Malroth leaned down, gently shaking Lily. "Oi, we're here."

Lily blinked the sleep from her eyes as she sat up. She hadn't realized she'd fallen asleep on the boat ride, but there she was, curled up in a ball around Tiny, her little monster companion. Brownbeard ran up to them, smiling at them. "While the two of you are here, I'll go out and find more islands I can take you to. And don't worry, I'll stop back every few days until you're ready to go back home!"

Lily and Malroth nodded as they got off the boat and watched Brownbeard push off, leaving them on their own. "It's going to suck if this isn't the island Hermit was talking about." Malroth growled as he turned to the island, waiting for Lily to join him.

Lily grinned and ran up the hill, the two stopped and covered their noses at the top, their jaws dropping at the sight. The land before them was murky and sickly black. "What in the hell…?" Malroth muttered as he took the lead, his club out and ready. He took pause when he noticed something bright pink in the middle of the sticky, slimy dirt. "What's that?"

"Wait! It could hurt you!" Lily cried out as she ran after Malroth, her eyes wide. She came skidding to a halt when the thing exploded, she stared in horror as Malroth slowly rolled over from where he was thrown. He looked up at her, covered in the gross mud. "Mal! Are you alright?!"

Malroth waved a hand a Lily, giving her a silly grin. "I think I'll need to wash off in the ocean before we go any farther." He got up and wiped what he could off before running over to the waterside nearby. He made quick work of cleaning himself off and turned to Lily, smiling at her again. "I'm ready!"

Lily shook her head and waved at him to get him moving. "You're a mess, Mal."

The two walked through the decaying fields for a little bit when a scream broke through the silence of the day. Malroth perked up and grabbed his club, swinging it around. "Lily, stay behind me." He ran up ahead, rounding the rocks that shot up into the sky around them.

Lily ran behind Malroth, seeing two large apes jumping around a tree where a girl with blue hair cried out for help. Lily ran at up behind one of the larges apes, pulling out her hammer as she jumped from her higher spot. The ape turned around just in time to see Lily coming down on top of him, hammer swinging and slamming into his face. She landed and rolled through the slick mud and swung at the ape again, hitting him again.

Malroth was dodging around the ape he was tangling with, hitting it hard in the backs of the legs. He had a wicked grin on his face when he felt something crack beneath his club. He jumped onto the monsters back and brought his club down, feeling the sickening thud from where the wooden club met the thick skull. He jumped off, watching as both beasts roared at them, not used to prey that fought back.

The apes turned tail and took off into the thin trees. Mal ran up to Lily, the two high fived and cheered at their victory. "We did it! Those were some sick skills, Lil. Though, I think I'll have to work on some new moves for you."

"Ahhh! Leave me alone! I didn't mean to cross over into your territory!" The girl curled up tighter around the branch she clung to, though her shaking stopped for a moment when it registered that there wasn't grunting and hooting beneath her anymore. "Wait… the monsters… they're gone! Those scaredy-cats must have turned tail and fled when they realized who they were dealing with!" The girl cheered to herself and dropped down, spinning around until she came face to face with Malroth.

Time seemed to pause for a moment as she slowly processed that while the two monsters were gone, a new on had taken their place. She let out an earsplitting screech and stumbled back, falling on her ass in the gross mud. "H-How long have you been standing there?!"

"Since we beat the monsters up." Lily smiled from next to Malroth, rubbing her ears as she tried to get her sense of hearing back.

"Can we stop meeting people who are bound and determined to kill my eardrums?" Malroth hissed and smacked his temple, not helping the headache that was starting to pound in his head.

"I'm so sorry, you just startled me." The girl scratched the back of her head. "My name is Rosie, it's nice to meet you. What brings you all the way out to Furrowfield?"

"I'm Lily, I'm an apprentice builder and this is Malroth, we're still trying to figure out what he used to do before we met." Lily giggled and leaned on Malroth, her arms wrapping around his arm. "We're trying to find out how to add a little greenery to an island we crash landed on."

"This place is called Furrowfield?" Malroth let Lily lean on him as he glanced about, frowning. "I don't think we'll be able to find any greenery here."

"You know, going around telling people you're a builder is risky business. There's no telling how they might react. You're lucky you met me. And I might be lucky that I met you…" Rosie crossed her arms and furrowed her brows, thinking out loud now. "If you're a builder, then maybe you can help me with this farm…" She hit a fist into the opposite palm, grinning at Malroth and Lily. "Alright! My mind is made up! You can't make an omelet without breaking a few rules! As the finest farmer on Furrowfield, it is my duty and pleasure to give you the grand tour of its finest farm!"

Lily and Malroth started to object when Rosie turned and ran off, waving at them to follow her. Lily shrugged at Malroth but gave him a curious smile. "What can it hurt?" She laughed and ran after the girl.

The three didn't run long before they came up to a rundown… area. Lily wouldn't call it a farm, there wasn't anything there for her to call it that. Maybe a small field of wheat, but that wouldn't be enough to sustain people. "You said this was the finest farm…?" Malroth looked around as he followed Rosie to the center, his eyes going to the mucky soil around them.

"This is the greenest garden on the island! Welcome to Furrowfield Farm!" Rosie clapped and spun, showing off the small farm. "How do you like it?!"

"Not to burst your bubble, but it's not that great. And it's not very… green. Let alone… a garden." Malroth walked around, kicking a few rocks that were lying around.

"Oh, I know. That's because we haven't built it yet!" Rosie laughed more, grabbing Lily's shoulders. "That's where she comes in! Spoilspores appeared and ruined the farm, turning it into this… yucky thing you see now. But I think, with the help of Lily, we'll be able to bring the farm back to life!" She pulled back, looking into Lily's eyes. "If all of us put our minds together, we can bring it back to the biggest, greatest farm there ever was on Furrowfield!"

"All of us?" Malroth looked around, throwing his arms out. "There are only three of us!" As he spoke though, another spoilspore went off in a section just above them.

Rosie whirled around; her eyes wide as she started for the section of the loud boom. "Bonanzo! Perry! Are you alright?!" She climbed up the little ledge to what used to be a small field. "Oh no, the last of our wheat!"

"We're fine, Rosie. But, as you can see, our wheat is not. That spoilspore just obliterated the entire crop!" Bonanzo, a large man with a long dark beard frowned at where his crop used to be. He glanced up, frowning more when he noticed Lily and Malroth. "And who are you two, pray tell? I've not seen your faces before, and to be honest, I think I rather like it that way."

"This is Lily and Malroth, Lily says she's a builder! She can help us rebuild the farm-"

"Rosie!" Bonanzo snapped at the girl, his eyes narrowing. "You'll speak none of that builder shit. Do you want the Children to come and finish us off? I'm not sorry to say that I need you two to leave. Immediately."

"Blimmin' 'eck! What kind o' maid goes round tellin' e'ryone she's a builder? She must 'ave somethin' wrong with 'er 'ead…" Perry, the boy with the red hair whispered, though his whisper wasn't very quiet since Malroth and Lily both heard him.

"Well said! Listen here, young Rosie – you may have fooled us this far, but we shall not be taken for ninnies. If you honestly expect us to believe that this so-called 'builder' will somehow salvage this preposterous plan of yours, you're gravely mistaken." He turned to Perry, tilting his head quickly as if to motion for the boy to go. "You must face the facts, my dear – Furrowfield Farm is gone. The dream is over, and it is time to wake up."

Malroth growled as he put his hands on his hips, glaring at the back of Bonanzo's head. "Stupid, stuck up bearded beast. He really rubbed me the wrong way. Though, as much as I hate to say it, he has a point. There's no point in trying to rebuild this farm if the soil's no good. We would be wasting our time here, Lily."

"No, we're not! I'm the finest farmer on Furrowfield and Lily is a real live builder! If we work together, I know we can do it!" Rosie balled her hands into fists and took an angry step towards Malroth.

"Woah! You really don't know when to give up, do you? Why do you want to rebuild this place anyways?"

"Because, it's my dream." Rosie turned to Lily, tears burning at the edges of her eyes. "Please, Lily…! I can't do this without you. You'll help me, won't you?"

Lily turned in a slow circle, taking in the view of the farm, her eyes narrowing. There were so many things she could build here. And Malroth would help her no matter what he said now. She turned to Rosie, a grand smile on her lips as she looked to the other girl. Her twin tails swirled around her, bouncing some as she clasped her hands in front of her. "Yes! We'll rebuild this farm and prove Bonanzo wrong! I promise to make the greatest farm of all time!"

Malroth watched in sheer awe as the two girls hugged and jumped around, his red eyes narrowing. "You can't be serious…"

"Now, first thing is first. We need to make a new field… where is the best place to put it?" Rosie walked towards the middle of the forest, her eyes narrowing as she looked away. "We'll need to put up some sort of sign, so we know where to plant."

Lily went over to the fence and jumped up, sitting on the wood as she pulled out her book. She carefully dipped her quill into the ink and started drawing, her eyes narrowed on the page as a smile grew on her lips. "I think I got it! I'll make a scarecrow!"

"A… what?" Malroth walked over to Lily, looking over her shoulder at her drawing. "That's a scarecrow?"

Lily rolled her eyes and put her book away. "I don't draw very well." She felt her cheeks warm as she jumped down and turned to Malroth, giving him a warm smile. "Will you go get me dried grass and some vines? There's vines on the fence posts throughout the farm." A smile spread on her lips when Malroth nodded and ran off, going to find what Lily needed to build her new idea.

While Malroth ran off to do that, Lily ran around, picking up twigs that were just the right size for what she needed. She carried those back to her bench and set them down, tying them together with ease. She hummed to herself as she worked, being careful of the tiny monster in her lap that was napping.

Her concentration was quickly broken though when Rosie came around and let out a screech, her brown eyes wide with fear as she pointed at the tiny monster that was now flapping around Lily frantically. "Lily! It's a monster!"

"Wh-What?! I know! He's been with me this whole time!" Lily gasped as she grabbed the little monster, yanking him down against her chest. "Don't be rude and point at him!"

"Yeah! That'sss rude!" The little beast hissed at Rosie, his dark eyes narrowing.

Malroth came chugging back over, dried grass in a bundle under one arm while he had vines wrapped around his shoulder. He looked between the three, panting lightly as he set the supplies down. "I heard a scream, is everything alright?"

"Rosie got scared by Tiny." Lily frowned and used her body to protect the small monster.

Malroth sighed and rolled his eyes, shrugging to Rosie. "I tried to kill it when we first met, but Lily wouldn't let me. He's on our side so you have nothing to worry about."

Rosie stared in awe as Lily went back to her task at hand, putting together a scarecrow like it was nothing. "Right… that's not weird at all."

Tiny grumbled and bounced up to Lily's shoulder, his tail wrapping around a pigtail once more as he resumed his perch. "There!" Lily jumped up, holding up a scarecrow that was almost as tall as Malroth.

Malroth looked it over, frowning some. "I don't get it."

Rosie clapped her hands excitedly, her glasses slipping down her nose as she bounced. "No way! That looks so good!" She carefully took it from Lily before taking off towards an old field and slamming the support stick into the ground. She turned to Lily and grinned, gesturing to the scarecrow. "When Perry and Bonanzo come around, they'll know where to help plant crops! And don't you worry, they'll come around once they see how awesome of a job we're doing!"

Lily grinned and put her hands on her hips, unable to help the smile on her lips from how excited Rosie was. "See, it won't be so bad, Malroth. We'll get this place cleaned up and take our new skills back home."

Malroth rolled his eyes, scoffing at Lily. "Yeah, but we'll have to get our hands seriously dirty. I don't know about you, but I don't think you could invent anything to make this ground useable."

Lily shrugged, bumping playfully into Malroth before going to join Rosie down at the field. "You never know, I tend to surprise people, Malroth."

Malroth tipped his head, putting his hands on his hips as Lily walked away from him. He watched as Rosie ran around and digging in the parts of the field that were alright to use, each swing of the hoe had a small ball of light springing from Rosie. He tipped his head, curiosity swimming in his dark red eyes. "Hey, Lily. What was that just now?"

Lily looked back at Malroth before going over to the ball of light. She gasped when Tiny flew up and off her shoulder as the ball of light hit her in the chest. "Wh-What in the world?!"

"That's Rosie's gratitude for building! That's a very dangerous thing, too much and you might burst, Lily. Builders make and grow things for people, and when they do, the person who benefits is just so happy that it spills over, forming that ball of light. It's a type of magic used by Builders to give strength back to the people. It's very sinful according to the Children of Hargon." Tiny flapped around Lily, glancing around the field. "It looks like Rosie might burst at the seams."

Lily looked to Rosie, seeing the girl had a soft glow to her. "Rosie, how are you feeling?"

"I'm just so happy! Oh, Lily! This will be the best farm ever!" Rosie ran up to Lily, thrusting several small seeds into the Builder's hands. "Lily! Help me plant these, yeah? The sooner we plant them, the sooner they'll grow and the sooner we can eat!"

Lily watched as a few more balls of light flew off Rosie, scattering themselves all over the field. Rosie didn't even seem to notice the light. Lily gathered the balls and planted the small seeds at the same time, glancing up in time to see Rosie carefully climbing up a natural well and scooping out water. "That seems like a dangerous climb."

Malroth was leaning against a fence post just beyond the field, watching the two girls run around joyfully. "Why don't you build something that'll make it easier for Rosie to collect water? I don't wanna watch her fall and break her neck." From where he leaned, he could see her gears turning as she thought of something, then the idea formed, and she was pulling out her giant book. He couldn't help but laugh as she quickly drew something up in her book. Though his eyes nearly bugged out when the ground beneath where Rosie was climbing seemed to glow as Lily scribbled. "L-Lily…!"

Lily lifted her quill up, cheering to herself as she finished her idea. She paused in her celebration when Malroth called out to her, she glanced over, seeing the shock written on his face. Her eyes turned to what he was looking at, seeing the ground glowing as well. "Oh… Did I do that?"

"I think Cap underestimated you…" Tiny whispered as he settled back down on her shoulder, his tail tight on her pigtail.

"Lily! What's going on?!" Rosie gasped from where she stood at the top of the natural well, staring at the glowing ground. "What is this?!"

"Builders truly are evil creatures." Tiny spoke softly, but he smiled despite the tone of his voice. "I think I chose the right side by coming with you, Ms. Lily."