CHAPTER FOUR
“The Race of Forest Folk known as Goyors live in the Alba Forest in northern Beaynid. They have powers of the earth and are Guardians of the Forest. At one time it was rumored that thousands of Goyors lived amid all the forests of Beaynid. No one knows why there are only a few now who live in the small hidden village of Ghroc.”
—The Forest Folk: Goyor; Sarah Unell
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uzzy, red squirrels scampered up rough-barked trees and bravely leapt from branches high up in the canopy. From the treetops, a chaotic, yet somehow harmonious, chorus of bird-song serenaded Rhiannon as she and Zellan plodded along the road. Fingers of bright sunshine poked through the canopy and slashed across the road. The brief warmth felt good on Rhiannon’s skin as she passed through the beams of golden li
