Airen's POV
All the elves have gone quiet. Are they looking at Arlolon and me walking towards the bright lights on the river? I am scared but also intrigued. Did the god and goddess change their minds about Arlolon and me? I remember the day as clear as daylight. The High Elves and the Wood Elves were attending the dance together. It was before Arlolon's parents decided to not mingle with the Wood Elves anymore. I was still a child, and we were playing while the adults were dancing. As children, we did not know the difference between the two races, and we were all playing together. Arlolon was running around playing with the boys, and I was sitting on the grass staring at the river as I was tired of running around. Arlolon fell next to me on the grass out of breath and was staring at the
