Discovering me.

Dreaming

Then I imagined, that the Spikeres will sink into the mud. When it returned to the spot where I disappeared.

The Spikeres which was probably controlled by my brain, returned to the spot again.

Once I saw it’s feet in the mud, from where I was. I thought about the soil around it becoming hard, so that it would be stuck.

Once it could no longer move I swam up and was able to come up to the surface.

Even though this is a dream. I still went back home to bath, because the mud only reminded me of the worms.

I got to the hut and walked right through to my room. Took of the clothes and went straight to the bath.

When I wake up there will be no mess, since this is a dream. when I was done bathing I went to bed. Hoping that I will wake up to a better day.

After a couple of hours Angelique came into my room singing her morning song. She woke me up then asked about all the muddy evidence that led straight to my room.

I looked at her funny so she pointed to the muddy tiger skin on the floor, which had foot steps of clear mud going backwards from the tiger skin.

With my re-collection, of what had happened. There was only one way of confirming. That any of the things had happened. Unless of course Angie is also in my dream.

I dragged her explaining, that something was off and I needed her to be with me so I don’t go crazy.

She let me drag her out the hut and into the forest. Then going through to the stream, taking the same root the Spikeres had taken, as it charged at me.

which was easy to follow because it broke a lot of trees while chasing me.

As I moved passed all the broken trees. I kept thinking that. If this is not a dream then I have officially gone mad.

When we got to the stream and I saw the stuck Spikeres. I could no longer hold it in. Angelique I am officially mad.

Why is the Spikeres stuck in hard dry mud, while the rest of the mud is visibly wet?

I asked this so loudly, that the Spikeres tried to turn to look in our direction. As it got angry and agitated making loud bellowing sounds.

Angelique looked at me fascinated, by my rhetorical questions. Knowing that, I only asked questions like that, when I was nervous.

She then said okay Carter breathe and look at me. Ignore the Spikeres and explain what happened. In as much detail as possible and as slowly as possible.

I looked at her still thinking she is only going to confirm, that I am crazy.

I tried to go slow but the words where spilling out of my mouth, as I narrated what had happened.

From after walking into the forest to the point where we stood now, looking at the stuck Spikeres.

She went blank, for a while. Then pulled the brave face, she always makes when I need her to protect me. This happens when she is also scared but has to act tough.

She then said, okay Carter if you where still dreaming, what would you do, in your dream and what would I do, to help you out.

Well if this is a dream then I guess we are both safe. So I would say that you get to talk to the Spikeres to help it come down.

Then we would free it with my mud powers and gain a new friend that will not attack me again.

We get to try all your thoughts together, so that you don’t think that you’re the only one going mad. She giggled as she said this and I joined in.

Okay first part of the plan let’s go talk to your new found friend. They both walked into the muddy stream and it was not even deep.

Yet the Spikeres seemed to have so much solid ground around it, that we could step close to it and be on solid ground.

When we got closer the Spikeres tried to roll itself up but couldn’t as the legs are stuck. Angie spoke softly to it. Trying to reassure it, that we mean no harm. It kept fighting back but it was clearly getting tired, so I went to get it some water.

I took the water in my hands and poured the water, in a leaf. Which I then placed, in its reach on the floor.

It drank the water then finally relaxed, when Angelique touched it. The Spikeres bent, its knees to take a rest.

As it did so leaning into Angelique’s hand, it made a grovelling sound and out of the forest, came two cautious.

Way! smaller Spikeres who came closer but when they got to the mud they stopped.

Making little granting noises.

Now I felt guilty cause I know why she charged at me. She was just being protective of the little one’s territory.

I told Angelique that we had to try to free it otherwise the little one’s would be in danger without the mother.

I said this to her, like she didn’t already know it.

Angie told me to go find Nehu and bring as many weapons as possible, so that we can dig her out.

I found Nehu with some warriors and told her to take some of them with. Only the ones she can trust though.

Especially because, once they think village weapons, then they will kill the Spikeres. Which is not, what we are aiming for.

She ended up taking only two guy’s, saying that between Angie and her they can be easily beaten into submission. if they don’t co-operate. I guess that will do just fine.

The guys kept asking, where we are going but Nehu gave them a look and they just followed in silence, till we got to the stream.

When they got there they where told what to do because as it was Angelique was struggling, to remove any part of the solid rock. Even when she poured water on it.