title: Elven Silver: The Irreverent Faery Tales of Zardoa Silverstar
author:  The Silver Elves 
description: The Silver Elves are a family of elves who have been living and sharing the Elven Way since 1975. The Elven Way is the spiritual Path of the Elves. It is not a religion. While all elves are free to pursue whatever spiritual path they desire, or not as the case may be, these elves are magicians and follow no particular religious dogma. We do however believe in all the Gods and Goddesses, (also Santa Claus [to whom were related], the tooth fairy [distant cousins] and the Easter or Ostara Bunny [no relation].) and try to treat them all with due respect. The Elven Way promotes the principles of Fairness, that is to say both Justice, Elegance and Equal Opportunity and Courtesy that is respectful in its interactions and attitude toward all beings, great or small. They are the authors of: The Book of Elven Runes: A Passage Into Faerie; The Magical Elven Love Letters, volume 1, 2, and 3; An Elfin Book of Spirits: Evoking the Beneficent Powers of Faerie; Caressed by an Elfin Breeze: The Poems of Zardoa Silverstar; Eldafaryn: True Tales of Magic from the Lives of the Silver Elves; Arvyndase (Silverspeech): A Short Course in the Magical Language of the Silver Elves; The Elven Book of Dreams: A Magical Oracle of Faerie; The Book of Elven Magick: The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves, Volume 1 &amp; 2; What An Elf Would Do: A Magical Guide to the Manners and Etiquette of the Faerie Folk; The Elven Tree of Life Eternal: A Magical Quest for Ones True SElf; Magic Talks: On Being a Correspondence Between the Silver Elves and the Elf Queens Daughters; Sorcerers Dialogues: A Further Correspondence Between the Silver Elves and the Founders of the Elf Queens Daughters; Discourses on High Sorcery: More Correspondence Between the Silver Elves and the Founders of the Elf Queens Daughters; Ruminations on Necromancy: Continuing Correspondence Between the Silver Elves and the Founders of the Elf Queens Daughter; The Elven Way: The Magical Path of the Shining Ones; and The Book of Elf Names: 5,600 Elven Names to use for Magic, Game Playing, Inspiration, Naming Ones self and Ones Child, and as words in the Elven Language of the Silver Elves. The Silver Elves understand the world as a magical or miraculous phenomena, and that all beings, by pursuing their own true path, will become whomever they truly desire to be. You are welcome to visit their website at http://silverelves@live.com and join them on Facebook with name as Zardoa Silver Elves Love.
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  ## Chapter 14
  
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  #### _White Plumes_
  
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  The Silver Circuit was misnamed at first glance, but Ebou Dar liked grand
  names, and sometimes it seemed that the worse they fit, the better. The
  grimiest tavern Mat had seen in the city, smelling of very old fish, bore the
  name of The Queen's Glory in Radiance, while The Golden Crown of Heaven graced
  a dim hole across the river in the Rahad with only a blue door to mark it,
  where black stains from old knife fights splotched the grimy floor. The Silver
  Circuit was for racing horses.
  
  Removing his hat, he fanned himself with the broad brim, and went so far as to
  loosen the black silk scarf he wore to hide the scar around his neck. The
  morning air shimmered with heat already, yet crowds packed the two long
  earthen banks that flanked the course where the horses would run up and back.
  That was all there was