Encounter in the Forest

It was humid in the forest, and Aerylon could barely be coaxed to a light trot and Penny traveled through. Troop panted and stopped every quarter mile or so, wanting to stop and laze away the day, but Penny whistled for him to come, and the little group made their way through the lush forest. Birds sang in the trees, and the sun glinted off of Penny's armor as they traveled through clearings and under breaks in the canopy of trees.

As the sweat rolled off her brow, Penny wiped her face with a soft cloth, wishing for nothing more than the chance to swim in the cool pond outside the guild hall. She encountered few creatures in the forest, just a few giant insects and spiders, but she was ever vigilant for the horrendous tree vipers her friends had told her to beware of. Occasionally, one of the huge bees or a spider would attempt to bite her, but her flaming sword cut through them like butter. Oddly, she wished for a more challenging battle and hoped to find one of the formidable vipers she had been told to avoid.

While Aerylon deftly picked his way through the dense underbrush, Penny daydreamed about her last encounter with the Baron Von Drake. She chuckled as she remembered the sheer joy she had felt as she felled him with one blow. Even though she know she could not have done it without the incredible strength of her comrades-in-arms, she still felt a swell of pride when she thought about it.