C2745 The Old Friends

"That happened a very long time ago."

"How long are we talking?"

"Several thousand years, maybe even tens of thousands..."

...

The autumnal woods were a tapestry of gold.

Leaves fluttered down, stirring ripples across the mirror-like lake that reflected the vast sky above. Eagles soared, lingering in the air for hours on end.

A figure sat by the lake