Fey'd Up

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The journey to Rolf's resistance group crossed path's with the US military multiple times. There were check points and patrols to avoid, and the evidence of conflict was apparent all over the fey with craters and trees pock marked with gun fire. Clarissa didn't ask what was going on, it was apparent from the journey, the US had invaded the fey.

"This is the other one sire." Rolf had bowed to their leader a woman in a gleaming set of armor who was armed with multiple swords. She looked bigger than every other elf around, Clarissa figured she was probably the war leader in times like this.

"You may leave Rolf." It wasn't exactly a throne room, more of a nicer dirt hut that had been hastily constructed, but there was a lot of fancy things around the room. The leader left Clarissa her weapons, so little she feared of the young exterminator.

"Where's Gilbert?"

"No hello, no who are you or what is your position, or thank you for allowing me into your camp, just straight to business."

"Oh I'm sorry your majesty, I apologize for crudely expecting us to get to the part of what's going on instead of keeping up pomp and circumstance."

"Humans such impatient creatures, always rushing off to die, if you want it so badly girl I can end you right here and now."

"If it would save me from the internminble bullshit of the elves go right ahead." The elf leader drew her sword and advanced on Clarissa and then stopped with a big smile on her face.

"You've got fire in you human, more so than most of your kind faced with a Shaleche of the Elves."

"What's a Shaleche?"

"In your words closest would be executioner, but I'm also the war leader and just flatly right now leader leader after your peoples incursion."

"Why are they here why did they take Gilbert?"

"They are here for power, an ancient power that someone foolishly told them was in the fey, as to why they took Gilbert? I assume they believe he can lead them to that power."

"And do you think he can do that?" The leader smiled.

"No, for one its not actually in the fey, and for two your boss does not know where it actually is or how it can be found."

"What can I do?"

"Join us in rescuing your boss, and with hope convincing the general leading this foolish assault on my lands and peoples why this is a very a bad idea."

"Deal." Clarissa didn't exactly know what she'd signed up for, but she and Gilbert had come to the fey to figure out why they were stealing souls, and now they were having to solve a new conflict some idiot started. Just another day in the life recently.