Through the Forest

Astra felt fortunate that the strange sequined clothing that she was wearing was comfortable, and kept her warm. There was a weak but cold breeze from the north.

She found the trail easily, and rode into the forest. This was not a dense forest. If she wanted her horse to leave the trail, there was little in the way of brush to interfere. After a few hours of riding, the cover of the forest became thin, and she found a strawberry patch. She dismounted onto a stump and spent the rest of the morning gathering the tiny berries so that she would have food for the rest of her journey. She then rode until the sun was low on the horizon. After securing her horse by rope onto the trunk of an oak, she gathered some of the leaf litter on the forest floor into a pile, thankful that there were no biting bugs or snakes. She burrowed into the pile and, hidden from the world, fell asleep.

The next two days passed without incident as she rode into the forest. While the berries quenched her thirst and satisfied her hunger, she started to crave meat. On the fourth day after she left the hermit, she had her chance. The forest ended, and

1. she saw a creek. She still did not see a soul. There were a number of crabs moving to and fro.
2. she came upon a small farm. A chicken made a short flight nearby.
3. she came upon a small village in the south of Allaria. The mountains of the Shreken loomed. A smell of smoked beef was in the air.

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