Ali BOW-Chapter 1

No one was there that night, and so it was no surprise when thousands of legends, tall tales and such exploded from then on. " 'Twas the spiders and itsy-bitsies!" The sprites said. "Yer all cracked!! 'Twas the vines and plants that brought her 'cross the land!" The elves said. "Nay! 'Twas the birds and butterflies that brought her forth-haven't ya seen her grace?" The fairies whispered. But they were all wrong.

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Her name was Alianne Born-Of-The-Woods (for she was), or just Ali BOW. Her hair was long, and dark as a raven's feather. Her lilac eyes sparkled like the stars, and her laugh was quiet and gentle, like a stream. Her skin was as smooth as a pebble, and had a cream rose-petal complexion. Her beauty was famed throughout the land. Yet it was not men (or boys) that sought her, but women. She was also known for her talent with herbs, and could cure anything. She eased the birthing pains, and could stop blood flow immediately from any cut, big or small. And she could speak with the animals.

She had never really lived with any village-not for long, anyway. She preferred the starry nights to the thatched hut roofs, a soft mossy patch than a rickety straw mattress. She traveled with a pack-with wolves, with the large cats, even with the monkeys! The people of Ithrabog (ih-thraw-bog) talked, but no one said anything to her face.

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The head council of Ithrabog knew something its people didn't-that they were not the only ones in the world. No one was allowed within leagues of the coast, and it made Alianne curious. The head council, called The Kathrukine (kaw-thrue-keen), also knew that there were at least seven islands outside of Ithrabog, and the last thing they needed was explorers, going to or coming from the outer islands. The Kathrukine felt threatened by the outside world, something they could not control. "For the safety of our people!" one of the council members claimed. Others quickly agreed, thinking of no better excuse.

Alianne saw it as a challenge.

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