title: Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves
author:  Elaine Cunningham 
description: A stand-out collection. The stories burrowed under my skin and followed me long after I closed the book. Spectacular. -- <i>Holly Lisle, author of Midnight Rain</i><br /><br />An eerie funhouse packed with twists and thrills. Not afraid of the dark? Read this and you will be. -- <i>S.L. Viehl, author of Blade Dancer</i><br /><br />Embrace and devour the masterfully menacing stories of Dark Elves in Cloaked in Shadows. -- <i>C. Dean Andersson, author of I Am Dracula and Warrior Witch, Book One in Saga Bloodsong</i><br /><br />Surprising in its diversity. The fantasy, humor, and horror within will appeal to a wide range of readers. Highly recommendable. -- <i>Kevin L. Donihe, author of Shall we Gather at the Garden? / editor of Bare Bone</i><br /><br />[A] delightfully twisted foray into the Land of Not and a required tome for fans of the Fey. -- <i>Dark Realms, Issue 18</i>
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  ### The Shadow Elf
  
  
  
  
  
  by
  
  
  Terry Spear
  
  
  
  
  
  PUBLISHED BY:
  
  
  Terry Spear
  
  
  
  
  
  The Shadow Elf
  
  
  Copyright © 2010 by Terry Spear
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
  any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
  recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written
  permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a
  review.
  
  
  
  
  
  Discover more about Terry Spear at:
  
  
  [http://www.terryspear.com/](http://www.terryspear.com/)
  
  
  ### Dedicated to my daughter Jennifer Spear who has always loved my historical
  fantasies and who inspired me with her red hair. She is actually the cover
  model for The Shadow Elf, pictured at the Renaissance Fair in Waxahachie where
  there were elves galore!
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  With curious intrigue, Dracolin watched the girl, most nearly his age—nineteen
  or so he imagined as curvy as her form was—standing at the