"Is there no one there to help them out? I keep my lake good for the fish and other creatures."

"There's supposed to be a God who watches over the whole world like that. I don't know about that though. Would God let the demon invasion happen? Or fires and droughts and plagues and things?"

Uncertain ripple. "I don't know. I know I can't always stop things from happening to my lake. People throw trash in it sometimes. Maybe a world-spirit would have so much to take care of they couldn't do everything. A whole world does sound like an awful big charge."

"Maybe. Do you mind if I have a drink of water? Would it probably be okay to drink? Water sometimes isn't, at home."

"Sure! It's okay for humans."

So she drinks, cupping the water in her hands to do so. "It was nice to meet you but I probably should go back soon. Sarati will be looking for me."

"Okay. You're a really nice human. Thanks for telling me stories!"

"I barely told you any stories! That was more like facts about my world. I'll give you one for real before I leave."

And she commences a shaky recollection of the legend of Seralda, the Witch who made peace between wolves and men, creating dogs.

The lake is delighted by the story.

Yay! And then Gren goes into the air and looks for Sarati's lantern.

She's not too far away.

Swoop!

"Hi Sarati I met a lake!"

"Hi Grenadine! Were they a nice lake?"

"Yeah. We talked for a while. People who aren't human-shaped are interesting."

"That's been my experience, too."

"Kinda scared I might make them mad though. I don't know what not-humans want."

"Well, many of them want the same things humans do, but spirits can be harder to model."

"...This world is the most interesting and weird and scary place I've ever seen."

"...I haven't been to any other worlds, so I wouldn't know to compare."

"It's a weird place," She says with finality.

"Well, do you want to head back to the village now, or keep exploring?"

"Do you think I missed anything important in the town?"

"Not really. It's a pretty small town."

"Then I guess I should explore out here a little more. I don't think there's much magic out here."

"Yeah, not that I really know of on this island..."