the   thorn produces delicate roses
sharp

Sharp waited patiently as the springbox turned over the branch. "Thank you!" she said, before getting down to rip off that last stretch of grain. "And... I dunno. Dragons don't try to eat you, but they're really big and scary and don't say 'please' or 'thank you' a lot." She pouted slightly. "But they have shinies! I love shinies."

A couple more minutes of humming and labor, and the last sheet of crusty bark was off. The ground was now absolutely littered with it, but that log was pristine. Well, a couple hard-to-reach bits were still on, and her claws had accidentally scraped the wood once or twice, but it was the best a little lizard could do. "Done!" Sharp smiled triumphantly. She looked back to Scout as they asked something about Monoceros. "Monocerry's really cool! It's dry, it's windy, and there isn't much water, but I like that! There's lotsa bugs, and I eat bugs." that sentence probably sounded mildly horrifying to a herbivore, but she skipped past it. "- The dragon-friends have their own family, but other than that there's not a lot'a people. There's a 'kingdom' or something that grows plants I heard of, but I've never seen them before."

Sharp shook out her scales and looked over to the now-stripped branches. "Should we bring those back now? I wonder how the others are doing."

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@Scout

Scout listened aptly as the other spoke, head cocked to the side in curiosity. She nodded and hummed gently.

"Well, I've heard of the Kingdom... though they've fallen apart since their leader disappeared. I don't know what they really do, I'm trying to find the leader or someone else who can tell me what happened,", she said, "For I wish to allow the plants to flourish in these caves like they do in Eridanus. It would be beautiful if greenery spread elsewhere."

She sighed and shook her head, "But yes, we should bring these back. I'm not sure if the others have returned, or how they are doing, but perhaps we can be the first?"

Scout picked up the branches and attempted to drape them over her back, carrying them a bit awkwardly with the ends in her mouth.

"Let's go,", she said, and started to walk off.

Exit unless stopped.

@Sharp

the   thorn produces delicate roses
sharp

A claw tapped against the wood as Sharp listened to Scout; not in impatience but simply because she couldn't go long without doing something. So they wanted to spread plants? It was a bit of an odd goal, but one she could still understand. She personally had a deep infatuation with anything that shimmered and glew, which was a bit more odd than flora. But try to find the Kingdom...? The lizard didn't even know if they truly existed, or if it was just some old tale.

What was she doing? Right, going back to the Three Kings. She took one last look at the old tree, now no longer so imposing, and the logs being loaded up onto the springbok's back. Excitement brimmed within her. 'I did something! I did something cool! Without another moment to waste, she scampered forward, leaving those cold ruins behind.

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@Scout
Exit Sharp.