The sun, Kalynd decided, was an enemy to scholarly pursuit.
After spending hours digging in the sand, Kal decided there was nothing of interest here to make this trip worth his while. Which was an altogether frustrating affair. He would sooner have stayed in the Hollowed Grounds and read up on Caido's history some more, but his wanderlust had gotten the better of him, and Kal had come here with the thrilling promise of discovery on his mind. He was tragically disappointed, enough so that the lovely trees and exotic surroundings about him which he would normally admire were now only a means to an end--shade from the sun and oppressive heat that made the premise of more excavating seem like a foolish waste of time.
Kal was startled when a creature skittered out of the brush nearby and slinked through the shadows of the brush towards some unseen point of interest. The creature was lithe and unusual looking, unlike any beast Kal had ever seen in his own world. Curiosity drew him after the little furry rodent-like beast, and he soon emerged into the same amalgamation of rocks where a stranger now sat.
"Oh," Kalynd said as he noticed the little furry beasts gathered around the man's feet. "How curious. You seem to be attracting the attention of the local wildlife through some power of your own," he commented. It was just like Kal to forget to introduce or even announce his presence before he started making observations.
After spending hours digging in the sand, Kal decided there was nothing of interest here to make this trip worth his while. Which was an altogether frustrating affair. He would sooner have stayed in the Hollowed Grounds and read up on Caido's history some more, but his wanderlust had gotten the better of him, and Kal had come here with the thrilling promise of discovery on his mind. He was tragically disappointed, enough so that the lovely trees and exotic surroundings about him which he would normally admire were now only a means to an end--shade from the sun and oppressive heat that made the premise of more excavating seem like a foolish waste of time.
Kal was startled when a creature skittered out of the brush nearby and slinked through the shadows of the brush towards some unseen point of interest. The creature was lithe and unusual looking, unlike any beast Kal had ever seen in his own world. Curiosity drew him after the little furry rodent-like beast, and he soon emerged into the same amalgamation of rocks where a stranger now sat.
"Oh," Kalynd said as he noticed the little furry beasts gathered around the man's feet. "How curious. You seem to be attracting the attention of the local wildlife through some power of your own," he commented. It was just like Kal to forget to introduce or even announce his presence before he started making observations.
