nice trees you've got here

[Velkan]

It takes a lot of effort for me to leave Ischia – I’d be happy to stay there until I die… or, as long as my children are there. Which is still a phrase that’s making me just like, flat line. Every time I remember that I have a family, that I am a father, I fall over like a fainting goat. It is making the trip to Taiga to see Lilliana rather long, but it’s worth it. It’s been too long since I’ve seen that spunky chestnut and I am DELIGHTED that I actually have news to share. Fortunately, a few helpful strangers point me on my way because I have absolutely no idea what a Taiga is or where it might be. My journey even ends up being a little bit longer than anticipated because, honestly, these forests look all the same to me. There are trees everywhere. If someone had been watching from the sky, they would have watched me just skirt the edge of Taiga and keep going. But, eventually, I double back and arrive in what I think is the right place. And then… okay. Why don’t these lands have a doorbell? Or some nice little carrier pigeons that you can speak the name of who you’re coming to visit and they go and find them? The idea of wandering through this forest sounds daunting, so I decide to just stand in front of a giant tree, eyes narrowed as I peer upwards, and wait for someone to come ask me what the fuck I'm doing so I can ask them where to find my friend. Great plan, right?

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@[lilliana]