Backdated October 23rd!
Skye stood in front of a large patch of dirt. This was one of the rare places in the Cercatori d'Arte territory that was clear of any trees - it spanned for maybe 200 yards in either direction before the trees began again. Directly behind it, the trees were particularly thick - how...mysterious. But Skye wasn't interested in that right now. She was interested in the patch of dirt that indicated the hopes of a new garden.
She took out the berry that Pixie had given to her so long ago, that day that Cercatori d'Arte was made - it was old, shriveled, but still red and juicy. She took out her handy knife and dug a small hole in the dirt. She covered the seed with the dirt inside the hole and smiled at it, sure it'd grow into a large bush with the delicious berries soon enough. She stood, wiping her hands on her pants. She knew winter was coming, but her mother had told her about that - just gently put water on the plant's leaves before frost hits, and when it freezes, the heat from the water will go into the plant and preserve its life.
Staring off into space, she looked back at the strange density of trees. She couldn't see anything past it - although she knew that if she pushed past it and kept going and going, she'd eventually reach the beach that ended their territory. But now? No, she didn't know what was behind there. She just knew that she'd started a new garden for her pack - and promised to water it and feed it as much as she could.
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