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“Fairly large squat bodied lizard creature. My mother told me about them and warned me to be on the lookout and never let one bit or lick me while I travel. Once the venom is inside it…” BarAmal made a wriggling motion with his hands folding inside out of one another. “eats away at you.” He shook his head. “we lost the fight and had to flee.” He rubbed his palm where he had managed to thawk himself with a discharging arrow. It had stopped hurting a long time ago but he still massaged the area when he thought of the fight and the loss at the hands of the obans.

His mind cleared and he managed a smile thinking of his home. “Very well. A trade it shall be then. The sand is a pure fine white that you could drift over. If you are so inclined you could also use it for an improtu shelter for the night if you care to dig out a small crevasse. Though I warn you the sand will get everywhere as you sleep. There is a hard spikey like grass you could use to dig if you want to take the time to break it to use. Be careful it’s not as easy as it looks further more there are leaf tribes who harvest from a number of areas so you might well be poaching. Be gentle and take only what you need if you want to make a good impression.” BarAmal was trying to make shapes with his hands and occasional drawings in the dirt around the rocks since he was not the kind to carry a book of plants with him. “Most who travel through think water is hard to find but it’s not, there is a soft pod like grass about this big in the hard grasses.” He gestured with his fingers. “inside of it is water and the pod can also be eaten. It’s a bit bland but some of the younger ones are somewhat sweet and it’s good for you. You can always tell how much water is in a pod before you pick it if you flick it or massage it gently with your fingers. You should feel the water inside shift. When it is at least half full is good time to pick if you are thirsty. There are a number of kinds of fruits and berries as well as nuts but if you are uncomfortable climbing I would suggest you learn to like the grass that you can eat.”

“Not all the world does such a thing.” BarAmal’s face was grim for a moment but cleared up quick enough. He wanted to point out that climbing cliffs was much different from climbing trees but instead he just bite the inside of his cheek. Still the other did thank him, yet he was fairly certain this ice tribe boy was going to do something stupid and get himself hurt.

BarAmal craned his neck to look at the leaves in the light of the fire. It was amazing. He rarely got the chance to see such things. It was nice to be able to see all the kinds of plants and hear the advice. He was surprised by the lack of animals, but that made sense if the other wasn’t much of a hunter. Sauti seemed like a good place though a bit different from his home some of the things he heard even matched what he already knew from his family. Zena though seemed like another world all its own. The idea it wasn’t safe to rest outside of a cave ever was strange. He didn’t even try to surprise at how the land worked. A shiver ran through the base of his spine. He had no intention of going to Zena for any period of time right now. Sauti should do for and interesting change of pace and would be fine, but Zena would take a lot of serious prep work. He would need much warmer clothes for a start and a good pair of thick hide boots.

“The land you hail form is daunting to say the least. It seems like every task requires its own tools to even attempt.” He took a moment to repeat some of the information he just heard to himself in his mind so he would be able to better memorize it. Checking the fish while doing this he found it was done enough to eat.

BarAmal was a bit sad to see all those images disappear. “No, though the idea to have to chip ice away to even attempt to fish is new to me. It’s the difference of things that strikes me the most.” He sat back to eat his fish while looking into the fire thinking it over. He didn’t really want to go to Zena anytime soon, but perhaps eventually he would head that way. It was fortunate to have met this prentice now so he could have time to learn a few other things and be prepared.

“The land you hail form is daunting to say the least. It seems like every task requires its own tools to even attempt.” He took a moment to repeat some of the information he just heard to himself in his mind so he would be able to better memorize it. Checking the fish while doing this he found it was done enough to eat.