World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 80

FICTION

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to talk. The woman taps her foot at

has the same accents as mine, is

a gift of our ancestors, it is very

me. “My name is Zvezda”, I quietly

that how you knew what my name

special. There is not many of us

say in fear that I have offended

meant?”, I looked to her for an

left, you, you will stay vhith me.” I

the hunters. “So... young star, vhat

answer. She glances at me, grabs

nodded and walked beside her.

makes you think you could vhalk

her maps and places them in her

up and talk to hunters of nobility

bag. “I came from a land far from

vhithout even an introduction?” She

here, it no longer exists. It has all but

I slowed my pace and looked up

knew what my name meant. No one

been forgotten, and you, you should

at the towering gates lined with

does, I was orphaned here; it took

forget it too”, she snaps at me.

guards. “Starling, vhen you step

me years to figure out what dialect

We approached the front gates,

your first step out these gates, do

my name came from. I look up at her

I had forgotten for a brief while

not be afraid, not that you can be,

and declared, “I have dreamed of the

that there were other midlings in

but you vhill feel many things you

world, I have read of the world and I

the room. I turned to them when I

have never felt before. They are

want the world. You have the world

heard a whisper. They were holding

your gift from your parents. Listen

manipulated in your fingers, I want

hands with fear in their eyes. I was

carefully to the vhispers the vhind

to learn and I want to be like you.”

not afraid though. I am never afraid.

vhill bring you. They vhill show

She smirks at me and then looks at

Why has that never occurred to

you vhonders beyond your heart

the 3 male hunters, she then turns

me before, I have never truly been

and your mind. Do you understand

and grabs my shoulder. “Starling,

afraid. No matter, the hunters began

Starling?”, Geroyina asks me. “Yes I

that is vhat I shall call you. My name

to pick up their things. One of the

understand, but what will I feel?”, I

is Geroyina. I am the best female

men stood up tall and yelled out,

hesitantly ask her. She chuckles at

hunter...” she looks back at the men,

“Mid [