Kale: The Dryad Chronicles by Whiskey Flowers

Author:Whiskey Flowers [Flowers, Whiskey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

KALE

Kale looked over his drink, it was water and not very good water. Kale could feel the impurities inside of his drink and could tell someone tried to boil it and then serve it to him. No this was more than boiling, this water was distilled. It was turned to steam and then collected, whoever did it was competent at their job. This water at one point contained no minerals, when water is too pure it starts to take minerals and its taste from whatever it is stored in. This water was stored in a wood barrel and had a strong wooden taste to it. Kale drank it anyway as he leaned against the merchant's cart. The man only sold water and Kale doubted he was making much money from it. The only reason Kale stopped is because he knew the man, his name was Darrell and he was one of Trevor’s friends. The man had slapped him around once and apparently thought so little of Kale that he didn't even remember what Kale looked like.

Kale was just about finished with his drink when he saw a familiar carriage pull up. Kale wanted to laugh when he saw it. It used to be painted every other month and cleaned daily. It was dirtier than he had ever seen it and Kale doubted it had been painted all year. The horses pulling it were still good looking. They still looked fed and they pulled the carriage easily. Trevor climbed out of the carriage and went into a store, no he unlocked a store. Kale wanted to laugh when he saw Trevor unloading fruits and vegetables from the inside of the carriage along with his driver. They were using it as a wagon to haul produce. Kale downed the rest of his water and gave the cup back to Darrell. Kale slowly walked over and leaned on a building as he saw Trevor stocking his store. Kale looked at the storefront and saw Lord Trevor put a big glass in a slot for a makeshift window. Kale quickly figured out the problem.

If Trevor left the window open then anyone could run by and rob him. If he left the window out then someone might break it to get inside when he was gone. Instead Trevor had wooden slats that he could close and remove to put a glass in its place during store hours. Kale could see from the vegetables that they were helped along by dryads. Kale knew there were two dryads that he couldn't get to. They were happy where they were and he couldn't force them to leave. Kale was just surprised that none of the Goatmen had told on him and wondered what he could do.

“We will be open in a bit Sir,” Trevor said as he barely glanced at Kale. “I just got to finish unloading my stock. I used to leave it inside the store but vandals stole it. It was those damn Goatmen, they made sure to leave their droppings everywhere when they did it.

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