Day 247 Patron Quest

[the_last]

[When Estelle arrives, she will experience sudden disorientation, as if suddenly unfamiliar with being inside her body, perhaps not even knowing why she is there or who she is. It lasts for but a moment and then slowly fades... The world around her seems unusually quiet and gray, as though the color were stolen but there remains just enough to suggest that things have been greatly subdued. Within the gray is an expansive forest of every tree imaginable and dry, brittle grass that extends to mid-calf. Here and there, one might even spot some faded prints left upon the ground. The sky is equally gray, although not one cloud can be seen.

And just in front of her, three thumb-sized seeds rest on a flat white rock.]

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[fullmoonblooms]

[...following that singing.]

[the_last]

[Eventually, it abruptly turns into delighted laughter.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[I wonder what's so funny...]

...Hello?

[the_last]

[It fades. . .]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...looking down, did I leave the path?]

[the_last]

[Nope. And she now has a MOUNTAIN in front of her.

Well, a small one anyway.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[--oh. even a small mountain is pretty big.]

[time to go mountain climbing.]

[the_last]

[It definitely looks daunting and rough-going. :x]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...but I DO have a rope!]

[the_last]

[She does indeed!]

[fullmoonblooms]

[though it's a bit hard to climb a mountain with just a rope and nothing else...is there no path around it?]

[the_last]

[Nope!

But there appears to be a horse riding up to it. Where did that come from?]

[fullmoonblooms]

[MY CANON DOESN'T HAVE HORSES so I'm assuming that's a hornless Unicorn. and will be waving to it.]

Oh! Hello!

[the_last]

[It has a rider! He is very handsome and dashing and dressed like a noble hunter. He even has some sort of bird strewn over the back of his horse.

He stares at her incredulously.]

"Miss, what are you doing all the way out here? These are dangerous parts, you realize."

[fullmoonblooms]

[bows once to him]

I'm aware of the danger, but I'm sure I can handle it. I'm a quest right now.

[the_last]

[He studies her, as if unsure whether he believes her.]

"A quest? What boorish oaf would send a lovely lady such as yourself out on an errand by herself?"

[fullmoonblooms]

[HEROIC POSE]

I asked to go myself.

[the_last]

[He laughs heartily.]

"Aren't you full of fire? May I ask what this quest entails? Perhaps, I may be of some assistance."

[fullmoonblooms]

I just need to plant three seeds in a place where they can grow best. I only have one more to go.

[the_last]

"That's an odd quest... Trying to help a sick friend?"

[fullmoonblooms]

...I guess it's a bit like that, yes.

[the_last]

"I don't know what you expect to find around this mountain. They say enchanted creatures like to roam there. Dangerous ones that lure in the innocent with their appearance but seek to only steal their lives. Many a lost soul has fallen prey to their likes."

[fullmoonblooms]

I see...So I should just be careful about animals that look too friendly?

[the_last]

[A more genial laugh.]

"Only the ones that look like what you'd expect to find in your dreams.

Now, I can show you a safer route around the mountain. If you're looking to plant a seed, there's much more fertile ground beyond these parts."

[fullmoonblooms]

[a pause]

I'm pretty sure it needs to be planted on the mountain.