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Among the Alvar“I don't understand why we just don't treestep,” Ghile said.
He was getting ahead of Arenuin again and made a conscious effort to shorten his stride. Over the last couple of days, Ghile learned that even though the Alvar were much taller than humans, they were nowhere near as fast. Everything they did seemed slow.
Well, that wasn't entirely fair – not everything. He took a steadying breath. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately. He was just irritated by how long this journey was taking.
When they first left the battle against the Fallen, as Arenuin named them, she told him they were going to meet Islmur, the Goddess of Magic. Even the shock of traveling from one place to another through living trees seemed to pale in comparison to the news you were about to meet a
