Maybe it's time...

Efem was glowing brightly.  The news that Nemmer just gave her before he left to see his wife Cornelia had made her so happy that she just lit up!

The CAT was still alive (and still being mischievous) from what Nemmer had described of his encounter with the portal and apples.  That Nemmer had not seen The CAT did not bother her, she just felt that it was him.  "Who else would use a portal and drop apples on Nemmer?" she thought as she smiled.

Now she could focus on the real problem. She realized what she needed to do.  "I should have thought of this earlier," she mumbled to herself.  "Maybe it's time to talk to the trees. After all they were here when the Dragons were plentiful.  As a Tree Mother, I should have thought of this before now," Efem continued to herself.  " I will make time now to go to the Sacred Grove."

Earlier, before Nemmer delivered his good news, Efem had received a Flutterby from the Dowager.  Griselda told her about the scroll and how she had seen the Herald named Aralt in her vision.  "I'm old, but even I don't remember anyone named Aralt," Efem thought.  ​"Maybe this Herald can help us when the Dragons arrive."

Now that she had a plan, Efem started her preparations.  "One doesn't just walk into the Sacred Grove and ask questions." she mumbled to herself as she started looking for some necessary items.  "First I need a small satchel bag to carry everything."   

Soon she was packed and headed toward the Grove.  As she walked, she was working on the questions she would need to ask in her mind.  "It would be much easier if I didn't have to do this in verse," she muttered.  As she approached the entrance to the Grove, Efem's thoughts were still on the questions she would have to ask the Wise Trees.  "I hate having to talk in verse, but I hate even more when I have to figure out what they are saying."  

Visit the Grove to see what wise words they might have for you.