Gil and Grul were walking side by side on the beach, getting sand between their toes. Gil was frowning and looking inland, trying to figure out what direction they should start heading for. Grul stared in the opposite direction, watching the waves come closer from the horizon. Then Gil stopped and fiddled with her fingers a bit. Grul stopped a few steps ahead and turned to watch her expectantly. Gil narrowed her eyes.
"I think... Yes, I think we should head out from here on, now..." Gil started hopping away from Grul. Grul glanced at the ocean one more time, before following Gil.
As they got away from the ocean and the beach, Gil slowed dow
The sun rose, but at first not high enough to lighten the forest or the sleeping trollgirl. Grul slept on peacefully, until around midday she awoke. She looked around. The forest looked exactly the same as where she lived, and Grul felt a bit dismayed by this. So far her adventure hadn't given her much new landscapes to look at.
After finding some roots and berries to gnaw on she felt ready to proceed onwards. She went back to the river and looked about. She could not see the elf ship, it had most likely sailed on already. Considering the blanket momentarily she dropped it into the river and watched it slowly sink. Well, she'd hoped the blan
In the universe there are multitudes of different worlds. There are multitudes of copies of those worlds, with same events going in alternating directions. Let us focus on one of them. This is a world of fantasy. Many mythical creatures live, breathe and have intercourse in here. Let us focus on this part of the world, on this particular forest...
It wasn't a noticeably special forest. There were no mystical shadows leading to secret groves under dark, intimidating trees, no clearings filled with sunlight and unicorns, no magnificent waterfalls or rapids forming sprays of water drops which would glint off the light of the sun in the colours