Lelani drew back her last shot from the bow. With a sigh she retrieved the arrows and flew back home. At home she put the weapon in it's hiding place and looked out the window. Her mother wasn't home, neither was her father. She couldn't fight she had been told, because she was a twelve year old girl. She drew her cloak closer around her and sighed once more. Then an idea formed in her head. She slept, then before dawn approached, she got out of bed. She grabbed her bow and arrows from the nook. She opened the window and flew out of it. Her long, black hair flowing all around her. Her lavender eyes scanning her surroundings. She had to find the battlegrounds... she just had to. That is, if she ever wanted to fight to protect her family and her people. Then she said out loud, "They say I can't fight? Well I can. All I ever wanted was to protect my people so I wouldn't have to cower inside of my house all day long! To get a chance to protect the people I love on my own... instead of just hoping that everything turns all right. Where I get to decide whether they come out safe or not. That's what it means to fight in battle. And no one's too young or too weak for that." And without another word she flew onward, not really knowing where she was going, all she knew was that she wanted to have a companion, and she wanted to be in battle. She did not want glory... just the satisfaction of actually knowing for certain that everyone was safe. However, she never considered the fact that she might not have the heart to kill anyone...
