It had grown since the last time she was here—tripled in size, by her estimates. At least the password remained the same.Before Anilayus ordered the Clearances, she rarely saw elves living among dwarves and humans, yet they all clustered together here in this tent city. She wondered how much of this was due to Galen's influence. He’d always insisted the different races needed to work together if they wanted to achieve anything.She willed herself into a smaller, more acceptable form. As her body shrank, her ears became longer, and she hopped out from the bushes once her transformation was complete.“Bunny!” a small child cried out, and he began to run after her. She darted side to side through the maze of tents, but other children soon joined in the chase. She allowed it to continue until she spotted an older child loading an arrow into his bow and taking aim at her. Then she turned and opened her mouth with a roar, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth.The children all screamed in unison.
