Dan parked near a pathway. He thought it meant a small dock for canoes, cause there were canoes and kayaks in there. The people in the boat wished good night and slept.
An adventure wouldn't be completed without a guide - Dan would often say. They got down the next from the boat and looked around if they could find anyone who could help them in their journey.
"Why Dan?" Fayette asked, "Why do you need another person if I'm here with you?"
"Because it's always good to have a person who knows about the surroundings and other places that we don't know. You know only about that forest we met for the first time, right. Aaahh! You cute little fairy! How cute you nod your head! You're still my primary guide, you know. Anyways, jokes apart. Let's move on."
Near the river was a small cottage. It seemed to be a cottage related to some minor professions. There were many primroses around. Camb barked and rn to a garden. Many Poinsettias were planted there. Some were in bloom while some were small, not ready to bloom. Dan thought Camb ran for the flowers, but he didn't. Near to the garden was a pond surrounded by rocks. Inside of them, Dan found were Koi Fish. There weren't ordinary Koi he found back on Earth. They had beautiful tails with "magical essence" (you would have seen some magical items which would have a magical pattern flowing at one corner, like flowers falling from a cherry tree), in colours of red, white and orange. The fish were able to breathe for about ten minutes outside water. They flew swiftly in the water like sparrows. But the most astonishing thing is that...
... A MAN IS DROWNING!
The pond was deep - deep enough for a person to drown. Dan used his magic:
"Abracadabra hydra releaso!"
The water formed like a tornado. The man was propelled into the air. He was screaming like a silly monkey. He finally fell into the hands of Dan. The man wore a long, black coat. His clothes were all dark. He seemed familiar to Dan. Dan thought of making friends with him:
"Excuse me, sir, if you wouldn't mind spending some time with us, who are you and do you need some help?"
"I natc satdnderun ouy! Unoz Beenoz Seenoz HAA!"
"What? (sees Fayette)"
"Cooonnpop!!!"
"All right, here we go again! He's that mad guy we met in the Gorrion caste, Dan."
"What the heck's in your mind? Do you know English or what?"
"Meow Meow Bow Bow Meow Meow Baaaaaa!!!"
"Let's go away from here, friends. I don't want a guide!"
Dan cursed hat young fellow. He remembered about him. He was the same person who appeared as the minister in the Gorrion court. He hated him. He said that they(the adventurers) could move on without anyone's help.
They sailed in the canal for four days without stopping anywhere. They all drank the River Honey Water twice a glass per day to maintain their good health. They sailed across magnolia gardens, small cottages, ponds, hills, and other day-to-day life structures. Dan checked his map. He found that they would reach Bajista the next day. Dan found that they were running low on food supplies.
There was a small village nearby. The three got down and were welcomed by the moos of cows and the neighs of horses. The village's name was Gruchtown. Dan planned on trading with the villagers to get some armour also. They had melee weapons, but no armoury.
Dan took beads, leather, cloth, cloaks and perfumes with him to trade. He also had 700 basils with him.
The village was very busy that morning. It's January 6. There was no snow to be found, just some heaps around. Yet it was cold. The river and the canals were warm, though. This is because the water is being heated by the people living nearby it. They dig underground holes inside and create small temporary bases (of course by magic) in times of emergency. Here they keep furnaces under the river, thus heating them. This method, known as Riverbed Heating, is very useful in winter.
In the middle of the village, there was a small pond, inside it were Clownfish, and there were weeds and seagrass around, surrounded with pebbles. There were markets all around.
In Fnatalasia, each Village house would be used as a place for some work. Dan knows this. At one house, there was a board hammered on a wall. It read "GROCERIES: VEGETABLES ON OFFER".
Dan immediately went in a found a small table with vegetables and fruits neatly arranged in metal trays. Two or three people stood there buying their necessities.
"How much are those tomatoes and onions, sir?"
"35 and 50, respectively."
"What about the capsicums and beans and cabbages and..."
"All of them in that row is 60."
"And what about oil - vegetable oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, groundnut oil, cotton oil, almond oil...."
"We don't have any of those, sir."
"Then what oil do you have?"
"Olive oil and Fish oil. And for your reference, we have salt, pepper, ketchup, apple jam, tomato jam, carrot jam, mushroom jam, pinecone jam..."
"Only some bread and mixed fruit jam, please."
"Okay. Which bread do you want? Fruit bread, carrot bread, white bread, brown bread, purple bread, grey bread, red bread, honey bread, Gruchtown bread, chilli bread, garlic bread, onion bread, gingerbread..."
"Ordinary sliced white bread without ginger, garlic, onion, carrot fruits and any other freaking colours!"
"Okay, then. Your subtotal is -TOMATOES, ONIONS, CAPSICUMS, CABBAGES, BEANS, BREAD, OLIVE OIL, AND MIXED FRUIT JAM (255 basils).....Is that right?"
"Yes sir. Can I leave?"
"Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!"
"Thank you then!"
Dan opened the door. Camb rushed out of the door, looked the road, and ran to the other side. Dan and Fayette didn't care about his intention and crossed to road....
...to find themselves pushed by a herd of cows.
"Freaking cows! It's like I'm in hell!" Fayette screamed.
"Push out to Camb's way. Let's get outta here!"
Every time they pushed out, the cows pushed them back. At last, after 30 minutes, they came out to find flock of sheep scrubbing the grass. Dan dared not to go near them. The three ran to the fish pond.
It was noon now. Tha means it's time for lunch (and the gossip of villages, probably!).