Fair is the Lilly of the Valley

The day wasn’t over yet, and Mercury was more than happy to escort his young charge further. Taking them in a wide arc around the castle as they made their way from the garden to the ridge. There was a stark change in scenery, as beautiful and bountiful gardens gave way to mounds of grass and burrows that held the dead.

As they stopped before a particularly large fossil, the Vanguard shook his head. Stepping forward to touch the sun bleached white with a careful paw. “I don’t. If this is a rib cage, then the creature that it had belonged to would have to be… magnificent. An elephant, perhaps? Though I've never seen them in Auster before.” Then, anticipating her next question, he continued. “Elephants are large herd animals. Think of a buffalo, but huge, and mostly hairless.”

"Mercury"