World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 79

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covered in maps. The other midlings

map. “Do you know vhere this is

to this place for help. Although...”

who were called were all huddled

midling?”, she asked me with a

I stopped and turned to her, “I do

in a corner with their packs. I was

with a look on her face that could

not know what is there that so

not like the other midlings. I was

scare a small child. I studied the

many flock to it for.”. The 3 men

always in trouble for sneaking off or

map intensely for a few moments.

look at me as if I were their prey,

sitting on the rooftops. I walked right

“Vhell midling?”, she hissed at me.

my heart begins racing yet again.

over to the hunters, set my pack

In the strongest voice I could muster

The woman takes the map from my

on the floor beside me and asked

I said, “It’s of a place I have read

hand and asks me, “Midling... vhat

firmly, “Are these maps of where

of. Over two rivers and beyond a

be your name?” Her accent was

we are going?” The other midlings

dangerous forest. The rivers have

unlike any I have ever heard before.

gasped at me, but I did not fear the

currents that could whisk a bear

It was strong, bold and determined

hunters. I wanted to be one of them,

away, and the forest even the best

and a bit hard to understand.

I wanted to be out in the world.

of hunters dare not go alone. This
place has something that has been

I froze. Goddammit, why do I keep

The woman approached me,

sought after by name. I have read

freezing like this. “My... my name...

looked me over and handed me a

stories of many soldiers running

is...”, I stutter like I am child learning
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