Harem Ethics 101

92. Mutated Herbal Heaters

During our approach to the Forest of Embers, my questions had piled higher with every step. Questions such as ‘Why was the dirt around here dark red and a little warm?’ or ‘Why’s the tall grass suddenly coppery gold instead of washed out green?’ But, whenever I asked the warden, she’d told me she’d tell me all she knew once we got into the forest.

I hadn’t been satisfied with her seemingly arbitrary decision to ask me to hold my questions. However, I decided against pushing for more because I felt like she was fucking with me and wanted to get a reaction. So, I’d kept my mouth shut as we made our way to the forest's edge and came to a stop.

We stood at the threshold where the road became a trail leading deeper into the forest of trees with bark the color of vibrant redwoods.

Looking down the trail leading inside, I noticed warm light illuminating the inside of the forest from a source I couldn’t identify.

How’s it lit up like that? The tree branches and leaves are too dense for t