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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)

As soon as the adventurers left, the children sent an envoy of builder ants to the forest of bats with a nice golden necklace with lightning and fire enchantments.

For a second, the children thought that they might get a higher level, but then the linen cape they had originally enchanted burst in flames.

That had put a stop to their experimentation for the day.

The 100 builder ants left. Five to carry the necklace and the other ninety-five as an escort and to fight to protect the treasure if need be.

It was decided that there were enough builder ants that even if all the escorting ones died, it wouldn't hinder their projects.

Theanore had protested that their lives were precious too.

But faced with the choice between builder ants and worker elves, Theanore chose the builder ants in the end. The ants couldn't speak and had shorter lifespans either way.

Chapter 31: Fluffy and squishy