Sella gathers what remnents from her
straw roofed abode that had not been
completely consumed by fire..
The small village of about 600 habitants
was nestled at the base of a massive
mountainous region known as Jadeland..
Jadeland was a forest of evergreens that
hid a vast network of underground caves
and mysterious waterfalls that hid the
entrances to an underground world.
Common lore had told of the tale of
a whole civilization of 'the strange people.'
The strange people were said to have special
powers over nature and who could do magic with
their voices, and by singing in certain tones
of harmony they could make things happen in
nature..
But they were mysterious people who were ellusive
and no one has ever captured one of them, nor have
these strange people presented themselves openly
to the villagers..
In legend they are simply called the Soundling's..
Sella makes her way towards the secret caves she
and her daughters played among.Goats path lead high
into the forested region with an endless maze of
trails..
She prayed that she would not encounter any of
the Swordwolf scouts and that her daughters
Sheenala and Fantay would remain silent until
she was with them..
Sheenala the oldest at 16 was shrewd and capable,
and Fantay 14, the wild reckless adventurer..
Still the heroic knight from the Juda tribe had
captured Sella's imagination and she could feel
the destiny's of their spirits crossing paths..
'Perhaps, she thought, we will meet in Jadeland..'