Chapter 18

Twillow gave Kendrick an expression of surprise when he told her of the human wizard he had allowed to stay in his forest and whom had made this huge garden possible.

Kendrick gestured to his garden broadly, "Fair trade wouldn't you say?"

"It's...amazing." Twillow stated, gazing around her.

"It's something I've always wanted." He mentioned as he moved toward one of the apple trees to pick the fruit.

Twillow landed on the huge leaf of a squash plant which sank minutely under her weight, "There are lots of beautiful gardens in the Parliel Realm. Not like this one though. I like it. It's very surreal."

Kendrick picked an apple and glanced over his shoulder briefly, "Well...you can come here whenever you wish."

"I'd like that." She admitted.

From behind the apple tree Kendrick retrieved a large basket that looked like it was weaved with paper thin slices of entire trees. He deposited the produce he'd collected into it. Then he knelt down next to the vegetables and began uprooting sapling