Two poachers were moving around the forest at the same time the princess settled at the lake, then swarmed the area, scouting it for any possible prey. Winter is soon approaching, and for the past few months they have been making little revenue due to animals slowly migrating away from the lake to another in fear of their lives. "Look, it's an elf!" Joey said happily as he pointed at the princess from afar, "Bloody hell! She looks rich too! Let's go get her!", and so they headed their direction.
Mark was walking along the edge of the enormous pound looking for any clue as to where he might be right now. He spotted the princess on the other side of the lake, and having not noticed her ears, he thought she was a human. He decided to ask her about this place, and how to get back to Basra as soon as possible. When he got closer however, he noticed two weird, dirty looking men sneaking up behind her. He ran to her rescue, and yelled "Get down!" before he took out his rifle and shot the two men down, killing them with two bullets to the head.
"Hi, I'm Mark. These men tried to- What the hell is wrong with your ears?!"