[Those are questions Emery himself would like answered, honestly. Or at least, answers he could be sure of.
Still keeping his hand on the tree, Emery takes a step back and looks slowly from one side to the other. Whereas in the past when he's done this kind of fey wayfinding he's been hard to look at, right now he seems very present.]
...
[Sap flows through the tree, which anchors itself in the soil with roots that absorb the contents of the surrounding soil, mingling with the roots of other plants, stones, mycellium, insects and burrowing animals, and the network spreads around the roads...
Emery stays in a trance for a few minutes, his eyes wide and bright and his head cocked as if he's listening to something far away. He's not totally unresponsive- he'll make an acknowledging hum if Zel says anything- but he's definitely absorbed in what he's doing.
Breaking out of the trance is a slow, subtle process. A few blinks here and there, a thoughtful sound, and then he takes a small step back and lets his hand slip from the tree. Then he turns to Zel, brow slightly furrowed.]
I think... Both roads are headed North, but if we go left we'll eventually reach another village. Or a spring? It sounds like there were things living there, so I think there's a village, but I might have just been confusing it with animals.
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on 2024-07-12 09:36 am (UTC)Still keeping his hand on the tree, Emery takes a step back and looks slowly from one side to the other. Whereas in the past when he's done this kind of fey wayfinding he's been hard to look at, right now he seems very present.]
...
[Sap flows through the tree, which anchors itself in the soil with roots that absorb the contents of the surrounding soil, mingling with the roots of other plants, stones, mycellium, insects and burrowing animals, and the network spreads around the roads...
Emery stays in a trance for a few minutes, his eyes wide and bright and his head cocked as if he's listening to something far away. He's not totally unresponsive- he'll make an acknowledging hum if Zel says anything- but he's definitely absorbed in what he's doing.
Breaking out of the trance is a slow, subtle process. A few blinks here and there, a thoughtful sound, and then he takes a small step back and lets his hand slip from the tree. Then he turns to Zel, brow slightly furrowed.]
I think... Both roads are headed North, but if we go left we'll eventually reach another village. Or a spring? It sounds like there were things living there, so I think there's a village, but I might have just been confusing it with animals.