Once Upon A Dream

Rolling encounter 1d540: 99
A tortoise slowly lumbers up a muddy riverbank

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h, how the wonders of Wyrwood did bring her life. It's very essence set a spark in her soul. For Nimue, it was an ideal sanctuary, a place of solace amid her homeland where she could immerse herself in thick of nature. She moved through the muddied waters with ease and danced across the gnarled roots of the mangrove trees with such a joy she'd not felt in ages.

This place was special...it always had been and always would be. She savored the feel of the muck between her toes, the scent of of wetlands, and sounds of frogs and crickets as fireflies appeared by moonlight. It did have her contemplating moving her original home on the outskirts of the mountains that cradled mirror lake to here, where the labyrinth of trees were as wild as the beat of her heart. Magic was alive and well here and so was she.

art and code by Yahtzee-Penguiduck

THREAD TITLE MUSE

Rolling tame 1d100: 42
If your animal is a farm animal: Success! The animal is intrigued by you
If your animal is wild or risky to tame: Failure! The animal feels threatened backs up

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he had settled in a space in the middle of all of the mangroves where they formed a half-moon shape. There was a shallow patch of water that she lay herself down in, closing her eyes and breathing in slow. When she opened her eyes again, movement caught her eye, although it was rather slow. "Ah, a tortoise."

A grin spread across her face, recalling as a child how she would watch the tortoises around the riverbanks and envy them for being able to simply hide within themselves. "What a marvelous evening, don't you think, friend?" She cooed gently as she watched the shelled reptile work on settling itself. Nimue's nose twitched and she looked around, humming to herself. "If you're hungry I can try to pull you down some fresh mangrove leaves. What do you say?"

art and code by Yahtzee-Penguiduck