"Yeah! Just maybe not too close t'the house," Tal agreed with a wry grin at his partner. "Not if it's gonna get this big! Or even half this big!" One thing for sure was that their house would be easy to find from the air if the seed pod did produce a tree even a fraction of this giant's size. Then again, a little extra shade in Longheat wasn't a bad idea. Meadowreach tended to live up to its name with lots of flowers and not so many trees.
Which was arguably still preferably to the poisonous lushness of the Suvahasi, and Tal was careful to retrace their safe path back the way they'd come.
"C'mon. Th'sooner we get these in th'ground, th'more time they'll have t'grow. An' th'harder it'll be for Boreal t'try an' eat 'em!" Always a danger with the hungry dragon! He laughed and tugged Alys with him once she had her own arms full of the pretty golden pods. "Last one back t'the ship is on dinner duty tonight?"
Which was arguably still preferably to the poisonous lushness of the Suvahasi, and Tal was careful to retrace their safe path back the way they'd come.
"C'mon. Th'sooner we get these in th'ground, th'more time they'll have t'grow. An' th'harder it'll be for Boreal t'try an' eat 'em!" Always a danger with the hungry dragon! He laughed and tugged Alys with him once she had her own arms full of the pretty golden pods. "Last one back t'the ship is on dinner duty tonight?"
