Jade Fern Grove The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

For @Spring!

Spread out before the aspiring Scout was an ocean of ferns. In the lightening dawn they looked almost silver, sprinkled with snow and wilting in the dour temperature. But the most distinct thing about the ferns was their size — a number of them were taller even than Ishi, which wasn't saying much because he was such a small thing. Still, the idea of heading right into those ferns was incredibly tempting... and so he did it.

After a few minutes, the boy decided it was a bad idea. He was a bit stuck, to be honest. Not in the literal sense — he could move, but it was slow going and these ferns seemed to continue forever! Given how much his brilliantly white coat stood out, any onlookers right now would be party to the comical sight of just his head weaving in and out of the ferns.

This wasn't as fun as he'd hoped.