Narrated By Oka
The new war with the frogs was only going to get more heated. Even worse, winter was coming. The bird always hunts before then. Lately there have been more visits from the bird, and I doubt everyone will make it through alive. Tama had retired to her home. Nothing was going the way I'd have liked it to. Frogs have been making it hard for us to find food. Looting everything around the tree, we're lucky to ever get just a few berries for the day. Sori hunted for the frogs at night so ensure they didn't steal from us, but she got hurt yesterday. One of the weapons from the frogs poisoned her and both Medi and Ano have been trying to alive. A new spirit was born today, though. He went by the name of Ilo. He was extremely strong and could probably pick up close to 7 of us.
Midday
Narrated By Nir
"That thing has a lot of bugs. Maybe it has food?" I pointed at a yellow box. "What should we call it?" Asked Tatsu. "Let's call it by the sound it makes." "So Z?" I asked. "Yeah, a B." "I didn't say B, I said-" I caught Tatsu peeking inside the box only to be swarmed by flying bugs. Fleeing, she was screaming horribly. "Get them off me!" Tatsu danced and flailed but the bugs wouldn't let up. Whatever was in there, it wasn't worth it. I ran in to save Tatsu, but the bugs only swarmed us both. Atsu snatched the yellow box, and the Z bugs were charging after him. I could see why Tatsu screamed agony. The Z bugs made me ache in pain, and poor Atsu was being swarmed by the Z bugs. "Get the Bees off!" Atsu screamed. "For your information I said Z!" I responded, failing to scare the bugs away. "I don't care what we call them just get them off!" Atsu bolted back to the tree with the yellow box. "I'll try burning the bugs!" Tatsu was breathing heavily. She ran the fastest of us 3. She lit one of Oka's special torches and the swarm of bugs fled from the torch. "What?" Asked Tatsu. "It's like a magic shield." I gasped in awe. I was still terrified, but the fire kept us safe for now. Walking back home, the bees retired their attack and probably went to go pester someone else. "What's in there that's so important to them?" "Dunno." Atsu looked inside the box. "There's a ton of yellow stuff in it." I foolishly tried to grab the liquid, but it was sticky. "Is it safe to eat?" Tatsu looked at my hand that was covered in the yellow goo. I had almost tasted it but Atsu stopped me. "No. It could be dangerous. Let's ask Oka. She'll know." By the time we reached home we were starving and there wasn't much food to go around. Oka spied the yellow box. "How did you get that?" Oka asked, bewildered. "We just took it." Tatsu replied. "Well, obviously. I can see they stung you. How did they let yo have the hive without killing you? Their stings could have killed you." "Is the yellow stuff safe to eat by any chance?" I asked. "Yes of course. It's delicious." Oka said. Atsu poured into one of Tama's cups. Drinking only a sip at first, then chugging the entire thing down. "Like it? I called it honey." Oka said. "It's delicious!" Atsu said. "Let me see the hive a moment, please." Oka requested. Atsu gave her the hive, but not before getting another drink of honey. "You got a good score! There's enough for everyone here!" I looked back at my sticky arm. I licked my arm to try the honey. It tasted better than some of the most delicious fruits in the forest.
Early Midnight
Narrated By Medi
The 3 little explorers were heavily sick from the poison the (Zee? Bee?) gave them. Personally, I liked saying Bee instead of Zee, but I would let the 3 decide on what to call them. I put some herbs on their wounds, and they felt much better. "Medi, you haven't any honey. You sure you don't want to try some?" Sori "No it's fine. you can have mine." I pushed the cup to her. "Your loss." She said, drinking the honey. Turning back to the sick 3, I lied down on the floor next to them. I wasn't moving from them until I knew they were safe from harm.
Narrated By Ano
Everyone was inside the tree, drinking the honey merrily, but I lied just outside the tree. I looked up to the tree, trying to spy another Nibellian. Strangely, the tree broke its pattern. The tree hadn't been making many spirits lately, and the once bright white leaves were turning back to green. I feared we may not get any more Nibellians. Fil noticed my sitting alone and came to sit next to me. "What's wrong?" Fil asked. "Have you noticed that the tree isn't giving as many Nibellians as it was when you were around?" I sighed. "No. But... I guess now that you mention it..." Fil looked up to the tree with sorrowful eyes. Looking back at me, he sat near me and looked up to the tree again. "I brought you some honey." Fil offered. "No, but thank you." I replied politely. "Okay." Fil said. A few moments passed, and Fil began to cry. Looking me dead in the face, he asked me a question I couldn't answer. "Do you think we'll all make it? This 'Winter' thing sounds horrible. the bird is coming to the tree more often and the frogs hate us." After Fil finished what he was saying, he wiped away a tear from his eye. I opened my mouth, but words did not escape me. At least, not for several moments. "Do you want me to be honest?" Fil looked around. "Uhh. Sugarcoat it a little." Chuckling a little, I replied. "Truly, I don't think all of us will make it. But I am certain that most of us will." Fil nodded silently, and noticed a jumping frog in the distance. "Uhh. Ano?" "Yes, Fil?" "Have you ever seen those before?" I looked behind myself. "Yeah. They're the jumping frogs. They don't spit at you. Instead they jump around." "Oh." "He's probably spying on us. We should go back inside." I gestured. Fil lied on the ground for a couple moments before finally rising. "Is it time for bed yet?" I asked. There were mixed replies, but all of them replied with a yes. "I'll stand guard." Sori offered. "Okay, but make sure you get some sleep, too." I warned.
