Chapter 4: Slumbering Ancients Even though I couldn’t protect her when the Empire attacked, even though I failed to protect Andromeda back then, at the very least I should fulfill this very promise I made to her, and to do that, I cannot die here. Strong determination to live rose up within my
In an odd turn of events, another female bearfolk comes to greet us today. It is the first I’ve seen of a female ursine, aside from Dubhe. “Dubhe, why do you bring these two here? It is forbidden.” This new ursine holds her head high as she talks to Dubhe, looking down on us
We have been traveling for countless days. I often wonder how things got this bad. “Darling, go hunt us something, we are hungry.” Dubhe waved a paw-like hand at me dismissively. She is an Ursine, or bearfolk. Something like a cross between a human – more often referred to as a hume in
Chapter 4: Slumbering Ancients “Didn’t anyone teach you any manners on not to interfere?” Asclepius immediately stiffened his right arm. Without looking back, he had swung the back his arm backwards in a blink of an eye and straight into the abdomen of Valtan before poor Marcy could make any form of contact with Asclepius’
Journal Entry 43: Despite the cost of paper here above the enclave, Nanna has insisted that I continue my journals. She says that it serves both to teach me to write better and to heal my body and mind. I’m still very upset about what happened that day. I’m not sure that
“You can’t be our husband if you don’t do this.” “Y-yeah, but, I don’t know where anything is…” “We told you, we’d help the first time. We don’t need help, though, humes are simple folk. We can find our way.” “B-but… It’s just… weird…” “Stop fussing, and come over here.”
Chapter 4: Slumbering Ancients Snap! Snap! Snap! The sounds of bones snapping and cracking grew louder and more frequent. Whatever it was that’s hiding in the shadows, it was definitely getting closer. The pure terror and horror of the unknown that I was experiencing, I thought it couldn’t get any
My answer came from an unlikely place. “Mika Food is a very sad food. She broke. She needs to put down her roots, lift up her leaves, and let the light heal her.” I… don’t think I’ve ever heard something quite so profound from this dryad’s mouth. While I choose an appropriate response,
The Arbitrator gestures for Dubhe to come forward, and explains the situation. “Regardless of what I’ve said, you first have a prior engagement to fulfill, as dictated by Gaia. To that end, Dubhe will be taking you to the bearfolk’s Central Library. On this trip, you’ll need to learn about their culture.” The Arbitrator pauses
Chapter 3: Discerning The Truth Before long, we arrived at the entrance of the supposed bear den, according to Valtan. On the surface, it looked no different from any of the other caves we had came across, just a hole that’s inlaid within the side of the mountain. In fact, the only difference was