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It was another beautiful and cheerful day in the troll kingdom. Poppy was singing and getting ready for the day, dashing through the town with her newly acquired roller-skates. She wished a good morning to anyone who came across her path. Then she burst through Branch’s door, the door was already barely hanging on its hinges from how many times she had busted through it.
-Branch! It’s a beautiful morning for exploring the kingdom! -she said in an almost singing way.
Branch who was barely awake just turned on his other side and covered his head with his blanket.
Poppy was not having it and tip-toed up to Branch... Blowing a tuba right into his ear!
-AGH! Poppy! I could’ve gone deaf! -said Branch, almost scolding the princess.
-It’s not that loud, besides tubas aren’t as loud as organs- Poppy said in a matter-of-fact tone.
-Now come on! We’re exploring the sugar cube forest today! -the pink princess said as she almost threw the tired hermit off the bed by ripping off his blanket!
Branch groaned, dragging his feet along the floor while gathering his exploring kit. Poppy basically kicked Branch out the door and dragged him towards the sugar cube forest. The walk itself was pretty easy and breezy, a clear path with nothing blocking it. Poppy was showing Branch all of the plants and animals in the forest, Branch was jotting down notes about everything if it comes in handy at some point. It was already getting dark, the forest started to get empty of all life. Flower buds closing up, animals fleeing. Both trolls were pretty confused.
-Poppy... why are the animals leaving? -The hermit said almost accusing the princess of not knowing something.
Poppy was getting nervous she wasn’t prepared for this. She hadn’t seen this happen in the sugar cube forest.
-Everything’s alright! It’s just something that happens on the full moon! -She said chuckling nervously.
-Poppy, the moon is only half lit. -Branch sighed in defeat.
-So this is how I die. -said the hermit, leaning against a tree.
Suddenly Branch couldn’t see Poppy. He looked around, under every stone, behind every bush. His heartbeat just got faster and faster, he started calling out for Poppy. When he lost his footing and fell into a hole, sliding down a rapid slide, landing on a wool covered bed. He looked up and saw Poppy!
-Poppy! What just happened? Where are we- He cut himself off when he saw a large group of weirdly different trolls looking at them with glares of piercing eyes and spears pointed at them.
-Oh. - Branch said as he sighed and stood up with his hands up next to Poppy, this wasn’t the first time they were in this kind of position.