Pt 12 - The Druid's Wedding
The day of the wedding was a huge celebration, and it only grew bigger as the people who gathered (quite a lot of them, considering the perceived animosity towards Gux) were led through the woods near their hut into a large circular clearing. Trees...
Pt 11 - The Druid's Preparations
Interspecies marriages weren't uncommon in druid culture. While many places frowned upon humans and elves, or dwarves and gnomes, or those of draconic ancestry, or any of the civilized races mixing with anyone of another civilized race romantically,...
Pt 10 - The Druid's Promise
Unlike many might think, life doesn't end at "Happily Ever After," though it did maintain that mode for Gux and Lily. Lily continued to teach Gux, trying to help him discover his particular form of druidic magic that aided him in his role as the...
Pt 9 - The Druid's Love
Lily and Gux were left in the cell all night, and as he slowly came to consciousness again, he looked up into her brown eyes, a smile on his face. "Did... I do good?" She nodded, smiling brightly to know he was okay as she'd thrown all of her...
Pt 8 - The Druid's Rescue
Gux ran through the edge of the clearing, feeling the magical essence in the air like a familiar friend as he stumbled to the edge of Lily's house. "Lily! I'm here!" he barked out, yelling towards the house. There was no response, and as he looked...
Pt 7 - The Druid's Wait
There was nothing she could do about them, but just to be sure, she changed into a sparrow, then a fawn... both still locked down by the heavy shackles binding her.
Pt 6 - The Druid's Heart
Gux's heart beat quickly every time he saw her. He didn't know what this was, but over the months, it had grown. At first, he'd thought something was wrong, but he'd heard Lily say the word a few times, and had a feeling it might be that. "Lily... What...
Pt 5 - The Druid's Lessons
Lily taught Gux. For most, taking on an apprentice was a simple task: they were brought before the council, the council gave them a cursory look, asked them a few questions, and that was that. Either they were given the golden leaf of discovery, or...
Pt 4 - The Druid's Walk
For weeks Gux plodded around the house, carrying the potted plant everywhere. He ate with it, he bathed with it (not in the water, though, as he learned after the first day when he'd gotten warned he'd drown it), he even talked to it when he had time....
Pt 3 - The Druid's Oasis
Lily hummed and skipped as she went through the paths of the forest, a winding, twisting trail that seemed endless and aimless. She moved along happily, never once questioning her choice of direction or aim, even as Gux followed along, getting tangled...
Pt 2 - The Druid's Hut
Gux sat stationary in the hut, watching animals move and play around it. The vines provided a solid roof, and there was a gentle breeze that wafted through it, bringing the delicious smell of those berries around him. He growled a little, his stomach...
Pt 1 - The Druid's Table
A young woman walked through the woods, singing as she did. Her fingers brushed over the ferns, causing them to seem to turn and follow the music with her every motion, not that she paid it any mind. She simply enjoyed the time she spent outside,...