The next few days were somber, but mercifully uneventful. They made their way through the forest, saying what they needed to say, and leaving what needed to be left behind. The good news was, they knew exactly where Zira was heading, and that destination loomed in the distance at all times, after they reached the edge of the forest. The woods slowly, but surely thinned as they traveled, until they were looking out over a vast marshland. Sadly, this was where they would have to say goodbye the their horses, as the heavy creatures would have far too much difficulty finding their footing in the sucking marsh.
Akalfa Dumri sent a small bolt of lightning into the shallow water in front of her, and soon a single fish rose to the surface, sizzling slightly. She added it to the three other in her fishing basket, and get ready to head back to base. She, as well as two other dark elves, and their ten goblin servants were stationed at a small keep to watch for trespassers into the swamplands. At least that was the theory. In practice, her superiors spent most of the day fucking each other as well as the goblins, while leaving her to tend to the day to day chores of gathering food, and keeping house.
This was the story of her life. Being one of the few dark elves born without a penis, she had found herself relegated to the state of second class citizen; above the slaves, but never able to truly climb the ladder of dark elf society, despite her ever growing sorcerous talents.
She was about to head back to base, when something caught her attention; voices. Crouching low, she peered over a low hill to see several people, and elf, a human, and a darkling, preparing to enter the marshland. What were they doing this far into the darklands, and why were they going into the swamp? Surely they knew the danger? The swamps were full of creatures that would love to eat them, or use them to sate other... hungers. She and her companions had found that out when they had crossed the wetlands from the other side. These folks were about to walk into all that blind, they clearly could use a guide.
However... All three of them were desirable looking specimens, especially that elf, she would fetch a fortune at market. If Akalfa could bag them for herself, the other elves would have to respect her then.
