According to Lateef, the forest turned into a jungle, but the difference between them was lost to Jack.
“The trees are not always standing straight and orderly, but rather curving around each other. It is hard to tell where one begins, and another ends, and which bundle of roots belongs to which tree. Furthermore, it is a much more dangerous place than your regular forest because of the wildlife. It is that much more territorial and aggressive. Even plants will try and hurt us.”
“Are you not exaggerating, Lateef?” Borislava asked, frowning doubtfully. “It as if you are describing some monstrous location out of a storybook.”
“Storybook?” Lateef asked, in protest, and reached back into his pack. “I am not an avid reader of fiction, Borislava. I carry only the most curated of informational
