“I was devastated. I did not know what to do. I was in a daze; I was lost with no hope. I stayed like this for a long time, not really thinking, not really doing anything. I was useless. And then, I looked at you and you smiled at me and I was suddenly filled with light rays of hope and I knew that I had to continue on.”

Ellhan smiled at me, his eyes twinkling.

“So I did, at first, still in a daze, but I soon got used to the routine and continued on- for you.”

“And then about a week later, I saw something glowing blue on the beach, where Ellyza had been taken. I was immediately drawn to it. It was blue stone necklace, which I had seen Ellyza wear everyday. Yes, it’s the very one you are wearing.”

I touched the stone lightly and glowed softly.

“Beside the stone, I found a note. From Ellyza. I think she wrote it on the elven ship, going back to the Elven Kingdom, Alosia.”

Ellhan stood up, walked across the room to where Ellyza’s photo was and from its frame, took out an old sheet of paper.