Pt 14 - The Druid's Family
Zaax was a quick learner, and while a lot of people were initially wary of him, he was soon allowed to play and learn with many other young druid initiates. The bulk of the teaching was done at home, since Zaax didn't speak either druidic or...
Pt 13 - The Druid's Choice
Gux struck from the woods immediately, only stopping once to feed and heal an injured deer, before he reached the edge of the woods. Beyond it he could already feel the blistering summer heat threatening him, the long, waving golden grass of the...
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 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,...
What Talents You Have
The copper it was forged from was inscribed with various pure and bind-runes. in the center was a large spiraling bind rune, one that samuel knew from years of study meant life. it was the crux of the assembly, and the most important piece.