Jade Fern Grove taste the dreams of distant lives

Open! Maybe a trade thread? Maybe an internal discovery? 

With the desire to earn a trade now well implanted in his mind, Tryphon wanted to explore. He wanted to go outside of the territory limits and test his fortitude, first and foremost, but a part of him was still resistant to that part of things. So instead, he chose to map out the forest as best he could. The grove was thick with vibrant plants, and the ferns which lent the area its name were prolific; the boy had been wandering for about an hour and his pelt was already matting with grains of pollen, or netting smaller fiddleheads in his belly fur. It was pleasant here, though. It wasn't as big, wide or open as the chilled north, and the pack would be less exposed with all of these trees, so that afforded some sense of safety. 

Tryphon paused in his exploration for a break, and that was when he heard a plop. Curious, and growing bold, he stepped between the trees - and nearly fell in to a small pond, where green water sat suspended. He caught himself at the last second and only plunged one paw in to the shallows, which he instantly pulled out again, slick with slime. With a look of utter revulsion, Tryphon tried to shake the gunk off of his paw as he sank back upon the grass. Around the edge of the pond - at least around his side - there were massive ferns overhanging a rocky ledge, which itself was choked by moss. Aside from the scum on the surface, it was actually... kind of nice.