I felt like I had been kicked by a horse. My vision was swimming and I was unfamiliar with the area I was in. I could feel the grass under my body, it was nothing like the hard brittle grass of the city that I was used to, no, this grass was soft and comfortable. It caressed the skin with soft blades not stiff daggers.

I began to look around me, I was in a forest, however this wasn't any normal forest, the trees were at least thirty feet around with massive trunks that had to be hundreds of feet tall. The canopy was so thick that it barely let any light down to the forest floor, what light did filter through was just enough to give the whole landscape a dusk like appearance. It was beautiful but eerie at the same time, I finally got to my feet and found that my legs were very weak, this however did not stop me from attempting to explore.

As I aimlessly stumbled about the wooded area it began to become abundantly clear that i had no idea where i was, nor did i have any idea how to get home. now you would think that this would have sent me into a blazing, mind numbing panic, however there was something about the forest that was just calming, as though it was dulling the senses. I could still function properly however it just seemed like the world was spinning around me.

I sat down in an effort to gain my bearings, and to my surprise i heard a voice, it was rich and beautiful as well as full of sorrow. I felt that it was calling to me, like the song was directed towards me. so in my stupor, I rose to my feet and headed towards the singing, I had only been traveling a small time when I came across a beautiful woman. She was very tall with fiery red hair, her skin was a golden tan and she was wearing a form fitting leather outfit. This is where the normalities ended. She had two large horns coming out of her head with golden rings around each one, she had pointed ears that came out from behind her hair, and her eyes burn with the flames of a thousand suns.

She was sitting on a small stone bench in front of a monument. as i approached I saw the words on the monument " The love she found and the love she lost." then I stepped on a stick, and she turned around and locked eyes with me.