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Darting upwards along with everyone else, Zircon glanced down to see the mushroom flailing its vines, unable to reach them. [color=4DA6FF]"Whew... Well this has been quite the day so far,"[/color] she muttered. They were all safe now, but considering how today was going, she wondered when the next disaster would strike. [color=4DA6FF]"Everyone alright?"[/color] Despite the close call, nobody seemed hurt.

She followed the others through the forest, keeping an eye out through the glow of the luminescent plants for any other dangers. Every time a shadow scurried past in the distance or a loud animal cry sounded, she tensed. This place was far livelier than the pine forests in the Minty Mountains, for better or for worse. How anyone could live here and remain as calm as Juniper, she didn't know. As Juniper casually pointed out the row of poisonous toadstools, Zircon veered to the side, well away from them. [color=4DA6FF]"Yeah... We've already had one mushroom related scare."[/color]

Reaching the city should have been a relief, but it wasn't. Frowning, Zircon looked up and down the empty streets. The uneasy feeling she'd gotten from Mrs Greypetal's house earlier returned tenfold. It was only after a fruitless search for residents, Juniper knocking on door after door, that a voice broke the silence. An officer, flying over to them, face solemn as he broke the news. More fairies had been turned to stone.

Zircon's wings drooped. [color=4DA6FF]"Here too?"[/color] She clenched her fists by her sides, fingers digging into the fabric of her skirt. Not only were they no closer to breaking the curse, it was spreading. Taking a deep breath to try and pull herself together, she straightened her back and faced Officer Sundew. [color=4DA6FF]"It happened earlier, in Feydellia,"[/color] she told him. [color=4DA6FF]"Do you know what's causing it?"[/color]