Flora hadn't said how fresh it had to be, though if it was going to be fertilizer it seemed like 'dry, days-old poop' wouldn't be the best for the task. Then again, freshly steaming from the horse's rump wasn't all that appealing, either, as the one gathering the magical mulch.
Tal compromised by finding some horseunicorn apples that had cooled to air temperature but were probably less then an hour old. Putting the bucket to use, he gathered several shovel-fulls of the shit before securing the lid down tightly over the unpleasant contents. Once it was full, Boreal lost all interest in toting it around, however, forcing the courier to lift the hefty container with a huff at his not-so-helpful companion. "Gee, thanks," he grumbled fondly at her as she investigated a blue wildflower, studiously ignoring him. "... Well, guess I'm just lucky y'aren't tryin' t'roll in it." He shook his head ruefully and straightened to crack his back--
And saw someone sitting on a nearby hill. Someone who looked weirdly familiar as he squinted at her. Definitely her. And not someone he'd expected to run into in King's End! "C'mon, girl. Let's go see what she's doin' here," he encouraged his dragon, who snorted and lifted her head, miraculously cured of her previous deafness at the mention of someone new to meet. The pair headed across the meadow and up the hillside and Tal raised his hand in a cautious wave as they got close enough to speak. "Hey, Elizabeth," he called, uncertain how he felt about seeing the therapist again. "What brings ya t'King's End?"
Tal compromised by finding some horseunicorn apples that had cooled to air temperature but were probably less then an hour old. Putting the bucket to use, he gathered several shovel-fulls of the shit before securing the lid down tightly over the unpleasant contents. Once it was full, Boreal lost all interest in toting it around, however, forcing the courier to lift the hefty container with a huff at his not-so-helpful companion. "Gee, thanks," he grumbled fondly at her as she investigated a blue wildflower, studiously ignoring him. "... Well, guess I'm just lucky y'aren't tryin' t'roll in it." He shook his head ruefully and straightened to crack his back--
And saw someone sitting on a nearby hill. Someone who looked weirdly familiar as he squinted at her. Definitely her. And not someone he'd expected to run into in King's End! "C'mon, girl. Let's go see what she's doin' here," he encouraged his dragon, who snorted and lifted her head, miraculously cured of her previous deafness at the mention of someone new to meet. The pair headed across the meadow and up the hillside and Tal raised his hand in a cautious wave as they got close enough to speak. "Hey, Elizabeth," he called, uncertain how he felt about seeing the therapist again. "What brings ya t'King's End?"
