Heron Lake Plateau you're an ancient ruin, a symbol of hubris and decay

every frog he nabbed?!

never before had he hunted them. entirely uncertain of what the best way to catch them would be. maybe it was like a rabbit? both hopped, right? one was just...slimy, slick. a water beast more than not.

he stood next to her with a deep breath. the air felt thick around the water.

alright, okay. deal.

because he did really want to help her and learn from her.

he tried to keep an ear out for anything but it seemed like he'd very much need to search through the mud himself.

a cricket taunted him somewhere far off.