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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 closed his eyes and found himself in the land of plenty. The deer were all around him, looking at him with longing. He reached out and petted the nose of one.

"They are far better creatures now, are they not?" Hades said, now in his human form. He had a kind smile on, but the deer shied away from him. "You managed to figure out the riddle with the plate. I agree to train you."

Hades sat by Elmar and the boy scooted away from him. He had not forgotten the sharp row of teeth that he had seen on Hades' rabbit form.

"Why a rabbit?" the boy asked. "Wouldn't you want to be something more majestic? Like a wolf?"

"And rabbits are not majestic, is that so?" Hades asked, his smile turned into a smirk. "I'll have you know I quite admire them. They live underground, and so do I. They have large families; I envy them for it! They have to prove themselves to their mate, so did I! And a vest looks quite fetching on me, does it not?"

Chapter 85: How does one feel alive?