A beautiful morning.

In the morning, you wake up and look around. You're still a little befuddled at waking in such a foreign environment. After looking around for a few seconds, you notice that Tara is already awake and not in the house. You stand and pull your clothes on before looking around the place some more. It really is just a simple hut. Other than what you have already seen, you open up a cabinet and find it full of various potions and tonics. You read the labels on some of them, but quickly give up due to not knowing what you're doing.

As you're looking around, movement outside catches your eye. You step to the window and your jaw drops open at the sight. Tara is bathing in the lake. Her clothes tossed on the bank as you take in the full glory of her nudity. Water drips from her naked form as she washes her perfect round breasts and her wet silver hair lays on her shoulders and upper torso tantalizing you. Your cock stiffens in your trousers as your eyes glide down her body to rest between her legs. You can't help but notice a little silver tuft of pubic hair nestled right above her pussy. The elven beauty bathes for a few more minutes before stepping out of the lake. Only when she begins to dress do you think it's a good idea to not get caught staring at her bathing and sit down to wait for her.

After a few minutes, Tara walks in, "Good Morning."

"Uh..Heya" your eyes inadvertently glide down her now clothed body.

"So, did you decide how you want to handle your little problem?" She sits across from you.

You're sure you can think of several ways she could help you with your little problem. You blink a few times and refocus your thoughts on her face. "Well, I sort of thought that I would just go back to the capital and confront her. I mean she doesn't know that I'm alive and if I suddenly show up, then she will be at a disadvantage."

Tara leans back, "As long as she doesn't know you're coming...Otherwise she could hire men to kill you."

"Right." you nod.

She thinks for a moment before getting up and pulling part of the rug on the ground up and opening a trap door. From inside she pulls a few items. A chain shirt and a breastplate that looks like it was made for her. along with those things, she also pulls not one, but two longswords up. She starts pulling the armor on, starting with the chain shirt.

"What are you doing?" you ask.

"Well, I'll be going with you." She finishes fitting her chain shirt and pulls on the breastplate over it. You notice that the material looks to be quite light and similarly made as her top. Her breastplate covers her chest and upper arms while the chain shirt protects her middle. She wraps a belt with one of her swords in the scabbard around her waist.

"That...Isn't really necessary." Despite the fact that you feel she could handle herself, you don't want her risking herself for your problems.

"You call this land The Great Northern Woods for a reason. You'll never survive the trip alone." She double checks her equipment to make sure it's all properly strapped on. "I'm skilled in traveling through the woodlands undetected. I've been doing it for well over a century. With two people, moving unnoticed will be twice as hard. Not to mention the fact that you are not trained to do such a thing." She steps over to her cabinet and loads several potions into a satchel also wrapped around her waist. "Plus. You don't have a weapon."

"That's...True." You admit.

"You may take that one." she motions to the other longsword sitting on the table, "I assume you know how to use it?"

You pick up the blade and wrap the matching belt around your waist. You find it to be surprisingly light. "I'm not a master swordsman, but I know the basics."

She nods, "Good. That's my grandfather's blade. You may keep it if you wish. He called it Harmony."

You unsheathe Harmony and examine the sword, Surprised by how well-crafted it still is. The hilt is decorated by vines made of silver and it fits easily in your hand. The blade is perfectly straight without any ding or blemish on it. You sheathe it. "Thank you. I'll be sure to give it back before we part ways."

She gives you a little smile, "We'll see when that will be."

You help Tara to pack up a few things. Food, water, and other essentials for the trip before the two of you head off into the forest and back towards the capital. Back towards your home.