Overgrown Jungle

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 236

It's been three solid hours since Astra and Lord Fred had been banished to overgrown jungle. Fortunately they had landed on the walkways above the place. They were ancient white and silver pathways made of stone and unidentifiable materials that spread above the jungle canopy like spiderwebs. Support came from pillars drilled into nearby sturdy trees.

This web spread from horizon to horizon. There was a large pyramid shape about ten miles one way. It was red as blood and poked up above the canopy like a boil. Fred and Astra had decided that would be their destination. But, water was paramount. Food could be plucked from nearby branches but drinkable water wasn't in reach. A lake, however, could be seen through a break in the trees about five miles ahead. The two were headed there. Hopefully, a way down to the water could be found. Then they would investigate the mysterious pyramid.

It was hot and sweaty above the trees, but an occasinal burst of wind would cool them off. Chittering, roaring and squaking came from below. Once, a flock of black and blue birds broke above the canopy and headed for the horizon. That, and a spider were the only creatures the two saw above. Everything seemed to want to live in the shade.

They had been talking for about half an hour, learning each other's various pasts. Then Fred soured.
"What is it?" asked Astra, leaning against a gaurd rail.
"It's unseemly for me to think so, but I miss Velus."
"Velus was the dragon. He was not your friend."
"When I met the dog, he seemed so ... not evil. I wonder if Velus was replaced somewhere along out adventures?"
"I do not know. But there is nothing we can do for him now. We must survive first so we can venture home and explore the caves again."
The two continued to the lake.

  1. There was a way to get to the water.
  2. There was no way to get to the water.
  3. The lake exploded.

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