The trees rustled silently, swaying with the wind that blew over the tops of the trees. The faint sound of running water was all to be heard, until...
Everwood opened his eyes. He had heard a noise that did not seem normal for this part of the forest, and by now he knew it well. He moved his branches about slightly, turning to look about the forest floor. His eyes searched about, as he tried to find where the noise was coming from. Then out of the dense trees he saw tiny figures romping about, their eyes searching the ground. He sat motionless for a second, pondering at the creatures that walked so freely through the forest, surely they must not be very smart.
They crept closer to him, and Everwood got a closer look. They were small, but they seemed to be strong and skilled, or at least most of them. He thought back trying to remember what these odd creatures were:
Learn now the lore of Living Creatures!
First name the four, the free peoples:
Eldest of all, the elf-children;
Dwarf the delver,dark are his houses;
Ent the earthborn, old as mountains;
Man the mortal,master of horses:
He thought it silently in his head and decided that the most part of the group were Men and Elves, but the smaller ones. They would surely not bring children in the forest, one would have to be such a fool! Everwood shook his head and sighed quietly, no good letting them kill themselves.
He pulled his foot out of the ground, weaving his toes out of the cool earth and stepped towards the men and elf kind. Immediatly they all jumped, most taking out their weapons and holding them up infront of the ent. Their mouths opened wide as they looked up at his tall tree-like body. For a mooment they stood dumbstruck, then they came back, holding up their weapons once again.
He looked at them and said in a deep raspy voice "Hrum, Hoom. How odd, Tis' the first time I have seen such a group enter the forest. Root and twig, very odd!"
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