Chapter 24: Lowstreet and Iroth
Though they grew faster, the briars weren’t as happy as they had been on their native turf, but these were fair enough conditions that Tulland didn’t have to worry about them until he had the means and security to try and improve them.
“So how long until there’s more fruit?” the woman asked.
“Well, right now, sort of.” Tulland husked some more seeds out of the flesh of the fruit, and handed a bit over to the woman. “Hopefully that’s enough for now. I have to hold some back as fertilizer. But there should be some as soon as tomorrow morning. Maybe tomorrow afternoon at the latest.”
“That soon?” The woman took the food out his hand without hesitation and popped it into her mouth before continuing speaking while she was still chewing. “Don’t plants… take a while?”
“They do, normally. At least they did on my world. But these briars grow pretty fast, and I make them grow even faster.” Tulland dumped a bit more magical power out as he spoke. He would be trying to wake up as often as he could during the night to do the same thing now that he had two mouths to feed. “And the monster meat I’m feeding them is pretty good stuff, I hope. It should speed it up a little too.”
“Monster meat helps? I can keep bringing back meat, here and there. Not all the time, but often enough,” the woman offered.
“Too heavy to carry?” Tulland asked.
“No. It’s just that I have to kill as many things as possible. That wolf you got is probably the last you’ll see for a few days, because I’ve been hunting in this area so much. I need several a day to keep up on my experience goals.”
“Huh. You don’t get capped?”