“Such as?”
“I can smell moss and pine forest. I can hear little streams burbling through the trees. I can feel the moisture of dew and the dampness of the soil beneath us, full of life.”
Tarkyn smiled, “That is the forest coming to our aid. Stormaway has sensibly put me into contact with a tree. I am truly a forest guardian, you know.”
“Sire, I never doubted it.”
“Perhaps not. But I did at first. Here is the power of the forest guardian, all around you. You and I are connected to the whole life of the forest.” Tarkyn breathed a sigh of relief, “We can last indefinitely now. The poison cannot possibly quell the might of the whole forest.”
To the people watching, Tarkyn and Boravar slowly but surely turned green.
“Oh no!” exclaimed Sparrow, “I hate it when he does that. He looks so mou
