You
step into what appears to be an endless sea of sand. The tiny beads of
silica are thrown every which way as your boots leave deep impressions
in the warm sand covering the ground before you. The sun is large and high
in the sky; you can feel the heat with every step you take. About to turn
back, you stop as you stumble over a white form laying half-buried next
to a dune. Taking a closer look, you jump back as the white creature begins
to stir! Standing up, it yawns and looks at you inquisitively.
The animal's face
is gentle and friendly, and all your doubts about this strange desert seem
to fade away.
*Sella li, irithin.
Ze ve Nafi. De Drigus. Zef eba arati kellis li me amus nuck* Her voice
is soft, but she speaks with hesitation on many of her words. You guess
that she is speaking two different languages at once, one of which she
doesn't know very well yet. You smile at her slightly and she bows her
head, swishing her tail to one side. She says nothing more, simply turning
her head to a break in another of the sloping dunes.
You can also see a fuzzy greenish blur in the distance, and a small clump
of palms sits off to your left. Or you could turn back to the meadow...
