In a dark forest lit only by moonlight, a naked, sinister-looking man gazed nonchalantly at the sun elf.
His skin was starkly pale beneath the moonlight, so white it verged on purple. Yet a murky black radiance shimmered over its surface, absorbing the surrounding light and leaving the sun elf at a serious disadvantage!
She was a powerful bladesinger. In her previous life, she had been the daughter of Angharradh, the elven Goddess-Queen, and a mortal. Thus, she possessed immense innate power and commanded the respect of all her kin.
Yes, the elven gods occasionally visited the mortal world to enjoy romances with mortals. Corellon, the elven king of the gods, had not only fathered godspawn with mortals, but had also borne godspawn for the mortals he favored. The same was true of Angharradh, the elven Goddess-Queen.
When Lathander, the Lord of the Dawn, proposed "reclaiming" Myth Drannor in the great forest of Cormanthor to Corellon, the elves of Evermeet had been tempted. They had sent her to Cormyr to establish an outpost in preparation for that future undertaking.
As a bladesinger who had been a divine daughter in her previous life, the young sun elf had originally been utterly confident. Never had she imagined she would encounter such a powerful enemy in the forest!
Everything had been going so smoothly. When the local elven guide said she wanted to speak with her, the sun elf had confidently assumed that she wanted an opportunity to return to Evermeet, and had happily agreed. Only when she reached their meeting place and waited in vain for the guide did she realize something had gone wrong!
But it was already too late.
It was this man, this human male. He was immensely powerful. They had exchanged blows throughout the forest, yet even as