Chapter 0 - Elora: Day 1

Elora: Day 1


I’m still trying to understand what happened.


None of this seems like it could be real.


For now I have to just try and stay calm for mommy and daddy and write in this diary they gave me. It was the only thing the demons didn’t take from me when they put me in their prison.


My name is Elora, and I’m fourteen years old. Today, as I was helping my mommy carry food from the market our village was attacked by a horde of demons. At least… I think we were. Maybe this is all just a dream and I’ll wake up in my bed. I hope so…


They captured me and my mom very quickly and all the other elves who were in the market who were with us. Some people fought, but the demons… they… I don’t want to think about it or else my hands start to shake and I can’t write. I saw some people running away though, and I really hope they managed to escape. Maybe they’ll come back with help.


Now it’s just me and my mom, but my little brother and dad are still out there. My mom tells me not to worry about them because they’re strong and brave and surely are doing fine which makes me feel better, because someday soon they’ll come and rescue us.


Right now I’m sitting inside of a dirty little cage on a cart with all the other captured elves. At least they put my mom and me in the same one. Oh! I nearly forgot to mention my mom’s name. She is Gweyr, and she’s the most beautiful elf in the village! She’s also the best mom ever and super strong and cool! She probably could have gotten away if she hadn’t stayed to protect me even though she says that’s not the case. I still feel really bad though. Her soft skin is so beautiful and she got all cut up thanks to me.


My friend Ciri is one cage over from me and we’ve been whispering back and forth wondering where it is exactly we’re being taken. She thinks we’re going to be forced to do back breaking labor like mining which sounds awful. I just hope that wherever we end up we won’t have to sleep on rusty metal bars like this cage. They threw in some straw, but it doesn’t really improve how uncomfortable it feels. I can’t sleep at all, especially with how rocky the road is.


I’m so tired.


