HuntingAndHerbalism

Book 3: 15 - About old friends

“Alright, we’ll take her with us,” Zalia said to Ember.

“Good.”

“But, here and now, her safety takes priority over everything else,” Zalia added.

“I think I can agree to that. I don’t think I could take it if something did happen to her because I convinced you to take her with us,” Ember agreed.

“And, only if she agrees.”

“Certainly, you want to ask her?”

Zalia sighed.

“Yeah, let’s go. We should probably be off soon.”...

Book 3: 14 - Fun in the Sun

“You weren’t kidding about the Grove,” Ember said a little breathlessly, turning about in place.

They were standing in the centre of the Grove now, staring up at the glittering starlight worms above.

“It’s a place of safety for nature, me and my friends, above all else,” Zalia explained.

“It definitely seems like it. This feeling… is it healing us?”

“It is, it also helps protect everyone inside against harm.”

“And there is… something els...

Book 3: 13 - Catch-up

“Damn Zalia, that is one hell of a story,” Ember said with a low whistle.

“Yeah, it has definitely been an experience. I’m glad to be out of there, back to fresh air and lively forests,” Zalia agreed.

They were still seated at the little table in Harrick’s bar, amongst a few other higher ranked people minding their own business. Ember was drinking a brightly coloured cocktail with the top of a plant Zalia didn’t recognise sticking out of it. She had her own, though w...

Book 3: 12 - Mind

Zalia knelt next to the low bed of the soldier closest to the door. He was sat facing down, knees to his chest, hands over the back of his head, rocking back and forth. He was muttering something, gibberish or a language so dissimilar to Endarian that her translation powers didn’t work on it.

“Hey, I’m going to try something to help you, okay?” Zalia told him gently.

He didn’t reply or even make notice of her words from what she could tell. Deciding to go ahead, Zalia ...

Book 3: 11 - History

Zalia and Boreal re-entered the war camp after another inspection by the person on duty, not the nervous man this time. They made their way, as stealthily as possible to avoid any attention, to the large building that Zalia knew to find both Faian and Indis at. Assuming they stayed there at night, that was.

It was dusk, most people thankfully now in their various homes, if they had any. This meant that they had an easy time of getting in the building, the doorways not near as packed as...

Book 3: 10 - Remembering

Zalia wandered about the Grove, greeting many of the animals who very calmly greeted her back. Birds landed on or near her to carefully inspect her before flying off to their comings and goings once more. Ironfur rabbits hopped around her feet before dashing off. The large feline animal that was lounging in the boughs of a tree didn’t greet Zalia but stared very intently at Boreal. It was Bronze rank, none of the other animals reaching that rank, and definitely a dangerous creature.

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Athia sighed, putting down the automatically-adjusting wrench she held. The sounds of welding and clanking mechanics would be overwhelming for most people but she had grown accustomed to it, a calming and repetitive background noise that would tell her things about the ships’ functioning. It took a while to develop the keen sense for it but most experienced mechanics could tell an issue just by the tone of the humming or the difference in vibrations. Obviously, each ship was different, the ...

Book 3: 9 - Fire

Zalia followed the bird for a little while, finding herself quickly approaching where the Grove stood. What danger could be near the Grove? She had searched the nearby area already before setting it up, though not as thoroughly as she might have.

The bird took her up the hill just behind the Grove until flitting down to sit upon the grass.

“What is it, little friend?” Zalia asked.

Danger, the concept came. The bird began pecking at the ground to emph...

Book 3: 8 - Little friend

Zalia sat watching the starlit wolf as members of its pack appeared and disappeared amongst the nearby trees. Aylie had finally untensed yet sat still, hands shaking ever so slightly.

“A question you’ll answer?” Zalia asked.

“If only it were so simple. Guidance is not about answers, it is about showing someone the path they might take to find those answers themselves,” the wolf explained.

“So you are here to help lead me in the right direction, then,�...

Book 3: 7 - An old friend

The small line of carts trundled through the arch in the hedge, the younger farmhands spreading out to take a look at their new home just as the sun was dipping below the horizon.

“How long you been building this place then?” Mate asked.

“Just today,” Zalia said.

“That’s some pretty heavy enchantments you’ve got running in the place for ‘Just today’,” Mate said disbelievingly.

“It’s an ability, mostly,” Zalia explained.

“Got some ...

Book 3: 6 - Blue Sky, New Grove

It took Zalia some time to set up what was necessary, especially with the odd shape of the space she was working with. She set up one of her living rituals, much like she had in Cormaine, but had found a way to combine them into one. The protections on the Grove had been three separate living rituals that blocked senses, spiritual senses and spiritual attacks respectively. Here, Zalia made good use of Adastem as well as the components of each individual ritual to create a single large one tha...

Book 3: 5 - Location Hunting

After a long winded conversation, Zalia was able to tell the others in the room everything she knew about their enemy so far. That began with a deeper explanation of the undead, the shades everywhere in Cormaine, the corrupting aura and where she thought it came from, the low ranked four-legged spiked creatures, the Bronze creature that had chased Aylie, the flying demons that she had first seen outside her cave home and finally, the larger god-like ones.

“They’re… they’re horr...

Book 3: 4 - Answers

“Why am I so small?” Boreal asked, looking at the statue.

“Why exactly is there a statue of me in the middle of the camp?” Zalia asked.

“For an answer to that, you’re going to have to ask Lady Indis I’m afraid,” Alara said.

“I think it best you take me to her right away then,” Zalia said, looking at the statue with a mixture of confusion, annoyance and disbelief..

A statue of her was the last thing she wanted, she wasn’t some damn war...

Book 3: 3 - Camp

Zalia picked up the child and moved away from the dead demon until the long grass covered it up. She put her down and kneeled.

“Where did you come from, is your town nearby?” she asked the kid.

She shook her head.

“Did you leave home to try find somewhere safer?” Zalia asked.

The girl gave a little nod, her hands rubbing at her eyes as she continued to cry.

Zalia stood looking around. They couldn’t stay here for long, the sound the demon had made w...

Book 2: 42 - Bronze

Congratulations! Stasis has reached Iron 20.

Congratulations! Stasis has reached Bronze 1.

(Active 3 - Stasis - spell - targeted

Tin - Can put a small amount of herbs into stasis.

Iron - Herbs in stasis may now be put into a spatial storage.

Bronze - )

Stasis becomes Druid Grove!

Active 3 - Druid Grove - spell - targeted - rea...