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The least dangerous of all these options was also the most promising. Flourishing wildlife in such a poisonous place? That would definitely be of use to the townsfolk, whether you found the source of the poison or not.
You wasted little time in following the trail of excess flora into a small patch of woodland. The further you went into the sparse forest, the more you noticed what [i:lit]types[/i:lit] of flora were flourishing here.
Flowers, especially of the red and blue varieties... alongside [i:lit]berries.[/i:lit]
You felt a smile force its way onto your face. These weren't even the more poisonous berries you'd noticed back at Shenanigan's Gulch. These were definitely edible. Raspberries, blackberries, elderberries... or were those pokeberries? It was hard to tell. Nevertheless, the sight of enough food to feed every kid in town for a week was quite the pleasant surprise.
A rather abrupt clearing forced its way into the woodland. You ducked behind a bush to take a peek at what lay within, just in case you found yourself caught in an illusionary trap again.
There, in the middle of the sunny patch of grass, you saw... some kind of sprite.
A three-horned(!) creature, covered with some kind of leafy tunic, with roses for hands and a pair of oddly featureless legs.
Surrounding it was a trio of even odder creatures. Their heads were reminiscent of an infant flower's, yet they seemed to sprout from a second bulb as opposed to any kind of stem. They, too, had those strange legs... if you could count stumps so short to be legs. You could barely make out the small bibs and expressions they seemed to possess. Tiny faces, almost inscrutable from such a distance, with beady eyes and v-shaped smiles. Like tiny children, stuffed into artichokes and given life.
You couldn't make out much more. The creatures were so small that you feared you would step on them if you tried to enter the clearing. All you could do was watch... for now.
