Now that he was standing among the mostly burnt plants he could smell the smoke. Feel it sting his nose and hear the faint crackle of embers still trying to consume whatever object it was attached to. His gaze drifted upward and he could see bits of ash and ember floating in the air yet. A sight that worried him slightly. If there was still bright embers in the air then how fast had the fire itself out? How could a normal fire burn so quick and fast without any smell leaving the area or going outside what was slowly looking like a perfect circle?
His gaze snapped downwards as he heard the tree bark breaking under Elcid's paws. Couldn't even be in a place for more than a few minutes and she was already destroying it. “Careful Gremlin I can hear embers burning yet.” He told her utterly resigned to the fact that she was probably going to try to tip a burnt tree trunk over, or something else equally destructive. In fact he wouldn't be surprised if her antics reignited the sparks and encouraged them into flames once more.
Zane let out a sharp bark of laughter at her words about it being some mythical creature or a fire ant by the name of Pyra. “I think Mom made that up so you would stop destroying her garden. She was getting tired of finding plants missing and blast marks from your failed creations.” He said shaking his head before he started to move forward once more. Intent on crossing the crispy area that they had found themselves in. “Besides if Pyra is actually around and is an actual fire controlling ant then you're probably going to end up stepping on her. Which means we are both going to be burned to a crisp.” He added dryly though his lips were pulled up into a small smile. It would be just Elcid's luck to find a magical ant and then step on it.
“I'm honestly more worried about what the smoke and flames might have drawn here.” Zane admitted as he walked. Despite his need to travel as far away from the drowning lands as possible he knew that they would need to rest. He just didn't think that resting among still hot embers was the best idea. The plants around them whispered and hissed, as if they were agreeing with him. Yet, he knew that unless Elcid had suddenly gained the magic to talk with plants she wouldn't be able to hear the soft mutters of the dark trees.
Dark Forest
The ground and trees here have taken on a dark hue and a permanent cloud-shadow looms over this area. A tall, thick forest grows and in its deepest reaches, no light can penetrate the thick foliage. Strange, dangerous creatures lurk in the darkness.
[P] Refuge?