The moon shines as thought illumined by a kingdom’s firelight……

……..as the Dark One stands within the wooden enclave gazing downward at the starlit water in the harbor far below and her thoughts drift as the clouds pass by the shining moon above……she hears a faint sound from the edge of the dark mists………as she grasps her dagger, she moves toward the sound knowing that it is not of evil…..and there he lies with glittering silver wings…..wounded by evil…….she kneels on the damp ground next to him and a tear falls gently upon his wound……she brushes her hand upon his face and his eyes open…..and he sees her, the Dark One……the fairy nymph who seeks peace upon her kingdom………he breathes easier and his wound begins to heal…….her tears have saved him from certain death……and he will live………he vows within his heart to watch and wait and see what this all shall bring……and knows that only good will come…..in time…….with hope……..and she takes her velvet cloak from her shoulders and lays it upon him for warmth…..and stands watch, protecting him from the evil that lurks nearby as he heals……with her dagger held out and her heart beating steadily within…….