From Among the Trees

A small....something....apears in front of you, flying, its wings beat and stir a small air around you. Despite the wings, it has the shape of a cobra. You draw back, rather afraid of it, and it hisses at you. More than a little concerned, you begin batting your hands at it.

~Leave him be, he only wants to see you~ You start at the voice in your head. "Oh, uh, sorry," you fumble. "Where are you?"

~*laughs* I am here~ You look around you, but don't see anything. ~Look up~ the voice instructs. You obey, and see a large tree branch above you. A Kat is sprawled out along it. She reaches down and playfully bats at your head. You duck down to avoid her paws, and she gracefully leaps down. The little snake-thing immediately joins her.

"My name is Verdes, and this is my mimic, Inimit." This time she speaks out loud, and you notice that her speaking voice sounds exactly like her mind-voice did. Now that she is down on your level, you can see that there is something strange about her eyes. She must have felt you noticing, for she immediately closes them. Inimit hisses at you, and this time it definately sounds menacing. Verdes sighs. "Yes, stranger, my eyes are not like yours." A hint of pride enters her voice. "However, I can see you quite well." With that, she turns and walks into the trees, almost immediately disappearing. Inimit hisses at you a final time before following her.

After a moment, you turn to leave as well. As you take the first step, your foot bumps into something in the (somehow taller?) grass. It's a scrapbook.