Unleash the Dragon

Jynn nodded as she sniffed at the nearest tree. "Yea, maybe some sort of weird pine. I wonder if they always grow this way or it's something to do with the earth they're trying to grow in."

There was no breeze and the air seemed particularly hot, but no doubt once the sun went down it would grow swiftly cooler. Jynn wondered if they should try and find a place to bed down for the night or keep going?

She turned her attention back to the tree and eyed the strange, smooth bark for a moment before stretching up one of the trees, her long legs allowing her to get a closer look at the branches. As she did her claws sank into the tree bark so she could help steady herself. At that moment a strange red substance that reminded her of blood started to ooze out. She stumbled back in surprise. "Ah! The tree is bleeding!"