Adagio

Part 2

She dreamed of walking carefully threw a purple meadow. The blades of grass were sharp and went up to her knees, not liking the sensation she hoped across the lawn, wincing every time her skin made contact with the insect infested ground. My legs are going to be itchy, by noon. Glad to find a tree to sit in, she carefully climbed up into the Dragon Blood Tree. From the body thick branches spiraled upwards toward the sky, and at the tip of these branches were a collection of pine like leaves. There were so many of these that it was easy for Dvorak to climb on any part of the plush umbrella-like canopy without fear of falling through it to the ground. Lying on her back she looked up at the sky and observed the imaginary ecosystem. The sky was deep shade of blue and the full moon took up a quarter of the sky, it being closer to the planet then it was back in Nelahozeves. But as far as Dvorak was concerned, she was no longer dreaming of the Earth but a different world all together.

In the sky were floating islands, decorated with other Dragon Blood trees and patches of purple grass. Soil from the islands would occasionally drop from, back to the ground, evidence that the islands themselves would soon come to an end. I wonder how they got there, then. Studying the sky more she saw sparse amounts of creatures littering the sky. On the ground around her were animals that should have been in a predator-prey relationship were mingling among themselves. How sweet! She thought as she observed a cat like creature pawing at the snout of a lazy bear. Curious to see more she tucked the journal, she had been writing in, under her arm; carefully climbing down from the complicated tree. The cries of large Griffin alerted her to the giant islands floating in the sky. How do I get up there? As the thought left her, a large shadow flew over her, followed by the deep swoosh of wing maneuvering against the wind. Turning around she saw that a Griffin standing before. Frightened she didn't move, expecting the creature to approach. Instead, it bowed its head low, stood up again and turned around, encouraging her to climb on its back. Since this is only a dream… Fearless she mounted the beast, but before it was ready it took off. In a mad panic she clumsily clasped her arms around its neck. It turned its head a faint smile on its features, reminding her that it was just a dream. Seeing that Dvorak was secure, it increased its speed, making it to her destination. She walked across the terrain the Griffin followed close behind. From her position in the sky the sight of the ocean instantly made her long for home. As if sensing her sadness, the Griffin lightly nudged her shoulder, which made her grateful for its company. She was about to lay a gently hand on its beak when there was a sudden jolt in the earth, that seemed to also rattle the sky. The heavens clouded over and her friend took to the firmament, frightened away. Looking to see the source of the clouds she witness bright orange splashing against a far away sky. The wildlife below her fled from the destructive lava, which mercilessly poured out of a volcano. There was another tremor and the island began to disintegrate under her feet, casting her into the river of lava. When she went under, she felt no pain. No burning of the skin. It was replaced by the unpleasing tingling that occurred throughout her body whenever she died in dream scape. Though it wasn't painful, it was the ultimate reason why she decided to end her dream there instead having to wait. She concentrated, willing herself to wake up. As she drifted towards the waking world, the ominous echoes of snapping wood haunted her mind, all the way there.


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