Anchor

Arturo Sharkbait Best Friend

ORIGINS Born into the Stormtide Clan. Came to live in the reef shortly afterwards. NOTES Best friends with Sharkbait. Looked after by Coastal. Fav Foods: Centaur Ration Pouch Plant This leather pouch is filled with harvested oats that have been tossed in sugar and honey. Makes for a hearty, balanced breakfast. 20 2 Longneck Winter Rations Plant These dried oats have been saturated with so much corn syrup that the bar is no longer particularly healthy... 39 4 Crystalline Myctophid Seafood Boreal myctophid remain stationary, close to the surface of the water, hoping to develop a crown of crystals to attract a potential mate. 38 4

“Yes they are."
"No they're not."
"Yes they are."
"No they're not."
"Yes they ARE! They are real. I saw one."
"No you didn't."
"Yes I did!"
"No you didn't."
"Yes I DID!"

"What in Sornieth are you two arguing about?" SandDune asked the two youngsters. Sharkbait answered him, "Anchor says he saw a Groot in the forest. Groots aren't real. They are only in the comics."
"But I did see a Groot. Honest, I did." Anchor replied.
"You just made it up to tease me." Sharkbait countered, stamping her little paw.
"I'm not teasing. I really saw it. It was a little tree with arms and legs. And I saw it moving around. Why won't you believe me?" Anchor pleaded with her.
"I don't believe you because you made it up!"

"No I didn't."
"Yes you did."
"No I DIDN'T!"
"Yes you DID!"

"OKAY, okay! No more arguing you two." SandDune looked at the two unhappy little dragons. "You two are best friends and there is no need for this arguing. When adults want proof of some new thing they have seen, they try to capture a photograph of it. Or try to find other evidence like footprints or maybe find where the creature lives. Why don't you mount an expedition back to the area Anchor thought he saw the Groot and see what evidence you can find. Okay?"

Both youngsters agreed to the expedition and Sharkbait ran off to get her gear and to tell her dad Aloha where they were going.

When she was out of earshot, SandDune put his paw around the little snapper. "You know Anchor, you might not be able to find proof of the Groot on your expedition. But I want you to remember that even if you find nothing and Sharkbait still doesn't believe you, it will be okay. You will still know what you saw and sometimes that has to be enough."

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Did Anchor and Sharkbait find any proof of the existence of a Groot in the forest?
To be continued. . . .
Written for GG 2018 RL Scavenger Hunt

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