As you enter this part of the lagoon you are overwhelmed by the sound, sight, and smell of water. Which is not a surprise since all around you are ponds, rivers, waterfalls, and every other type of small waterway. There are no oceans or lakes, obviously, seeing as they would be far too big. On the tops of the glass-likes surfaces lay water lilys, water lettuce, and many other kind of water flowers. Water striders move quickly over the surfaces, driving with their long, narrow legs. Mist from the many waterfalls cascades about you, making you damp with it. Not wanting to get soaked you move into a seemingly more dry spot, the mist does not attack you here.
A flapping of wings above you, and the falling of millions of tiny, sparkling raindrops is the first clue that something other than the flowers, bugs, and water, is living in this lagoon. A giggle explodes inside your mind, and hovering in front of you is a beautiful water mini.

She giggles again, but speaks this time,
~greetings! My name is Vanathora, is this place not perfect?~ she pauses, and then see;s that she wet you with her entrance. She lands on a branch and tucks her head under a wing. ~i do apoligize~ Come the muffled voice from under the wing, ~but i do love the water, and get very happy to be around and near it~ at this point she untucks her head, and wears the same cheerful smile. ~there is another water type here now! but she's still a hatchling, but i know she loves the water, she tells me~ Vanathora takes wing and flies to a small willow, she pushes a side the long vines and give you a good look at the young one inside.

~Usari! i brought a friend!~
The hatchling churps little, and Vana smiles,
~see? i told you she wants to come out. She's a fisher mini, and narixil only knows how many fish are in all these ponds!~ The hatcling seems to move when Vana says 'fish', the water mini giggles. ~now, now usari, there will be even more fish when you grow up!~ The mini coo's one more time, then remains still. Vanathora smiles.

You stay with the chatty water mini for a while, she brings up your mood and makes you even more fond of the watery paradise. She is so cheerful, and happy, you are glad you came to visit, and wil probably come back to see Usari. With a smile and a giggle from Vanathora, she see's you off and you return to the path that will take you back to the lagoon.

~The Lagoon~

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