Pt 21 - The Druid's Journey
Lily and Gux walked among the redwoods with the morning sun, watching its rays stream through the trees from the side, creating shafts of light that glanced and danced off of every aspect of nature around them. They woke invigorated like they hadn't...
Pt 20 - The Druid's Flight
Lily and Gux stood just outside the protective magic of the commune, the rain bearing down on them through the forest leaves. For any other couple, there might have been a moment here where they looked at each other, asking if they were ready to do...
Pt 19 - The Druid's Growth
The days turned into weeks as the couple planned for their journey. It wasn't exactly a simple venture, traveling hundreds of miles through snow and wind and who knew what else... until Lily learned of two spells she thought she might be able to...
Pt 18 - The Druid's Decision
Gux was noticing something as time went on. There was a ruling era of peace in the village, a feeling of calm that came with having a protector, and with it, rather a lot of druids were walking around sporting rounded bellies. Juniper was on her...
Pt 16 - The Druid's Birthday
It had taken a long time for either of the couple to realize it, but there was one thing neither of them had celebrated yet: A birthday. Now, they'd only been together for a little over a year overall, and a lot had happened, but Lily had...
Pt 15 - The Druid's Pack
One morning, as Lily got up, she heard a strange hissing conversation coming from outside her door. She had woken up after Gux, finding a berry and a flower sitting on her dresser, waiting for her, and she stretched as she got out of bed. It had been a...
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
Lily was taken to the council's headquarters, standing before the three that looked at her like a traitor. She knew she wasn't one, but that didn't stop the berating. The probing questions, the slander slung at Gux, the hatred leveled at her... It was...
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...