Unleash the Dragon

They left the bay and traveled northwest into a land that was surprisingly more arid. The most notable thing were the strange, unnatural trees growing out of the ground here. The branches didn't fan out like normal trees and instead seemed to clump together as they grew toward the sky. The tops bore green, needle-like leaves. "Whoa, I've never seen trees like this before." She reached out and sniffed at one before turning her attention to the sky.

It was getting late, the sun starting it's downward track, glowing golden in the hazy sky that was overcast with a thin layer of clouds. It cast a strange, dull golden light across the land that added to its eeriness.