trees make the worst frenemies, they’re too good at throwing shade

Rheum couldn't help but giggle at Modesty's comment. Unlike the others, she knew that it wouldn't keep going downhill. Maybe unlike Boreas, Auster wasn't nearly as hilly or mountainous. Full of dense forests, there were really only a few places she knew of that had any high altitude. Listening in on the rest of the lesson, Rheum felt proud and then maybe slightly discouraged. The birds really sounded like a good idea... If she had a bird of her own, she could teach it how to help her navigate!

Moving her own gaze up to the dense canopy, she wondered how much farther it was until the sky opened up. It was sort of hard to see what with all the thorny vines and dense fog lingering around them. Disappointment hit her as she realized she could have warned them before going into the forest that they should've avoided this place. Her uncle had warned her that nasty creatures hid out here, waiting to take those who were naive enough to traverse the forest. Was she being that naive? "I hope your bird doesn't lose us," Rheum says softly as she inches closer to Modesty for safety of course.

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