"A lot of 'em are already movin'," Tal noted, grinning back at Mel. He heard a rustle behind him and turned with a warning slash of his dagger at a scarlet fern with stalked eyes and razor-edged leaves that was stretching towards his ankles. "These roots aren't doin' a very good job keepin' 'em in one place!"
Boreal looked up from where some of those roots were dangling from her mouth as she munched happily on something that hadn't fled fast enough when it had tried to take a bite out of her, attempting innocence. Tal just snorted and patted her head before easing over to where Mel had found - a bitey orchid??
He whistled low and extended a tentative finger towards the brilliant red flower--
and sure enough, the petals unfolded and it snapped at him. He jerked his finger back, wincing as the little pest scraped skin but didn't draw blood, and he made a slicing motion with his dagger from a few feet back to neatly severed the stalk from the roots that were already pulling themselves out of the ground for escape. Collecting his prize he peered over Mel's shoulder at what she'd found, mouth tugging into a frown.
"Kinda looks like it, doesn't it? That's weird..." Tentatively, he reached passed her and reversed his Dagger to knock on the pale surface with the pommel. "Definitely not stone or wood."
Boreal looked up from where some of those roots were dangling from her mouth as she munched happily on something that hadn't fled fast enough when it had tried to take a bite out of her, attempting innocence. Tal just snorted and patted her head before easing over to where Mel had found - a bitey orchid??
He whistled low and extended a tentative finger towards the brilliant red flower--
and sure enough, the petals unfolded and it snapped at him. He jerked his finger back, wincing as the little pest scraped skin but didn't draw blood, and he made a slicing motion with his dagger from a few feet back to neatly severed the stalk from the roots that were already pulling themselves out of the ground for escape. Collecting his prize he peered over Mel's shoulder at what she'd found, mouth tugging into a frown.
"Kinda looks like it, doesn't it? That's weird..." Tentatively, he reached passed her and reversed his Dagger to knock on the pale surface with the pommel. "Definitely not stone or wood."
