She lifted her head wearily from the hard ground. She couldn’t make much out of her surroundings, and everything was fuzzy. She put a hand to her head and
sat up as gently as she could. Her head ached and as she pulled her hand away she saw her fingers were wet with blood. 
<p>
As her eyes began to clear, she realised she was in the darkest part of the forest, with not a soul around her. Her hair was matted with the blood which seemed to be coming from a deep cut on the back of her head. Her platemail, longsword, gloves, boots, pack, helmet and 2k of money were all missing. She had been robbed blind. Trying to defend herself from her attackers, she must of lost consciousness from the blow to her head. Rising shakily to her feet, she felt a rush of dizziness and quickly sat back down again. Shuffling on her bottom, she reached the nearest tree and sat leaning against it, wondering what to do. She wrapped her thick black cloak (the only item they had left on her) and lay down to get some sleep. Hopefully she would be found by morning.
<p>
When the sun rose, she opened her eyes to look into the kind eyes of two strangers. One a tall girl with blond hair to her shoulders, the other a male with shortly-cropped black hair who was crouching in front of her.<br>
"Hey.." he asked kindly, "are you ok?"<br>
Stargirl lifted her head from the forest floor and winced. "Yeah.. but I think my head’s kinda bad." She leaned forward slowly to show the pair her wound. The girl drew in a sharp breath and knelt down beside her, opening her pack."What’s your name, hon?" she asked Stargirl softly as she dabbed a piece of cloth gently on the cut. The man sat down also, examining Stargirl for any other wounds.<br>
"Star.. stargirl," she answered, "yours?" She was grateful for the help from the pair who seemed kind. She had not met them before and it was nice to see 
new kind faces.<br>
"I’m Narya," the girl said, smiling, "and this is Andell". Andell nodded his head and also smiled. "She's a knight and i'm from the eldar," he said. 
Stargirl tried to nod, but her head was throbbing. Narya and Andell helped her to her feet and together they walked out of the deep forest to Tantallon. The town had it’s usual busy-ness, with people bustling about west and east, fishing at the harbour and smoking at the busy crossroads. "Know any talented
clerics?" Narya asked her, sitting her down inside the church.<br>
"Yes.. my.. my sister," Stargirl said softly, "Duck". Narya grinned. Everyone knew Duck. "I’ll find her. She’ll be around here somewhere," said Andell, 
grinning mischievously. Andell disappeared west while Stargirl rested her head on Narya’s shoulder. Narya squeezed her hand. "Stay awake, hon.. help’ll be here soon". 
<p>
A few minutes later Andell returned with Duck who looked concerned.<br>
"Hey, sweetie. What happened to you.." she said kindly as she crouched down beside Stargirl and looked at her wound. "Ouch. Are you ok?" she asked her. Stargirl nodded lightly. Duck put a hand on the deep cut and the other on her holy symbol. She closed her eyes and softly muttered a few words. Within a matter of minutes Star’s head was completely healed. Stargirl smiled as Narya helped her to her feet. She hugged Narya and Andell and thanked them for taking care of her. "Pleasure," said Narya and curtseyed. Andell and Narya waved and left the church.  Stargirl then embraced her sis. "You’re forever getting me out of scrapes, sissy," she said, grinning. Duck gave a 
little bow and smiled warmly at her little sister. "Anytime. How did it happen, sis?"<br>
"I.. I.. don’t remember," Stargirl said, scratching her head, "I suspect it was a group of vicious rogues". Duck blinked. "Vicious rogues?" she asked.<br>
"My equipment and all the coins I had on me are gone. I think it was a rob-and-run job." Duck nodded to show she understood. She then smiled and ruffled Stargirl's hair. "Got to go. But i'll see you around, eh?" she remarked playfully. Stargirl smiled, hugged her close to her and thanked her again. She then stumbled out into the sunlight into the center of tantallon.
<hr>
Wizdom was near. He felt it in his heart. He had been working towards it for so long now that it musn't be too far away. He strolled into the shelter of the busy adventurer's guild and lightly jogged downstairs and north a lil to his most frequent spot. A small room with a board that people would write amusing or funny notes on, to make other friends laugh. He sat down to think of something to post up there. A young woman entered the room, and walked up to the board. He studied her. She had long golden hair which just touched her hips and eyes the same hazel colour of his own. She wore a long green dress and carried no items on her but a fluffy pink elephant and tightly fastened black scroll. She held a monkstaff in one hand.<br>
"You're slacking off, you know. No new posts from you," she remarked to him, grinning widely. He raised one eyebrow. "You know me?" he asked.<br>
"Everyone knows you. Your jokes and all," she replied. He blinked. "Do you like them?"<br>
She smiled. "Yeah. You're a very funny man."<br>
He grinned. "Thanks."<br>
She nodded and smiled before she waved and went on her way. Lusiphur scratched his head. He must write another joke or two if they were that popular. He took a carefully sharpened piece of coal from his pack and a small piece of paper and began to scribble down his latest post.
<hr>
Rowan yawned. Where was he? She had been sitting by the monkboard in the temple of Antana for at least half an hour now. She sighed. He wasn't going to turn up. Stargirl poked her head in the door. "Huntyr here yet?" she asked Rowan. Rowan shook her head. Star frowned and came to sit beside Rowan on the floor. "Wait a lil while longer, eh? He should be here." She smiled and nodded. Stargirl was known to predict what might happen in the near future. "Ok, sweetie," Ro replied. "Whatcha been up to?" Stargirl asked, smiling at her. Rowan cuddled Stargirl warmly. "Killing. I'm up to a higher fighting level now." Star gave a little cheer and grinned mischievously at Rowan.<br>
"Ro! Ro?" came a male voice. Huntyr's head poked in the door. Rowan laughed. "Evil girl!" she exclaimed to Stargirl as she gave her a big hug. Huntyr looked confused. "Starryprincess said to stay a lil bit longer. And you turn up. She has the gift!" Ro exclaimed. Stargirl laughed.<br>
"No, i just had a feeling, silly." She smiled warmly at them both and got to her feet. No new notes on the monkboard. She'd done her board rounds now. Time to hit the monk gardens for a lil confession. She strolled east through the waterfall, soaking her dress and skin and north to the gardens where she stepped lightly inside a tall wooden booth.<br>
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