I was dreaming; something about giving a Letaroo a bath though as most know Letaroos never bath in water only in dust, then the dream seemed to fade away. Looking up I see the Earth spirit, the great wolf mother of HemOtarn itself, sitting a little in front of me. I stand up from where I had been kneeling and walk to her side, though a dream I was fully awake and could feel the softness of her coat.
“I’m sorry to disturb you World walker” she says her voice in sorrow and eyes gazing out onto the misty dreamscape that lay before us.
“Not at all Spirit, but tell me why you are so unhappy?”
“Look”, as I cast my eyes over the scene it clears and forms till I find my self looking at a baron world, dark from soot and ash with volcanic cracks running across the ground, the air is thick with sulpha and death. Though this land was so shattered and alien I knew where we stood, my hand came to my face in shock – HemOtarn.
“How?” I ask still looking at what I once knew.
“Some how the Saryua comet has change direction…it wont hit HemOtarn but the smaller pieces that come with it will…I cant do any thing to stop it” with that she hung her head, whether in shame or to hid her own fear and regrets I couldn’t be sure, so often I forgot how young this Spirit really was.
“How long have we got?” Though I try and hide it my voice still gives away my pity for the Wolf mother, HemOtarns destruction meant her own demise.
“I have a little over 9 days till the start of the passing, I wish I could have known sooner to give you more time but my powers are limited and…”
“You’ve done all you can and I am grateful, is there any thing at all I can do for you?” I kneel before her feet, though not a goddess I felt it only fitting to give my respect.
“If you could give this to Cam I would be most pleased” She hands a small seed over to me “tell her to plant it where you next go, do you have some where in mind?”
“I have many” I say taking the seed and standing “but I need time to find and set up a crystal gate, my jumps are unfortunately limited. What will be done about the others on HemOtarn”
“All life that can leave has already started too through the gates”
“and what of the other spirits” With that her face changed from loss and sadness to anger and discussed.
“They” she said with as much hatred as she could “have already left”
With a moment of silence and one last look at the chilling scene I leave the Earth spirit, the great wolf mother, my friend and protector.
