ES

" 桜の木 "

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Tucked away in the farthest corners of the castle the Icefield Inquisition calls home, there is a humid, lush greenery. Kept far away from the brisk, harsh winter winds of the Icefields, this greenhouse is somehow an enigma kept away by the Inquisition. Some say it survives by the blessing of the Icewarden, others believe that a magic protects it from the cold, shielding the flora and fauna from the natural forces of the barren wasteland outside the stone walls of the castle.

The greenery has two dragons that reside within its thick brush and thin tree limbs. Alota is the residential gardener, taking care of the plants and making sure that they're well kept for. The male coatl makes sure everything is in check, but there is a corner of the greenery where not even he himself wanders. It is protected by a massive cherry blossom tree, branches heavy with soft pink flowers, limbs stretching towards the ground and roots digging deep into the soil below.

There is a dragon that calls this cherry blossom tree home. The originator, the protector of this century-old tree. A fierce skydancer the Inquisition members just label 'ES'; she is aggressive in her endeavors, snapping at any dragon who draws too close to her home, hissing at any dragon who she doesn't see as an ally. Any threat to her tree is cut down by her intense magic, poison dribbling from her jowls as she perches on one of the main limbs of her tree.

Inquisition-goers warn newcomers not to even go near the greenery unless they agree to meet with Alota first. It's a precaution, but ES has taken lives before. She's not a dragon to mess with.

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