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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 flexed her fingers and looked at the clock. The book signing was supposed to end in an hour. Her hand was getting cramped from all the writing she did. But she had to make it perfect!

To an elf named Neti Zen she wrote:

Thank you for reading my book, Neti. It means a lot to me! I hope we can be the best of friends. I will send you a paw print from both Hiss and Rip. As well as a cookie.

She closed the book, and she placed it in an envelope to send. Then she got the book for one of the editors. A woman called Rita.

I am happy you chose to get through some of the more boring plants, Rita. But they were important for the whole book. I plan to plant them all, and I hope you do so as well.

I am ever grateful for your support,

Chapter 51: Book singing