Limits.

I will stay away from that pond for a while and return there later . For now, I should explore other areas as well . I turned around towards the Valley and started walking . My destination this time, was the other side of the Valley . I wanted to see what other animals and things, could be hidden in here .

As I walked and admired the sights . I heard something behind me . When I turned around, I saw the Water Lizard following me . I was confused and asked "Why are you following me?" . The lizard made some noises and motioned with its arms . "Don"t tell me you want to travel with me…" I said . The lizard nodded its head and came closer .

It reminded me of my old friend, Sh.e.l.ly . I looked at it and shook my head . "I can"t allow that . A turtle that used to follow me, died because of me . I don"t want the same thing to happen again" I said . The lizard seemed sad, maybe because I lost my friend, but it still insisted on following me . I asked "Why do you want to follow me? Is it because of those stones?" .

The lizard shook its head and pointed at me . To be precise, it pointed at my right arm . I asked "What about my arm?" . The lizard took a breath in and exhaled strongly . First, I was confused but then, I noticed that the gra.s.s, ground and whatnot that the breath touched, became frozen .

"So you have the same ability, that my arm has . Is that the only reason you want to follow me?" . The lizard shook its head and pointed at me again . This time, it pointed at me, not my arm . I was confused and asked "What about me?" . The lizard started making some gestures and noises, trying to explain its reason . I had no clue what it tried to say, I had no such problems with Sh.e.l.ly, but that was mainly because I lived with it, for a long time .

I shook my head and said "I don"t know what you mean" . The lizard gave up and came closer . It extended its arm and made a simple noise "Mah" . "Just what the h.e.l.l does it want? Food?" I thought to myself, confused . The lizard stood there and motioned with its arm, at my right arm . It extended its arm again and made a "Mah" noise again .

I didn"t know what it wanted but I guessed, that it wanted for me to extend my arm as well . I did that and the lizard put its arm onto mine, then shook it . I was baffled at this stage, but what happened next stunned me even more . The lizard started being absorbed into my arm . I shouted "Wait!" but it was too late, the lizard got completely absorbed and disappeared .

"Just what the h.e.l.l happened!?" I shouted, confused . When I looked at my right arm, there was a blue tattoo on it now . It depicted some sort of lizard, coiling around my whole arm . From my palm, up to my shoulder . I didn"t know what to do or what to say "Just what the h.e.l.l was that lizard?" I thought and examined my arm . There was nothing happening to it, besides the lizard like tattoo appearing, my arm was fine .

As I looked for a while confused, the tatto started glowing and moving towards my palm . I felt no discomfort, but what happened next, shocked me even more . The tattoo disappeared and the lizard appeared in front of me . "What kind of sorcery is this?" I asked myself . The lizard again made some noises and motioned with its arms . I felt helpless at that stage and said "Fine, if you want to go with me, then come . I can"t guarantee your safety though . If you are willing to take the risks, so be it" . I decided that there was no point asking the lizard about its ability, I wouldn"t be able to figure out, what it was trying to say anyway . The lizard became happy and jumped onto my shoulder . It then slithered down towards my arm, and became a tattoo again .

"This guy is helpless . Although, I guess that it will be much safer here, compared to simply following me on foot" I thought, and resumed my journey towards the other side of the Valley . The Valley itself, was not very big . I arrived at the other side rather quickly . What I saw over there, were loads of caves, carved into the cliff"s face . "There seems to be around 300 of them . Do these caves belong to Avians?" I thought . It was be possible, that place might"ve been their dwellings . It was hard to imagine, how they could reproduce in the skies . "These caves should be their homes" I thought .

I got closer and one adult Avian came down from one of the caves . He asked "Human, what is your purpose coming here?" . I was confused and said "Your King allowed me to explore Vulture Cliffs . I thought all Avians knew this" . He responded "Yes, you are allowed to explore, but what are you searching for here, in particular?" . "Are they keeping something secretive here? Like those rare herbs or something?" I thought .

I said "I just wanted to see, what is at the end of the Valley . What is this place by the way?" . The Avian responded while pointing at the caves "These are our personal quarters, so please don"t enter them . You are free to move around as you like, but this area is off limits to you" . I said "It"s fine, If this is were your home is, I won"t invade it then" . The Avian nodded and flew up, back to his cave .

"So this is where they live . I think there is more to that, than just simple caves, but I don"t want to enrage the whole swarm, just to find out" I thought and left . I went back into the middle of the Valley . Inside, I found another new creature . It was a moth like creature, but it was the size of a dog . They didn"t seem to be aggressive, as they flew past me, as if I didn"t exist . They seemed to be collecting some stuff . I watched the creatures for a while and noticed that, they were indeed collecting stuff . To be precise, they were collecting herbs . The common herbs, that could be used to sooth the pain .

These moth like creatures, would collect some herbs and then return to their hive . The hives were as big as trees, because they built them inside the crown of the tree . One tree could house at most 30 of them . Of course, this also depended on the size of the tree, but the ones available in the Valley, were not that big .

I noted all the details about those Moths, and decided to call them Grey Moths . "Right, I wanted to ask an Avian about the creatures here . Whatever, I will ask different one, that guy seemed to be impatient and in a hurry . Maybe his partner was waiting for him… I don"t know" I thought and headed towards the exit of the Valley . "I explored most of the stuff inside . The amount of animals living in here, should be enough for at least 4000 Avians to survive . Besides, they also eat herbs . I didn"t collect anything really, but I"m not done here . I still need to return to that pond, where the Water Stones are . I also need to get some food for the future journey" I thought and headed back .I will stay away from that pond for a while and return there later . For now, I should explore other areas as well . I turned around towards the Valley and started walking . My destination this time, was the other side of the Valley . I wanted to see what other animals and things, could be hidden in here . As I walked and admired the sights . I heard something behind me . When I turned around, I saw the Water Lizard following me . I was confused and asked Why are you following me? . The lizard made some noises and motioned with its arms . Dont tell me you want to travel with me… I said . The lizard nodded its head and came closer . It reminded me of my old friend, Sh.e.l.ly . I looked at it and shook my head . I cant allow that . A turtle that used to follow me, died because of me . I dont want the same thing to happen again I said . The lizard seemed sad, maybe because I lost my friend, but it still insisted on following me . I asked Why do you want to follow me? Is it because of those stones? . The lizard shook its head and pointed at me . To be precise, it pointed at my right arm . I asked What about my arm? . The lizard took a breath in and exhaled strongly . First, I was confused but then, I noticed that the gra.s.s, ground and whatnot that the breath touched, became frozen . So you have the same ability, that my arm has . Is that the only reason you want to follow me? . The lizard shook its head and pointed at me again . This time, it pointed at me, not my arm . I was confused and asked What about me? . The lizard started making some gestures and noises, trying to explain its reason . I had no clue what it tried to say, I had no such problems with Sh.e.l.ly, but that was mainly because I lived with it, for a long time . I shook my head and said I dont know what you mean . The lizard gave up and came closer . It extended its arm and made a simple noise Mah . Just what the h.e.l.l does it want? Food? I thought to myself, confused . The lizard stood there and motioned with its arm, at my right arm . It extended its arm again and made a Mah noise again . I didnt know what it wanted but I guessed, that it wanted for me to extend my arm as well . I did that and the lizard put its arm onto mine, then shook it . I was baffled at this stage, but what happened next stunned me even more . The lizard started being absorbed into my arm . I shouted Wait! but it was too late, the lizard got completely absorbed and disappeared . Just what the h.e.l.l happened!? I shouted, confused . When I looked at my right arm, there was a blue tattoo on it now . It depicted some sort of lizard, coiling around my whole arm . From my palm, up to my shoulder . I didnt know what to do or what to say Just what the h.e.l.l was that lizard? I thought and examined my arm . There was nothing happening to it, besides the lizard like tattoo appearing, my arm was fine . As I looked for a while confused, the tatto started glowing and moving towards my palm . I felt no discomfort, but what happened next, shocked me even more . The tattoo disappeared and the lizard appeared in front of me . What kind of sorcery is this? I asked myself . The lizard again made some noises and motioned with its arms . I felt helpless at that stage and said Fine, if you want to go with me, then come . I cant guarantee your safety though . If you are willing to take the risks, so be it . I decided that there was no point asking the lizard about its ability, I wouldnt be able to figure out, what it was trying to say anyway . The lizard became happy and jumped onto my shoulder . It then slithered down towards my arm, and became a tattoo again This guy is helpless . Although, I guess that it will be much safer here, compared to simply following me on foot I thought, and resumed my journey towards the other side of the Valley . The Valley itself, was not very big . I arrived at the other side rather quickly . What I saw over there, were loads of caves, carved into the cliffs face . There seems to be around 300 of them . Do these caves belong to Avians? I thought . It was be possible, that place mightve been their dwellings . It was hard to imagine, how they could reproduce in the skies . These caves should be their homes I thought . I got closer and one adult Avian came down from one of the caves . He asked Human, what is your purpose coming here? . I was confused and said Your King allowed me to explore Vulture Cliffs . I thought all Avians knew this . He responded Yes, you are allowed to explore, but what are you searching for here, in particular? . Are they keeping something secretive here? Like those rare herbs or something? I thought . I said I just wanted to see, what is at the end of the Valley . What is this place by the way? . The Avian responded while pointing at the caves These are our personal quarters, so please dont enter them . You are free to move around as you like, but this area is off limits to you . I said Its fine, If this is were your home is, I wont invade it then . The Avian nodded and flew up, back to his cave . So this is where they live . I think there is more to that, than just simple caves, but I dont want to enrage the whole swarm, just to find out I thought and left . I went back into the middle of the Valley . Inside, I found another new creature . It was a moth like creature, but it was the size of a dog . They didnt seem to be aggressive, as they flew past me, as if I didnt exist . They seemed to be collecting some stuff . I watched the creatures for a while and noticed that, they were indeed collecting stuff . To be precise, they were collecting herbs . The common herbs, that could be used to sooth the pain . These moth like creatures, would collect some herbs and then return to their hive . The hives were as big as trees, because they built them inside the crown of the tree . One tree could house at most 30 of them . Of course, this also depended on the size of the tree, but the ones available in the Valley, were not that big . I noted all the details about those Moths, and decided to call them Grey Moths . Right, I wanted to ask an Avian about the creatures here . Whatever, I will ask different one, that guy seemed to be impatient and in a hurry . Maybe his partner was waiting for him… I dont know I thought and headed towards the exit of the Valley . I explored most of the stuff inside . The amount of animals living in here, should be enough for at least 4000 Avians to survive . Besides, they also eat herbs . I didnt collect anything really, but Im not done here . I still need to return to that pond, where the Water Stones are . I also need to get some food for the future journey I thought and headed back .