'Faster. Must go faster!' (Dan)

Dan was currently riding back to his house as fast as possible. To not waste time he had left Venir back at the farmers house where he would be safer.

He dreaded that his wife Sara might be in danger or at an even a worse state.

From the looks at the farmers family it was done to look like a butchery of a madman, but Dan could see trough it.

....

When Dan reached his house he dismounted and listened if he could hear anything unusual. When no sound could be heard he moved in haste to the house. He didn't dare make a sound even thought he wanted to yell his wife name, just to make sure she was alright.

'Getting myself killed won't help anyone.' (Dan)

He know he had to keep his calm when he walked inside.

Nothing seems to have been touched, no smell of blood and no damage to the door. But it stood halfway open so he was careful when he walked inside.

First thing he saw was the back of a golden haired woman. She wore his wife's clothes and for a second when he saw her back he was going to yell out to her but stopped himself.

-Who are you and where is my wife? (Dan)

[Sigh] (?)

-What gave it away? I was going to greet you here in the kitchen with a smile, slowly turning around and then.. Bam! Stab you in your belly. Hehe! (?)

The woman turned around. She was very pretty.

With large golden eyes and dark skin, her ears were slightly pointy and longer then a humans. If it wasn't for the situation Dan would probably enjoyed the sight a bit longer.

-Ah well.. You don't have to worry about her. You will soon be dead anyhow. (Woman)

Dan pulled out is sword and understood that his wife must be alive from her way of speaking.

The woman pulled out two bent knives, one in each hand and smiled at Dan. If it wasn't for that smile one would think she was going to ask him out for a dance.

Sharp teeth could be seen glimmering and hear eyes now resembled a predators looking at its pray.

-Lets have some fun boy. I am starting to get hungry. (Woman)

Dan haven't seen a Dark elf in person but know from the stories that she clearly was one of those. Sharp teeth and a carnivore to the boot. They are rarely seen and is said to live far up in the north. Normal elves got a light alabaster like skin, they eat mostly berries and other crap. Sometimes cooked meat, but not very often.

Dark elves were a race that had branched off from the normal elves long ago. It was said they started to eat raw meat and be corrupted by the godly essence in the demon beasts they ate. They differs by the dark skin and sharp teeth. And that they love to fight and kill for fresh meat.

They have no real city and roam around in the darkness like some demon in children tale.

[Swish!][Clang!]

-Where is my wife?! (Dan)

-I guess I could tell you. She is fine.. For now. (Woman)

She seems to be toying with him, avoided his sword in the last moment and parrying it with a slight touch of her daggers. She danced around him and cut him over his arm. It was a shallow wound.

[Slash!]

-Where is your son? We have been told there was one. (Woman)

-Eh? What do you want with my family? (Dan)

-It is of no importance for you. You are soon to be dead. hehe! (Woman)

-Lets end this now. (Woman)

Her eyes gave of a soft glow as she started to increase in speed and suppress Dan. She wasn't as strong as him, but she was faster and more agile.

'I need to finish this fast or I am done for.' (Dan)

Dan was desperate and backed away slowly. The woman smirked at the sight thinking her pray soon will get cornered. In the kitchen corner Dan found what he was looking for and swiped his sword sideways, in what seem to her a desperate last strike.

Slashing to her side, Dan's sword moved faster than before but she relaxed and held both her daggers at her side waiting for the blow to come.

But before the weapons collided she screamed in surprise as Dan throw out his other hand and a cloud of flour blinded her.

He had grabbed some flour behind is back that his wife used in bakery and manage to blind her for a moment, but that was all he needed. It might be a cheap trick, but in a life and death situation Dan couldn't be picky.

[Slash!]

[Stab!]

Dan took the opportunity to slash at her throat and then ram his sword trough her belly up to the hilt. Pushing her down with all his might, at the same time when she lost her balance he pulled his sword out in a smooth arc. Blood and some guts could be seen falling out. She fell backwards to lay on her back and look up at Dan with wide eyes, confused by the sudden change.

Some last desperate sounds could be heard while the woman tried to hold her throat with her left hand to stop the blood, her other hand was busy trying to stop her intestines from gliding out from her stomach.

When Dan was sure she was dead he stepped forward and searched her body for any clues, when done he left here laying like that. Normally he would of course have stayed and burned the body, but he had no time. He would inform about it when he could at the closest city.

It will either way take one to two days before it got to become an undead. So he had time for that later, but no time to lose on finding his wife.

Sadly the assassin/kidnapper didn't have anything on her other than a bottle of Shenka. Which wasn't strange, they mostly never did have anything on them from keeping them to be identified by others if ever was killed. The Shenka was an dark elf favorite drink and the bottle was just of the ordinary kind. Nothing to make it stand out so Dan throw it in a corner in disgust.

(Shenka is a mix of blood, a hint of Jasmine and a lot of alcohol.)

'At least she is alive. The woman clearly stated that.' (Dan)

Dan searched around the house but nothing could be clearly seen. Some indications was that they had taken the road to the west but Venir was still waiting for him at the farmers house to the east.

He did however follow the road for a bit in hope on catching them. It might not have been that long since they left.

Sadly Dan could not find them after been following the road for about an hour and he wasn't sure what to do. In despair he turned around and galloped back.

'I need to get back to Venir first. After making sure he got someplace to stay I will start search for her again.' (Dan)

He was resolute to find her but he had his son to look after and he was currently waiting for Dan so he had to take care of him first. That is what his wife would have wanted Dan to do he thought as he rode back to the farm.

...

Back at the farmers house Dan got another bad experience, Venir couldn't be found anywhere.

-Venir?! (Dan)

After yelling and looking for Venir for an hour Dan sat down and started to cry. It took him nearly half an hour before he could start think clearly again.

'Something isn't right... The woman asked where my son was, so he couldn't have been taken or killed by them. I see no sign of struggle here so he can't have been attacked by a beast either.' (Dan)

After searching for hours he gave up. It was with bitterness he started to rid toward the city.

He needed to tell the guards and get some help to search for his son and wife as soon as possible.

-I will find them... Even if it will be the last thing I do. (Dan)