Amrynn (Effie's brother)

After the dead ranger's body had been dragged out of the pit, The elders announced that the other two challengers had withdrawn their claims. Nathan thought he was free but to the Elves' shock a small elf pushed his way through the crowd and hopped into the pit. Before Nathan stood a short scrawny elf with dirty blonde hair, wearing a set of armor that was clearly too big for him. While Nathan looked on in confusion, Effie stared in horror.

The boy in the pit was her younger brother Amrynn, not even a hundred years old yet he was barely a man. She covered her mouth as tears ran down her cheeks. He was no warrior, couldn't hunt and knew nothing of combat. The armor he wore belonged to her father who also stared in horror. Effie and her father began to argue with the elders but the elders explained the boy's challenge was valid. As the wood elves are such a secluded race, it is uncommon but not unheard of for marriages to exist between siblings.

Nathan could hear Effie begging her brother to withdraw from the pit but the boy ignored her. Nathan felt sick, the elf clearly had no experience in combat, he wasn't even holding his sword right, probably because it was too heavy for his thin arms. A bad feeling grew in the pit of his stomach as Nathan lamented having to hurt the elf. As before, the elders blew the horn signifying the beginning of the match. Effie screamed in terror as the elf charged Nathan. He could end this in one blow again but how it would affect Effie made Nathan hesitate.