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A merchant stumbles on a grotto, lost. He eats his last apple. The merchant plants the seeds the next day to provide food for future lost travelers. 

And so, the nymph Theanore is born.

She would grow from a tiny seed to a splendid apple tree. She would meet many friends. Theanore will try her hand at being a merchant like her father. And she will get to know her lifetime companion, the merman Marinus.

But as every farmer can tell you, apple trees live only for about 150 years and so, with her tree dried up, so will Theanore die.

 But before that, she will live.

The Apple Grotto Nymph (Dungeon Core Fairy Tale)

Theanore and Marinus gave back the leather band, now enchanted, to Larriel. The rest of the Mirguardians were looking at the wares on the stall.

"What level are these enchantments on wizard Odious' scale?" Asked the shield wearer of the party.

"A fire resistance level 134 and a lightness level 150, sir." Marinus said. The eyes of the warrior bulged comically, and he placed the cape back down.

"Do you have something more affordable?" He asked. Marinus noticed that the man had a silver bracelet with a water enchantment on it. The boy pointed at it.

"Trade me this bracelet for the cape, Sir. It is a special offer!"

The shield wearer smiled brightly, and he took off the bracelet. Then he paused.

"Are you sure? It is only level 5 on the scale." He felt like he would be robbing these children.

"We need to learn all the enchantments we can, Sir!" Marinus said, as he placed a hand over the bracelet. "Do you accept the offer?"

Chapter 27: To prove oneself!