Elemental Encounters

The next morning, it was decided that Hardcase would go into town dressed in her finest greenery, accompanied by Mr. Bigfoot. Freaky had made stone sabots for those who wanted them, and in Hardcase's case, they had little planters on top, to root her vines in. The vines twined up her legs, and anchored in a wreath about her bluegreen hair. For style's sake, the wreath was adorned with little red berries, and the cunning vine hid all her prurient parts from salacious views. Mr. Bigfoot indicated that he needed no adornment, and so was left well enough alone. Hardcase took a bow and a bark quiver full of the best of the arrows, and a solid but decorativly carved quarter-stave. She soon found the road, and the town was only a few miles away. She noticed that the few passerbys she passed by all stopped, as if rooted to the spot, at the sight of her and Mr. Bigfoot. She attributed it to the sight of the enormous cat at her side, and continued on her way. Mr. Bigfoot just twitched his ear to say "idiots." in a disgusted way. On arriving at the town gate, they passed through past the frozen stareing guards with their gaping mouths, and trod up the street to the market. The hubub of noise gradualy gave way to silence as more and more people noticed, and turned to see, and saw. Soon the entire marketplace was quiet, and every head was presenting a shocked disbelieving stare and slack jawed awe. It made Hardcase a little nervous.