It night time and in the forest, someone is running.
"Those stupid hunters, ugh, I need...to get...going now,"
There's shouting coming closer as a dark light appeared.Who are you?
"I promise I'll be fine,"
It now morning and a villager name Uriel (Ink) is going out to find some fruits for others.
"I know this place like the back of my hand," she smiled and walk into the wood as she wave goodbye to her friends.It's really peaceful in here, everything is moving and everything have a wonderful colour, Uriel loves colours and although she don't have any of her own family, she also enjoys watching other family happy and carefree.
It's around the middle of the forest did she found a blueberry brush, she took the time to pick as many as she can before she moved on, after a few moment, she found some strawberries but there's also a injured bird, it's black and on the edge of death.
"Oh no," Uriel said as she gently pick it up, the side have been hurt and the wings have been damaged, it doesn't have much time, Uriel quickly run back home and supplied some medicine on the bird.
"Please be alright," she muttered as she wrapped bandages around the bird's wings.
"Uriel? Is that you?"
Uriel look up to see one of the villager, it's the the head of village guard, one of Uriel's friend.
"Ah yes, sorry for not telling you first, I was trying to help this bird here," Uriel explained."Sure, it's fine, just a bit worried when you ran like that, heck, you ran so fast the wind around you almost knocked me off my chair," she chuckled.
"Anyway, I'm here to ask you something, you know that girl that's known as the chef's mage? The one that made that dancing...Umm..fairy? I don't know what that is but yeah her, I want to be friend with her but kinda need advise and since you know so many people and maybe you could help?"
Uriel laughed.
"You're a very easy person to get along so trust me, and you make friends by being yourself or you don't call them friend if they don't like the real you, heck are you the last person did I ever thought I'll be telling this to," Uriel said."You think? I don't know why I'm having so much hard time befriending her, we talked before but after that, I just feel so nervous around her," the female guard said.
"Its alright," Uriel smiled."Still got that necklace huh? That must be very important to you if you're carrying it every where you go,"
"Yeah, it's extremely important to me," Uriel smiled, it's kind of a sad smile but the guard didn't notice.While they were talking the black bird woke up and start to observe its surrounding right away, he's in a unfamiliar place which cause his guard up and was about to fly off but feel a sharp pain in its body, it seem to realise how much damage it took.
"Ah! You're awake!" Uriel noticed the bird looking around shortly after the guard has left.The raven is on guard.
"You must be feeling okay now, this is my house, you can stay here as long as you like," Uriel said, a smile is shown on her face.
"If you feel threatened then I will keep my window open but if you want food, feel free to come here any time okay?"The bird did nothing but stare at her.
Uriel smiled and gives the raven some berries she picked and walked out to give the rest to others.
After she left, dark light surround the bird and soon the light disappeared and a male stood still as he look at the way where Uriel left.He look at the berries and look back at the door way, can he trust her? He took the berries and follow Uriel, even thou he's still haven't recover enough, just to see what she's like. After a while of watching her give out fruits to everyone, the man turn his back and walked into the forest, is it because she saved him? Why is this raven man so interested in Uriel?
He walked away still wondering, Uriel, on the other hand, is going to visit the chief and decide to stop at waterfall after the visit, she always liked the calm dark but bright little place, it just made her feel safe, the place she stays the longest is in front the statue that have there, it gives a very peaceful music and she would spend her time there making a lot of drawings.
She's a wonderful artist and enjoys every creation, her's or not, and is willing to protect it what ever the cost. It's kind of ironic to be honest, the others existent proves she doesn't belong anywhere but she sees it that she's not alone in this world and she can always create a place she could call her own, it's going to come true some day, she believe in it.
She didn't bring her drawing equipment with her so she just sit next the statue and sing along with it, she soon fell asleep. She woke up to the sound of shouting, she sit up straight and listen, it was not in a good language they're shouting out so Uriel walk to the source of the sound, it may sound stupid but as it was said before.
Uriel love peace and creation so she can not stand something that could hurt other to be left alone without being corrected. It maybe that she didn't get there fast enough or all the shouting was created by one person but there's a male sitting by the waterfall, a man in a raven coloured clothes with many injury and wound.

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