not to grudge, but to live
It started as a spark catching in the underbrush, igniting a pile of dead and fallen leaves. The spark turned into flame, the flames multiplying and turning into a small wildfire.
For a few minutes it burned quietly alone, contained to the small stack of leaves from which it started.
Until another small fire appeared, similar in nature and size, not far from the first. Then another, and another - scattered throughout the Viride Forest. The wind shuddered through the trees, and the first few embers scattered. Then the wind sighed, and it blew the embers farther, and farther - igniting all the undergrowth in its wake.
The animals of the forest had hardly enough time to hide before the fire truly erupted.
Flames licked at the bark of the trees, crawling higher and higher until several were roaring and threatening to topple over. The underbrush was lost now in its fury, consumed as it was by the fire’s insatiable hunger. In the blink of an eye, the Viride Forest was burning truly and terribly. It spreads nearly as quickly as the deer can run, catching on kindling provided by the dry and scattered leaves. Leaves of orange and red and yellow continued to fall from the trees, the colors of autumn now burning brighter and more magnificently than they ever could have on their own, the flames matching their vibrant hues. But in the fire’s wake they are left brown and black, charred to ash and dust.
And the fire continues to spread.
A fire has started in the southern part of the Viride Forest! Within seemingly minutes what started as a small flame turned into several, until they grew in size and combined with one another to form a raging wildfire. It spreads by the second, giving the wildlife just enough time to flee ahead of it.
Perhaps the first sign the Delumine inhabitants will see is the animals, appearing shaken on their doorsteps in their hunt for refuge. Or perhaps it will be the smoke rising in the distant, drifting south to cloud the skies above the capitol. Maybe a few souls will witness the blaze start themselves - and rush home to bring news and seek help.
Will you attempt to put out the flames? Or will you watch from afar as the fires continue to burn?
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