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The team went forward...but as the night was approaching and there were no clearings large enough for the group to set camp, the mood was getting worse, with everyone looking anxiously around through the woods, trying to notice anything that looked like a suitable place to rest for the night.
"I could destroy some trees and make a clearing." the witch offered, but before Momo could angrily argue with her, one of the soldiers pointed to the side.
"Over there! I think I see an empty space!" he said with some excitement.
Indeed, as the group moved closer, indeed there was a small clearing between the woods!
"Good work. We shall set camp here." the Captain Lagart declared, and soon everyone was going around, hurrying to prepare the place before it was too dark. The witch...she hadn't introduced herself yet, actually... circled around the clearing, casting some protection ritual spells.
However, Cyra would soon notice that the clearing looked somewhat familiar...indeed, she had been here before! It was here that she had met the angry tree back then! Except, the tree was now missing, leaving the clearing. But from the looks of it, it hadn't been here for a while now, as the traces of its unrooting had almost disappeared...
But even if she would voice her corncerns, there wasn't really a better alternative option. Luckily the tree had seemed to prefer ambushing those who went close to it, rather than moving around and hunting...so maybe it would be ok.
The camp was soon ready, a small campfire lit inside a fire pit (interestingly enough exactly on top of where the angry tree used to sit), a small line of bedrolls had been arranged on one side, and the soldiers were already getting out their rations. They could have cooked, but that would surely attract all kind of beasts...
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"Hey, Cyra, are you ready to go?" Momo nudged Cyra after the first batch of soldiers had fallen asleep. The Captain was still awake, and so was the witch however.
(A stealth may or may not be needed depending on what you will want to do.)
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Momo was leading the way through the forest, while talking about the nymphs. Silvery had been left back in the camp to sleep, after being fed with some pieces of metal.
"They are not good at fighting...but they are actually really strong. Their lakes never go dry, even if they are small ponds and even if there is wildfire! They are very friends with animals for those reasons! But they are smart enough to be lonely, so if you aren't a bad person, they are nice." she explained.
"They are like....super shy at first. But once they mate for the first time, they aren't any more." she continued "Sometimes they even leave the forest then. and visit humans."
"But they are very hard to mate with. They are knowing when you think bad things, so...shh, we are close..." she instructed, even when she was the one who did the talking.
Approaching closer, Cyra would indeed notice that there was a lake ahead. They were still behind the trees, when they heard the soft splashing of water.
Surely the nymph was bathing...perhaps taking a small peek wouldn't be too bad, right? Who knows if the nymph was shy and didn't let them see her properly, later...