Just under a week had passed since leaving Botanica City, supplies were getting low, Hedera and Salix were developing a pallet for anything that was edible. This included any variety of grass they could find, the odd bit of dragon kill and collecting droplets of water created by the the cold night air , which around here wasn’t much due to rapid evaporation once the sun began to rise.. Hedera had observed that his companion had lost a bit of his paunch , a fact that Salix had also noticed as he was a couple of holes up on his belt, his stamina was also far greater.
“ Eeee Hedera, do ye think I’m lookin good today” he would ask each morning when they woke.
“ Ye not bad, the midriff is definately depleting “
“ Do ye think the ladies will like the new me or am I too scrawny now “
“ Naa there’s still loads to go till your scrawny “
“ So yer sayin’ I’m fat then “
“ No I’m not sayin’ that at all , all I’m sayin’ is , that there is still a lot of you left before your scrawny”
“ I’m fat then “
“ Well yes, but you were when I met you all those years ago , your no different now …except maybe a few pounds lighter than before”
“ So I’m skinny fat !!!? bit like a skinny latte’ “
“ Well you could put it like that “
“ Well, does my bum look big in these breeches “
“ Well ..er .. your bum looks big in all yer breeches “
“ So I’m fat then “
Hedera tried another tact
“ Your cuddly “
“ AAwww that’s sweet”
Salix appeared to like this description, with a smile packed up his sack preparing him self for the day ahead.
Both had noticed that the air was becoming more sulphurous, bit like an eggy belch, they could see plumes of smoke in the distance, there was a definite low rumble of a battle ahead. Last night they heard the cacophony of fighting and sporadic cries of pain being carried on the breeze.
Hedera and Salix pushed on for a couple more hours, the vegetation although mutilated was becoming denser, the expanse of grass was larger, what was growing greener than before, there was obviously a water source from somewhere. Trees were not total charcoaled statues standing against the cloudless sky , a mixture of black, brown, and green with odd leaf remaining, debris was becoming harder to avoid, the ground littered with various weapons of all shapes and sizes, some highly ornate and bejewelled others simply fashioned from a tree branch with a rough stone blade attached. Salix took a particular liking to various pieces scooping them up as he jogged through the plain,
BINABASA MO ANG
Botanica ( A true quest )
FantasyTale of adventure, self discovery ,dragons and a little bit of love. Botanica is a stricken world, dying, it's valuable resources continually depleting to a critical level. The ever increasing intensity of the sun is burning away what remains, only...
