I was enamored with the new world around me. The trees were so different, the birds were different, with different songs and looking at the sky I saw two moons in the sky, one a crescent and the other a three quarter moon. The crescent moon appears more red, and the three-quarter moon was more blue. The air was crisp and clean and tasted of exotic herbs and spices, at least exotic to me.

Now realizing that Tavorwen was in fact not human, her features seemed even more exotic and enticing. I did worry for her though, a warrior who got so easily exhausted could be at risk on the...