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.]

Comments

[fullmoonblooms]

[taking a closer look at the spot then, holding the seed in her palm in case it reacts somehow]

[the_last]

[The watering can also glows a little too. . .]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...tries watering the ground a little to test it.]

[the_last]

[Where the droplets touch seems to gain slightly more color.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[sprinkling more water onto the ground to give it more color]

I wonder if the seed is meant to go here...

[the_last]

[Who knows? But it doesn't look like there's anyone else here so she might have to trust her own judgment. :x]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...takes out the glowing seed.]

There doesn't seem to be any temptation here, and I know you need to be planted in a place where you can be true...I'm trusting you to do your best.

[digs a small hole, drops the seed inside, and then covers it up again]

Good luck.

[the_last]

[After a moment, a tiny seedling appears and the area just around the hill fills with color, although it's more of a flickering sort of color.]

[fullmoonblooms]

...I hope that helps.

[time to continue moving forward then]

[the_last]

[As she goes, she might feel the faintest touch of warmth, sunlight, upon her. . .]

[fullmoonblooms]

[blinks and looks up...then smiles]

[the_last]

[Following the path will take her up a sharper incline, the foliage around her getting more gnarled and thorny as she goes. Perhaps part of a thicket. The grounds becomes much rockier. And somewhere, there is a low baying of several hounds.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[tensing up at the sound and kneeling down, trying to catch sight of whatever hounds may be out there]

[the_last]

[There actually is a hound. A very large hound. Just a few feet in front of her.

It does not look particularly nice.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...BUT CAN IT SEE ME?]

[the_last]

[IT SURE CAN.

It's also snarling loudly and blocking her path. :E]

[fullmoonblooms]

[o-oh dear. slowly standing up, her shield now on hand]

Um...Can you please let me pass? I'm on an important quest.

[the_last]

[It bares its frightening teeth, the fur on its back rising in an unsettling manner.]

If you want safe passage, you must pay.

[fullmoonblooms]

...I have to pay? What price?

[the_last]

Give me what you have, then I'll decide if it's worth your life.

[fullmoonblooms]

[...holds up her shield. even if she's the only one here, she knows she can defend herself.]

[and she also knows that Fell wouldn't put her in danger if he didn't think she could handle it.]

I can't do that. I made a promise to complete my quest.

[the_last]

[Growls more menacingly and looks as if it's readying for a lunge.]

Are you sure you want to put your faith in such a creature's word?

[fullmoonblooms]

Of course, I'm sure. He's never done anything to help me, and he's only ever wanted to understand others.

I trust Fell.

[the_last]

[The hound gives one final snarl before throwing back its head in a fearsome howl...

And then promptly turning into a thick coil of rope.

Yep.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[ . . . W H A T ? ? ? ]

[picking the rope up...?]