....little did she know who was amongst her.) As Alea walked further into the forest, the wonderous sights distracted her from a hooded girl running behind tree to tree attempting to stay hidden. Alea started to suspiciously look behind her because of the constant breaking of twigs and crunching of leaves from the hooded girl running. After a couple minutes, Alea called out, "Is anyone there?" "You can't hide much longer." The hooded girl walked away from the tree, examining Alea while Alea examined her. She was a Dark-haired girl, about the same age and size as Alea. "Who are you and where do you come from?" asked Alea. "My name is Nerala and I am a yearling Guardian of the North Merilia Forest." said the girl. "My name is Alea and I am a princess from the North kingdom." "So, your one of those petty girls placed in royalty." said Nerala with discust. "First of all, I am not a petty girl. Second, I was not placed into the kingdom, royalty is...