Kessa’s shining eyes had darkened as she went to continue her story, the tears no longer threatened to spill as she drew strength from the ring of her beloved. She remembered him fondly and so clearly and smiled as she thought of his handsome face and kind smile. This also gave her strength and she looked to her friend Varrell who waited patiently for her words. “His name was Dain, he was so handsome that even Taeril hardly compares,” Kessa said a warm smile spread across her lips. Varrell smiled. “He had the most… beautiful brown eyes, they even had flecks of green and his hair was jet black, I spent years among them working with them and learning their ways, Dain was always helpful, and he did not seem to mind my strangeness, I was always a little odd. I did not care for being differen

