After passing through Greywind Ridge, the Green Dragon Mountain Range blocked the southern rain clouds, and the sky began to clear up. It was just past noon when Mr. Greyrock entered a verdant valley. Although the rain had let up, streams were overflowing within the valley, making progress through the mud exceedingly difficult, and the group had to "dismount" from time to time to clear the way for the huge Burden Beasts.
The vegetation in the valley was lush, with curly ferns still draped in sparkling moisture, and tree trunks dense with layers of mushrooms in various colors. After stepping off the platform, Tianlan was eager to pick some, but Atira pulled her back.
Miss Elf was selective, only picking some before explaining to the others how to identify the harmless varieties. The wild fungi in Eteliria were much more numerous than on Earth, and some were not only poisonous but even contained strange magic power.
