The Ever Night Forest

by Angieheart


May the stars guide your path


"Moonbeam." the Healer called.

"Yes, Healer?" Moonbeam replied.

"I need you to gather some Fool's cap, do you remember where it is, Moonbeam?" the Healer asked.

"Of course Healer, its to the right of the Lunar-field you can't miss it." Moonbeam replied with a small smile

"No, I need the ones by Night Rock" Healer replied

"My apologies Healer, I'll return with them before dawn brake."Moonbeam replied."

"Good, may the stars guide your path." the Healer replied."

"And may they guide yours, Healer." Moonbeam replied."


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Moonbeam left the tribe at moon rise. Most of the night tribe awake at sunset and know when the moon rises and it takes about one moon cycle to get there and another to get back, so she had no time to waste. She knew the Fool's Cap would be the ripest when she got there, so she had to make it at least half way before light brake.
She was nearly there before light brake, but what she didn't know was that she was being hunted.

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Moonbeam noticed it was almost daybreak, so she decided to make camp. She found a tree with a wide leaf spand so when day light came she would sleep in the shade; around the tree grew a patch of long grass that would make a nice bed for the day. With everything in order, she lied down and went to sleep.
A good fifteen minuets later...
Moonbeam heard a deep growl. She coked an eye open and saw a pair of red preying eyes through the thicket. She gasped then got up and sprinted at full gallop. She didn't care where. Her only worry was getting some distance between the beast. Then she herd a blood chilling howl, and blinked back tears while she ran, heart about to burst in her throat, her mind only thinking speed.
She ran into something and to her horror was stuck in a thorn bush. She flailed and struggled but didn't realize she was stuck in enchanted thorn bushes. As the thorns dug into her skin, Moonbeam cried out in pain as the fresh wounds bled. Adding that the beast was just heartbeats behind, the experience overwhelmed her, and everything went black.