Chapter Twenty-Six
Denial
Iarion sat outside his hut on the outskirts of Melaquenya, fletching arrows with deft fingers. The surrounding woods were quiet. He and Lodariel were the only elves who lived so close to the Rolling Hills. Although Iarion enjoyed the privacy of the location, that wasn’t the only reason they had decided to make their home there.
As a Light Elf, Iarion needed to live close to the Quenya, or he would fade. Lodariel’s Shadow Elf status made living in the heart of the forest impossible. She was visibly different from the other elves living there, and most of them did not go out of their way to make her feel welcome. They were usually the same elves who held Iarion in contempt for spreading stories of drakhal armies and changelings.
Aside from his sisters, Iarion’s
