Seronn rode in the darkness as he ventured deep into the forests. The trees engulfed him and barely gave him any space to travel through. But that did not deter Seronn, nothing ever did. He rode alone as he was now getting accustomed to. Even when the people were around him, he was alone. When his family was around, his friends were around, he was rather alone. A strange man born into this universe who has stopped trying to figure things out. Though amongst all his curses he was blessed with courage. "The trees whispered in an ancient tongue, that was not uttered by anyone". He whispered something back, that scared even the trees of the wilderness. He was so far inside the forest, that he wondered" Whether life could actually exist". The trees were so large and intertwined that he found it difficult to breathe. His horse, even though adept at the surroundings had not ventures so far in deep, surely. The horse gasped and came to a halt. Seronn realized that there was no point in him trying to get the horse to move further.He got down from the horse and looked around his environment. There was no noise at all, not even the sound of the winds.
As he tapped his horse on the side to see, if the horse was ready to make further inroads." There was rustling of the leaves to his west". He could not see what it was, but he sure that there was some kind of movement. " An Animal. a being perhaps" wondered Seronn as he tried having a peak at it. He could not see anything. He moved further to his west and the movement was heard a lot more. As he looked around " there was a man with a large axe that attacked him:. The rather large man carrying the big axe had punctured a huge hole in the chest of Seronn. Seronn flew away and was caught by the webs of branches that the forest had." The branches held him as his chest began to heal itself". The man with the axe got down from his horse and threw his axe at Seronn. This time Seronn caught the axe and stabbed it against the branch. The rather large man was shocked. " Who are you?" he shouted as he approaced Seronn and caught his neck and tried to choke him to death. Seronn reached for the man's axe. He caught it and hit him with force on the wrong end of the axe. Derinn went flyong and hit a tree bringing it down." What brings you here"? shouted Derinn and came charging again. Stop! said Hurin the man with the black horse. He rode in a stopped Derinn from getting himself killed. " Do you want to die?" he asked Derinn. Derinn was stopped on his tracks. Seronn got up now and he was fully healed. He went towards Derinn and gave his axe back. Hurin looked at Derinn and spoke" He too is a man of darkness" he said to him. Shall we go home? he asked Seronn. Yes, replied Seronn to Hurin. The three of them got onto their horses and left for the home of Hurin. There were evil sounds in the forest that were made. Evil sounds made from evil animals that made the men ride faster towards their homes. Faster! said Hurin "Theses creatures thirst for the blood from even the darkest of people". They reached the home of Hurin and there was Adriella, the sister of Hurin who stood there waiting for them. Here eyes were red, noticed Seronn. Someone who longs for blood, wondered Seronn. " Is she too a creature like the one Hurin had warned about" Seronn asked himself. He walked into their homes and it was unlike anything he had experienced. It was rich with material possessions all around and the house had many rooms and were extremely large. Derinn spoke " Even those creatures are afraid of Adriella" he said with a tremor in his voice.
Seronn looked around for a while? His gaze finally dawned on Adriella. Who are you ? he asked her. I'm like you, she replied" All alone and cursed by this darkness". Seronn looked at her and felt a second of solace and was then quickly reminded of his nature. There was no time to confide in another being, he warned himself. Why do you not show us your face? ask Adriella. You will not be impressed, replied Seronn. Why is that? he asked him. My face does not spark contempt, nor hate , nor fear. It is just an ordinary face, he said to her. Like mine, she asked him. No, your face is anything but ordinary, he said to her. It is beautiful, something that people would admire, he said to her. Adriella smiled and came closer. Do you admire my face? she asked him. Certainly, said Seronn and turned away quickly. Derinn and Hurin entered the room. Adriella and Seronn separated, there were at least a few steps between them. They both kept having glances at each other and Adriella was trying her best to figure his face out. And Seronn was getting more curious. Hurin and Derinn walked out again " Are you curious" asked Adriella. About what? asked Seronn. That how can such a good man be hiding in the darkness all his life? she asked him. " I have more blood on my hands than those that stain the trees of the entire forest" he replied to her. There is no redemption for me, there is no path to light for me, he said to her. That is all too bad, she said to him. I was dreaming of a life that we could have had. Under the bright sunlight, with our family, she said to him. Not on this lifetime, he replied to her. I know! she said to him. " Maybe in the next one" she whispered to him!