The Forest Deep
Part 2
He swallowed as he stared towards the sky for a moment. Then, with a sigh, he walked back to his cabin to change from his sweaty shirt and ready himself to head towards the village. Finally, tying up several bundles of wood with straps of thick leather, he hoisted them over his shoulder and set out.
He didn’t get very far. Halting a short ways from the silent village’s walled perimeter, Menzo peered into the forest. The morning light was already turning the darkness into green shadows and it felt to him as though a breath of fresh air had blown through the woods as the twittering of birds resounded from deeper in. Had their songs echoed so much even yesterday, he wondered?
He had a moment more of pause before finally, stepping out towards his familiar entrance amidst the trees, he set the bundles down just past the forest entrance. He thought of Trina, the little girl who had gone missing little over a week earlier, and of his promise to Joren to look for her. Finally, he exhaled and set forth.