An Awakening

[Watty_Banker 172]

 

In the far distance of the wilderness away from Athera; the lights of fireflies dance about the evening mist in a dense jungle.

 

Although, a light shines brighter than the rest. Candlelight.

A lantern hovers 4 foot off the ground through the shrubbery. 

Unbeknownced to man.

Civilisation is distant.

 

It continues through the mist, like a wisp or spirit.

The light of the lantern scans the trees and cuts through the darkness like a spotlight.

Finally the lantern stops. Its light illuminating a burrow into a tree.

It enters, with a groan.

 

The burrow is small, a bed of leaves lies in the corner right next to a makeshift desk of a tree root.

The lantern hits the desk and the figure holding steps aside illuminating the whole room.

The walls and ceiling are laced with fungi and mushrooms.

 

Bardel Irongut, son of Kardel, son of Heron, son of Dwain stands over the desk.

Beads of sweat drip down from his rough white hair onto his forehead. Even in the night the jungle is still hot and humid.

 

With a grunt - he places a letter on the desk before him and slumps down into his seat.

 

The letter is of plain white paper but is closed with the seal of the Irongut clan.

 

He scratches his chin as he breaks the seal and opens the letter.

 

Minutes pass as Bardel scans the letter; frogs and insects croak and chirp outside.

 

Bardel groans and scratches his beard once more before slamming his fist on the desk and getting back up.

 

"I guess I must go back..." he says to a ball in a hole in one of the walls

"Its been 11 long years, and now they finally miss me." he chuckles before blowing out the lantern plunging the jungle into darkness.

[Cpt_Noobman 1954]

Fili hears if the news "Ah, ahm glad teh see Bardel's returning!"

[Hiebe 2493]

Dwain always missed you

[James 425]

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