By the creek

When the man reached to the creek he set the girl down. He listened a short moment and then he bended down beside the girl. "What should I do with you?" he murmed and touched her forehead. "No fever, but still unconscious. How long have you been unconscious? What causes it?" The man raised and moistened his hand in the creek and applied her face with cold water. She sight but did not wake up.

The man rised up and listened carefully. "I do not like this!" he said and looked around. The mist looked like it has been tightened. "Fog althougt the sun has been up hours! We cannot stay here!" He rised the girl up and started to walk on carefully. After a few steps he stopped and listened again. He could hear nothing. Carefully he walked on step by step across the creek. And then he stopped again, put the girl down, and listened carefully.

The cat and the raven has been following the man. The were clearly alert. The man waved his hand to the raven and it looked like it understood. It raised up to its wings and flew away. The cat started to tiptoe under the bushes. The man waited paitiently. He know that soon he will know. When waiting he bended down and touched the girls face. She was still unconscious and her breathing was light, maybe too light. The man wrinkled his brows anxiously.

At the very moment the raven flew back and shrieked shortly. And the cat came forth from the bushes. "So did you see anything?" asked the man silently. The raven shrieked again, rised to its wings and flew towards west. The cat sneaked towards west too. "OK, you think we must go to west although the city of Citadel is north." muttered the man. He lifted the girl and started to walk. He trusted hes companions instincts and followed them towards west.

"City of Citadel has to wait for me for a while." he thought. Soon he realised that the mist was not so thick anymore. And when he reached the end of the forest the air was clear.

The beginning

The road was small, not exatly a road at all. Just a two trails going to the same direction. The mist was spinning around. Bushes alongside the tail were dense. Trees were big and their leafs was still green. Summer has not yet turned towards winter.

The man stood there watching and listening. It was almost noon, there should not be any mist left. What was waiting for him behind the trees? But he knew he must go there. He must go through the misti forest, because behind it was the city of Citadel. And his frend was there waiting for him.

The grey cat looked up the man and begin to walk on the path. Watched back to the man, as saying, come on, and went on.

"Okei, Fellow lets go on." said the man and started to walk. After few steps he heard something. Stopped to listen, nothing. He stepped away from the path to the shadows of the forest and listen. Somebody was moaning somewhere near him.

The cat was watching him looking surprised, as saying, hey there is somebody who needs your help. "Shh, Fellow, we have to be careful. Don't know what comes out of there." He walked few steps and looked behind the bushes.