For the first time since this adventure started, you feel like you are the one completely leading the way. With a mental map of the forest path you spotted from the spire fresh in your head, your rout twists and turns through the thick forest.
You do not know how long you have been walking, but finally, you see light pouring in through the brances.
You walk out into the light, and to your suprise, the area around you is completely dry and barren… The forest floor crunches as you walk across it, and the small ammount of vegetation there is stands yellow in color. Completely distraught from this sight, it is not until a few seconds later, when you slowly shift your vision upwards, that you see it;
The Great Flower
No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to determine the scale of the massive flower growing out of the landscape around you. Twisting and turning, the stem of the flower shoots out of the forest ground, extending hundreds of meters into the air above.
While still looking up at the enormous stem, you hear the sound of water, ever so slightly in the distance. You first shrug it of as your imagination, but for every second, it keeps getting stronger and stronger.
All of a sudden, shining from the right side of the open area, comes the beam of light that was let free from the lake. Quickly sweeping across the exposed roots of the flower, it shoots up into the air and dissapear. And before you even have time to think about what you saw, the source of the sound arrives…
Out from the forest where the light came from, a river starts to form, flowing between the roots and stem that are seemingly dying of thirst. And just as quickly as the water arrives, the forest around you starts to change…
Right before your eyes, sprouts starts shooting up from the ground all around you, and the withered vegetation around you starts coming to life. Your guide, who so far has been keeping a low profile, starts rushing towards the flower.
And it is there, that you for the first time since you entered the valley, see another creature like your friend. Slowly waking up from their hibernation, the previously cold and silent forest starts to come alive, and all around you, your surroundings starts to move.
