first meeting

Act III, Part VII: A Meeting at Twilight

Tinnurion was as if one turned to solemn stone. For a brief moment he pondered if the shape was the Willow's doing, but the thought betrayed him as the shape moved closer to the water's edge. In that moment Tinnurion stood up swiftly with sword raised and said:

The whet stone rasped against the cold steel as Arenborn ran it along the length of his sword. He tested the edge, and pushed the stone along it a few more times. It was important for him to keep his sword clean and sharp, for his life was tied to it.