Falling Leaf

Naria, a young Druid apprentice, leaves her sheltered life in South Peak to begin her vision quest, a quest that decides if she is deemed worthy to be gifted with Druid powers. While away on her vision quest, the peace of South Peak is shattered by renegades who destroy the village and enslave the people.After Naria's departure, her father, the village Druid, has a vision that the village will be attacked and the people enslaved. He suggests to the village rulers that an elder, some...
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Naria, a young Druid apprentice, leaves her sheltered life in South Peak to begin her vision quest, a quest that decides if she is deemed worthy to be gifted with Druid powers. While away on her vision quest, the peace of South Peak is shattered by renegades who destroy the village and enslave the people.After Naria's departure, her father, the village Druid, has a vision that the village will be attacked and the people enslaved. He suggests to the village rulers that an elder, some hunters, and a woodsman be told a tale to lead them from the village, hoping to encounter Naria and finding help for their people. The elders reluctantly agree to the plan, and those who have unknowingly escaped the doomed village encounter Naria in the wilderness as she endures her vision quest.Naria, a fledgling Druid, and her companions return to the devastated village and she finds herself fledgling in the truest sense of the word. Suddenly without her home and family, she must place her trust in her companions and travel the realm in search of answers for the fate of her people. Growing in her newfound power, she begins to understand the world, the people in it, and the part she plays. Naria discovers the strength of friendship, the joy of love, and the meaning of sacrifice.