Saturnastra Nalini the pied piper Chapter 3 Part 2

Nalini is a wandering Magus who uses a flute as a catalyst. Nalini is searching for something to give meaning to her life.
During her travels, this pied piper stumbles upon a mysterious elven city. The magical creatures that live in the border of this forest live in fear of the elves.
In order to help them out, Nalini decides to infiltrate the elven city. She takes over the body and mind of one of the citizens, an elven little girl, who is the daughter of an influential nobleman.
Through her eyes, Nalini starts discovering the sinister underbelly of this beautiful elven city.
For the last couple of years, I have been slowly, crafting and building up my fantasy world known as Saturnastra. By now, I hope you already read Marduke. Still, one does not need to read Marduke to understand Nalini. Both are their own stand alone book. In a sense, the true protagonist of my stories is the world Saturnastra itself. Throughout each of the books, you find out more about the world, and about the mission Marduke gave to his brothers and sisters. As with my other books, I painted the front cover. It features Nalini and Vaikus. Vaikus comes a bit around the middle of the book, and quietly evolves to be an important creature for Nalini. This book mainly focuses on Nalini trying to relate to the elves. In normal fantasy books, the elves are usually pure creatures who despise humans. I putted this premise a bit on its head. The way Nalini deals with them, will make you wonder if she is really a good person. I was never a fan of making protagonists who are a bit of a Betty Sue. In all my books, my protagonists will have more than a couple of flaws. They usually become more obvious as the story progresses. This is not a true sequel to Marduke. Rather, it is its own standalone story, occurring parallel to Marduke's adventures.Preface The book Nalini follows the adventures of the little sociopath Nalini. Unlike her brother Marduke, she cannot seem to even try to relate to the elves she wants to help. More than once, her little helpful ventures tends to make things worse. This has root in her childish hatred of elves. It all boils down to the elves thinking they are all that, and she being full of herself. In the backdrop of this, is the strange creature Nalini calls Vaikus. He is stalking the elves for reasons that are later explained. The way I wrote the book, you will start wondering if Nalini is a good person, a bad person or a good person who makes bad decisions. Like we all know, the path to hell is paved with good intentions. Nalini intents to help the elves, but often her help does much more harm than good. The book takes place in two settings. Half the story takes place in the Elven city, and the other half in a different elven forest. This book has more magical elements than Marduke, and the army battle is only one. I also go into details on how apotheosis works in this world. Apotheosis is basically how a normal person can turn into a God. Aside from elves, I also had fairies, nymphs, two Gods, and two demons. I also explain how demonic possession works in this world, and the relationship between demons and magic users. Nalini is a different beast from Marduke, and I try to keep the action and scenes fresh. I am not the sort of person who enjoys repetition.
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Chapter 3
When I finished my breakfast, I went to study with the matriarch of the clan. As it happens, the matriarchs were in charge of educating the next generation of girls. The boys were taught by their patriarchs. The classes took place close to nature, in the border gardens of the city. When I joined the class, I was struck by the lack of concern for my wellbeing. There was an air of alienation around me. In the past, Nalini had been too dense to notice that she had no true friends. All the conversations I had with my classmates to me felt empty and hollow. Like everyone else, they wore a façade of purity. However, secretly all the girls in my class wished that I was either dead or without my light.
Despite this alienation, I did my best to perform my duties. The matriarch was the first to notice a change in my behavior. She complimented my stitch work. She was amassed at the elaborate golden patterns I had devised. As it happens, the elves were only allowed to creativity in matters of depicting nature. The rest was spoiled by their emphasis on dogma. Anyhow, the other girls too envied my stitchwort. I depicted a scene that showed pairs of animals together. I took care to make certain that these animals were part of the forest fauna. The arrangement and the emphasis on two trees was reminiscence of the Garden of Eden. To the elves, I simply had stitched a pretty picture.
The next class focused on flower arrangement. My surprising improvement brought about similar reactions. Though the flowers were well arranged, Nalini’s memories failed to help me convey the appropriate religious meaning.