and you will give them to me. After that she took a breath and continued "Don't you find this place, some what of... weird? Or is this the way you made it, or like it? While she was speaking the pain in her head and leg were minimal so she didn't minded them as long as they stayed this way. And she stood quietly awaiting, answers.

Sitting on this mushroom... or is that armadillo... better settle with Mushadillo... or Armaroom... no.. definitely Mushadillo... anyway. Sitting on this Musharillo was very fun thought Gil-Estel I better call him (or her)... Bill, that'll be easier to remember... Suddenly he became aware that once again the strange girl who had seemed to think that she had fallen was behind him. "How do you do?" he said politely, extending his hand, just as Bill opened his (or her) large mouth in a yawn that seemed too big even for something so big as a Mushadillo. The yawn seemed to stretch all of the way back around Bill and over the two figures standing on his back. Suddenly all they knew was darkness.. and the faint smell of whatever it is Mushadillos eat (it certainly wasn't mushrooms and it definitely wasn't armadillos... I wonder if anyone does eat armadillos). After what seemed like many years, the dark space inside of Bill was flooded with bright light, and Gil-Estel came slowly down to rest on the ground... there was only one thing different (except of course the fact that the pink elephants had made their triumphant return), the human was missing...

No reply seemed to came from the elf, it was seeming, like he didn't want to reply. But he was thinking about something called mush... something, and arma...whatever, even if she could hear this out loud, she was pretty sure that those were not real words. Call it, Bill? is he insane? Jaina thought as she awaited for reply, because she remembered his thoughts, which she heard while flying down after him. But then, he asked her, 'how do you do?' whatever was this suppose to mean, by this Jaina's thoughts headed into the direction that he is sane after all, or was he?

Before, Jaina had any chance of replying the thing they were sitting suddenly began to move. Few moments after that, darkness once again concurred, Jaina's eye sight, and some disgusting smell took over. The stench turned her stomach, and she almost returned the food, she eat in the couple, last days. Then after, few minutes, or was that hours the darkness passed away, letting the light take it's place.

She, was no more upon some strange thing, or whatever in the hell, was that place. Now she stood back upon the shore of the lake and the elf, was gone. However there was something she could notice earlier, there was a horse grazing the fresh grass.

Without knowing what she could, or would do, she walked to a tree and sat on the ground, laying her back on it. She was planning to let herself savor the moment, the birds singing, the animals moving around, the sun gently caressing her hair and skin, the fish swimming in the water. Jaina was going to stay here until, the elf was so kind to return... or her patience ran thin, which was the unlikely thing.

After hours of searching for the human (why he was searching for someone he didn't even know was beyond Gil-Estel, he just felt that he simply had to find her) Gil-Estel decided that it would just be best to make camp under that giant upturned book. As he drew closer he noticed two things. Firstly, the book was Lasto Lalaith Nîn by the famous elven author Celebwen Morgon, it was a particular favourite of his and it was the story of how a young elf and his sister journey to find a large troll who they must ask to... hmm.. what was he saying? Oh yes! And the second thing was that the book seemed to be infested with elf-sized fleas. Gil-Estel scowled, he hated fleas, they were itchy, small (usually) and these ones were very loud.

All of a sudden a flea woman (at least Gil-Estel assumed it was a woman) landed gracefully in front of him, her hideous flea like face wobbling about grotesquely as she clicked some sort of strange and undecipherable language. Suddenly she produced a large bowl of elephant soup from inside her apron and handed it to the elf. He was led over to a large group of flea people sitting around a fire all talking in their strange clicky language. He sat down and began to eat his soup, which, if you ignored the giant toenail inhabiting the majority of the space in the bowl, was surprisingly tasty. After many hours of indecipherable speach, Gil-Estel was waved goodbye by the flea woman and sent on his way with a skin of elephant soup. Now he thought it's time to find that human!

Few hours have passed and, Jaina began to think that the elf, would not return. Unknowingly, she drifted into a dream, but it was more of a nightmare... or the reality. She was in some water, sicking, unable to breath, and could not see anything around her. Her instincts, took over and made her try to swim up, but something was pulling her back, toward the bottom... toward doom. All she knew, was that the water was cold, and that she could not breath, as she was trying to get free from the pulling grasp, she awoke, back on the meadow.

However there was something different about it, the little critters were gone, and the night has lowered it's veil of darkness. But the horse was still there lying, instead of eating or maybe it was sleeping. When, Jaina turned her head toward the water, she saw a tall man. He was about 2 meters high, with muscular build and silver hair, with leigth to his shoulders and little below them. He looked very much, like the man who she would like to know better, and who have taken place in her heart. But this one, was very different, this one looked cruel, and with pitch black eyes also he had glowing tattoo's o his face. He was some sort, of combination between the love of her life and the the man, who have blinded her.

He slowly approached her, with his eyes stabbing her, as she was sitting with her back against the massive tree. When he was infront of her, Jaina tried to stand up and face him, but she found out that, she cant do it. Just, as beautiful as i remember. He said Though i hate to thread in your mind, while you are awake, this time i fear that, I must... but, Jaina interrupted him with a question Who, are you?

The man smiled wickedly and said Don't you remember? and after a brief pause he spoke Of course you do not remember... while you were in my camp... and unconscious I, projected myself upon your mind. What do you think is keeping you blind? As I told you, you will remain blind until you submit to my control. and after another pause once, more he spoke Do not speak! You are not in this place, you are drowning in the lake... and you will soon wane and die. Unless some one help you. And the only one able to do it, is that disgusting elf!

Jaina was able to, utter only few words, because it she could not do more "Why do you do this? He smiled, even more wickedly and said [b]It is simple, if you die... i die, and i don't wish to end up... no offense, in your mind. Make the elf help you... or we both parishes!" Then he dissipated in the air like a bad vision. Somehow, Jaina believed him, he presented no evidence, but something made her believe him. Without knowing what to do, she just stood there waiting the elf, hoping that he will soon return.

After walking over the large rainbow and fighting off the Demon Mosquitoes of Mosquitotopia, Gil-Estel was just about ready to go to sleep, when all of a sudden he saw the human girl sitting against a tree, talking to a strange man. Gil-Estel was reluctant to approach them. The man stank of danger and Gil-Estel felt that he was an ill omen. Suddenly the man disappeared and Gil-Estel decided that it would be okay to approach. "HUMAN!" he called running towards her, "HUMAN! Who was that man?"

Jaina, stood there wondering what to do, as the man disappeared. But fortunately the elf came running yelling 'human', and asking her who this man was. Jaina she quietly said, hoping that he will understand that it is her name. "I do not know, who he was. I have never saw him before." She told the truth, holding a small part of it.

She made an attempt to stand up, but she could not, her strength was leaving her. Seeing that she is unable to stand, she made a sign with her hand, for the elf to approach her. Then she started to speak to him, with quiet voice. "You must help me, he said that I'm in the lake drowning, soon to die. Then she stopped to take a breath, because she could not breath and continued He said that you, were the only one who can do it. Though i do not know how."

Jaina, wondered why the abomination, has disappeared, maybe it was because the elf was there, or he didn't want to stick up too long, in either case he didn't said ow the elf could help. Then remembering, her dream she said While, I was waiting for you... I drifted into a dream... nightmare. I was on water, sinking and could not swim... please if you do not, i will die... please" she cried, hoping that he will agree to help her. If he did, she would give him anything he wanted.

(OOC:sorry for shortness :( )

OOC: no worries, most of my posts are very short :S

IC: "What must I do... Jaina?" asked Gil-Estel. He had been enjoying this dream. It had had just the right mixture of fun and danger, but now, now it seemed to be all danger. He sat down, scowling. Then he stood up again. After sitting down and standing up for several long minutes he realised that he wasn't sure what he wanted to do and so he settled for a strange upside down squat. Suddenly he realsied that he had asked the human a question and decided that he should listen to the answer. "Sorry... could you repeat that?" he asked.

Jaina, understood that what she have said, did not made a lot of sense, so she repeated trying to speak in correct order. "While, I was waiting for you, I decided to rest but it was a mistake. For i have entered the land of dreams, and had a nightmare. I was in water and sinking toward the bottom, toward death. Then, she took another shallow breath, for she could not take a deep one, and resumed talking "Please, you must do something. If you help me, i will do and give you anything you say." then she realized that the tree was dead, and the grass was gone, the field burned and the sky red.

Then the one, who told her about the danger appeared again and spoke to the elf. "You elf's are so stupid! Cant you understand that, in you lie our salvation? Because if she drown I will die... and since we are all in a dream... you will follow us. then he smiled with the wicked smile, he did a little while ago, but his voice was full with fear, because he did not wanted to die.

Then he spoke once again " You must awaken from this dream, and rescue, her from certain death. And you must hurry, because my ability to control this environment, decreases with each moment, she approach death." Then he looked at. Jaina and addressed the elf " I know what will you ask! And though i hate to tell my secrets i fear that you must know this one. You wonder where you are, I presume, and the answer is simple. You are in her mind, unwillingly she must have reached you... somehow. And i took the opportunity to help myself!' Then without telling anything else he disappeared as a smoke, just like the last time.

Jaina thought, if this was a dream, then when she slept, it must have been the reality. So based upon her bitter experience she said with fainting voice "You must sleep, to awaken... if I'm right" and she hoped, that she was right about this. She was afraid, for first time from many years. Not from death, but that she could not do so many things, and did not even had a chance to fight death.

While the two others were talking Gil-Estel was mulling over the problem in his mind. He thought he understood. He had fallen asleep near Lake Aelin and had somehow wandered into this human's dream... Now he had to wake up and find this human in the waking world and save her...

When they had finished talking, he wandered slowly away. He stopped after about a hundred metres at a place that looked particularly soft. "Wish me luck!" he called. Then, lying down, he attempted to sleep. But it was no use. Sleep simply wouldn't come to him. After about ten minutes he still hadn't gone to sleep and time was running out. Suddenly a thought came to him. In a dream, one way to wake up was to... to... to die.

He slowly stood up and, hoping that his plan would work, pulled out his knife. He placed the blade against his chest and with a quick prayer, thrust its blade deep into his heart...

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Suddenly he was back, leaning against the tree next to the placid lake. Now all he had to do was find the human. But that was easier said than done. He had absolutely no idea where to look. Suddenly he became aware that he could feel her presence inside his head. Pushing all of his will towards her he thought Where must I go?

When, he walked away. Jaina wondered what he was doing, but after a while he said to wish him luck. From this, Jaina understood that, he was going to try to help her. Then he lied on the ground, and after few minutes stood up, and took some knife into his hands. Jaina, could not imagine what he was going to do with this, but then he placed it in front of his chest and jabbed himself in the heart. When, she saw this horrible sight, Jaina yelled "Nooo...." But it was too late, his corpse has lifelessly, fallen on the ground. "What have I done? Why have i done this? What if this is not a dream and he died in vain, to save my life?" She thought, at the sight of the corpse on the ground.

And few hours have passed, before she could move, and the environment around her was, deteriorating ever so fast. But then, she could hear a voice in her head, the voice of the elf and, he was asking Where must I go?. Jaina was very surprised, but already she had an explanation for hearing his thoughts. Since she had developed, the ability to hear the thoughts of others, and thinking that he must have been close to her, she was able to hear him.

Not knowing what else to do, she crawled slowly, to his corpse. It was very, hard for her, since she could move only her arms, and she was not strong. The trip, on the charred, meadow felt like wandering alone, from there to oblivion. Embraced by shadows, lead by the will to survive.

As, she crawled toward him, she had a conversation with the man, but his image, was not there. "When i get out of this mess, I will destroy you! I have, the knowledge and the experience to do it!" Then she heard his laugh echo throughout the desolate land, and he said "You speak of knowledge, Jaina? You speak of experience? I have journeyed through the darkness between the most distant realms. I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities... Unto my experience, Jaina, all that you've had here in Arda is but a fleeting dream. A dream from which you precious shall awaken, finding yourself drowned in a greater nightmare." then there was silence.

Until, she broken it few seconds later saying "Well spoken, concubine of the darkness. But though I do not have the knowledge, do not think that we lack the courage to stand and fight. You would do well to abandon this undertaking." Then there was laughter once again, but no reply came.

When, she reached the corpse, she spoke to his ear If you hear me... search in the water, there must my body be." She did not know what else could work, and hoped that this will, for if it did not the end would come fast.

The water? The water? Gil-Estel ran to the waters edge and began scanning the surface for any signs of where the body was concealed. Suddenly, far off in the lake, a few bubbles rose lazily to the surface and popped. Gil-Estel ran to the edge of the lake and dived in, swimming frantically towards the spot where the bubbles had surfaced. When he had reached the general area, he pushed his face underneath the water and began to look for any signs of a body. There was nothing...

Suddenly, a glint of light, a mere reflection off of a small metal object deep within the gloom of the water. Gil-Estel surfaced for air and then pushed his whole body down, swimming, swimming, swimming. For what seemed like an entire age of the Earth he pushed his body on downwards. And then he was there, the body of the human girl was suspended in the water, eyes closed, blonde hair splayed out eerily. Gil-Estel grabbed her wrist and pushed himself back upwards. His lungs were screaming for air and soon black spots appeared in front of his eyes. He was loosing consciousness. But then he was there. Out on the surface of the water. He took a deep breath of the beautiful fresh air. When he had swum the girl back to shore he laid her out across the floor. She showed no signs of breathing. Remembering something he had been taught as a young elf, he leaned forwards and put his mouth to hers. He blew air into her mouth...

As, she was sitting next to the corpse, she lied on her back on the ground, looking at the bloody red sky. As the, wind blew her hair in the air, across her face, she felt a touch on her wrist. Suddenly her hand, began to rise up in the air, and as if by magic, her body followed it. What was happening, she wondered, whatever caused this, was very strange. Maybe her time had, come to pass, but then the sinister man spoke again. "Looks like your elf friend managed to save you. You will not remember me, but you will never forget me." Then, without any warning, she relay did forget about him, however that was possible.

Then, something even weirder happened, as she approached the red sky, the birds returned, and it became blue once more. At one point the sky, diluted and darkness once, again took it's place in Jaina's sigh. Even after that something more weird have happened, she felt fresh air, it was all around her. But something, did not allowed her to breath it, to taste it, to quench the thirst for it.

As, Jaina awaited the final trip, air filled her lungs, allowing her to breath, returning the hope in her soul and pushing the fear aside. So the elf, had really saved her, and as she promised, she would repay him in kind. When she finally awoke, from the nightmare, Jaina felt something on her mouth, it felt like a kiss, a sweet kiss. But it did not last long, because, she instinctively turned aside, and with coughing, she spat out the water.

As, she was coughing, she spoke "Thank you... you saved me." When she felt that no more water, remained to be spat, again she rolled on her back and she was breathing heavy. "Just, one last ting before anything else. To whom, I should be great full?" this was a discreet reminder, for the elf to tell his name.

While she awaited some sort of reply, Jaina felt the wings, on her back heavy, they were like steel. So with just a single thought, they disappeared, almost the way they appeared. And she was sure, that the statuette had to do something with this, but she was not sure how it worked.

Gil-Estel watched as the woman coughed up water. He helped her to sit up and looked at her fair face. "My name, fair lady, is Prince Gil-Estel of Yomeniempa. And may I know who I have saved?" He reached into his pocket and took out a small bottle of Miruvor Cordial "Drink this," he said, "it will warm you after your stay in the lake."

Jaina, listened to the introduction, and she was quite impressed, to be saved by a prince. "My name, is Jaina Proudmoore, but my friends call me, Jaina. Though I introduced my self not so long ago." Then Gil-Estel, handed her something, and told her to drink from it, for it would help her to warm up. Jaina, agreed to do it, because she could still feel the cold water, on her skin. Then she extended her, hands to take it, and after few failed attempts to take, it she finally did.

Then she, touched the cork, and carefully removed it, putting it somewhere on her lap. From the smell, she understood that it is some kind of alcohol. Though she, hated to drink, anything heavier that wine but this time, she took a small slip, for the bottle.

She, could feel the drink burned her, inside but it, helped her because, it really warmed her. "Thank, you. Very kind of you" Then she took of her travel pack, and along with the attached to it staff, she placed it away from them. Then she awaited the reply, that she awaited from Gil-Estel, for the reward about saving her life.

While, Jaina waited for the reply, she listened carefully, the birds and the other critters that were making noises. It felt so good to be, among the living, and she was ever so great full to the noble prince, Gil-Estel, for bringing her back

"Now good lady, where may I take you? Do you have a home near here? I have my horse nearby so if you would like I can ride you back to wherever you live." As he waited for her answer he stood up and called for his horse. The beautiful white animal came running over a far hill, his pure coat glowing in the sun. He helped Jaina up and asked her once more. "Where should I take you? Or would you prefer it if I left you here?"

Jaina, handed back the bottle that, he had given her to warm up a bit. Then he asked her "Now good lady, where may I take you? Do you have a home near here? I have my horse nearby so if you would like I can ride you back to wherever you live." Apparently, he wished to take her back into her home, but sadly that was impossible. She, did not like to speak about, her home but this time, she feared that, she have to do it and so she began My home? My home, is very far away, and to be hones... I'm searching for a way to return there. But I, appreciate your offer.

Then she blinked few, times in random direction tying to 'look' him in the eyes, with her sightless gaze. Then the elf stood up, Jaina could understand that by the noices of his clothes, and the slight breeze that, his body made, when he got up. After, he apparently was standing on his feet, the elf called for his animal. Only seconds later sounds form, hoof's rattle, came from nearby.

Arther the, sound have abated, Jaina felt Gil-Estel's hand helping, her to stand up and she once more, accepted his offer. When, she was up the kind elf, asked her again where should he take, her, or she proffered to be left here. Jaina, did not knew what to answer so, she said No, you do no have to take me anywhere, you did more than enough. You risked, your life... for me.

"It was the least I could do fair lady." Gil-Estel smiled. "Now however I must be on my way. If you ever wander near Yomeniempa ask for me. And please, take this gift." He handed her a small blue stone that glowed faintly even in the bright light of day. "It is an elf stone, it will guide and protect you. Although I do not wish to leave you alone I will listen to your wishes." With that he mounted Rilgilad and, saying his final farewell to Jaina, he rode of over the horizon, back towards his home in fair elven Yomeniempa.

Jaina was stunned, by what Gil-Estel did, he not only saved her but, he did not want any reward for it. But then, he mentioned that, he will leave for a place called, Yomeniempa... wherever it was and, that if, she ever wander around it, she should ask for him. After that, the elf gave her something, and though, she could not see it from the shape, she could tell that it is some sort of a stone.

This act shocked, Jaina even more than the last one. She did not knew what to say, and like acting on autopilot, she took the stone, she kissed Gill-Estel on the cheek before, he left her. Right before he was too far away, she yelled I will never forget this!

Now when, she was alone, Jaina wondered what would, she do. But the thoughts alone came into her. First, she would start a fire and dry then, she would resumed her training in the art of the flying. And that was what, Jaina did, she started a fire with a weak fireball and unpacked, her pack so that the drawing book, and the bed could dry. After the unpacking she took the small statuette, and sat at the ground, near the fire staring at it rethinking what happened, here today. For it was strange, because the accident seemed like an unlikely one. Then without knowing, she slowly drifted into a deep slumber, which would continue as long, as her body needed to rest.