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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)

Elmar opened his eyes to see a meadow. There were deer grazing serenely to the left, and a rabbit was showing its head from its burrow.

"Would you like some tea and a story?" the rabbit asked. Elmar blinked. He shook his head. He was here to find his mana core and gather mana into a crystal. He couldn't do so if he stood in one place.

He stood up and began to walk, following the North Star. Polaris will take you home, the wind whispered and Elmar turned left and right trying to find who spoke. He saw the same rabbit from before, following him.

"Tea and a story are the best offer there are, don't miss out on them, boy, or more than your core you will find here," the rabbit said and Elmar saw a table and two chairs appearing from nowhere.

He sat down on one of the chairs, and he saw a tea set with biscuits. They smelled divine, but Elmar hesitated.

Chapter 82: Hades