Relieved that the angel had heeded his advice and not gone to find Morte, Zanthos sighed and turned to Heimdall, whispering, "Thank Ferox, a great crisis has been averted. Xanriel will stay in range of your powers, allowing you to check up on him, and we have also defeated the forces of Death, at least for now." Zanthos now thought he had done something worth writing home about. He left Heimdall and walked to the edge of the dark forest, closed his eyes and concentrated within himself, calling to any nearby wildlife. When he opened his eyes, he saw a fleet-footed four-legged creature. He had never seen such a creature, but as he was confident that it would do his bidding, he kneeled down and concentrated on sending his message to the animal. "Please take this message and transfer it through other animals and the natural world until it reaches my homeland, the Forest of Life. Once there, please deliver it to my father, Yelmar Silverwood. He is the Lord of the Elves, he should not be hard to find. Here is the message: 'Dear father, I have finally done something worthy enough honor your name. Together with my fellow adventurers, we have defeated a formidable army of Death and Undead. We have even driven off Morte, the False God of Death, though he escaped in the following confusion. I am becoming even more in tune with nature than before; I can communicate with animals easily. This message has reached you only through the thoughts of many animals, all who obey my wishes. I feel that my journey has already made me stronger, and perhaps wiser as well. However, you shall be the judge of that. Goodbye for now, father. I will you send messages often, and I will continue to honor our family name.' Thank you, worthy creature of the Darkness. I hope I shall see you again in my life." Zanthos, finished with his message, stood up and watched as the creature bounded away into the dark forests. Reassured by all the recent events, and content that, at least for the moment, all was well, Zanthos went to help repair the town, starting with his specialty, the local greenery.
