Role

Chapter 1

In the dark of the night, the shadows moved. Silently
they crept into the treetop home. The baby slept in
a cradle next to a modest bed. His elvish parents
sound asleep. One shadow stepped out from the rest
and looked down at the infant....

"This one will do." he whispered as he nodded at his
compatriots who stood with blades poised over the
sleeping forms of the parents.

Silently they slipped into oblivion, only opening
their eyes for a short time as the blades first
entered their skin.

Picking up the babe, and holding the sleeping boy
close, they slipped back out as silently as they
had entered.