Aranée 22: Journey's End (with jandunne) by NetWorthy
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Over the next week and a half, Aranée became less and less familiar with the territory: She had never been this far west, nor had she ever spoken to anyone who had come this far. Conversely, Galen became more and more confident as time went on, and she eventually dropped back and let him take the lead.
She was almost completely recovered from her bout with deadly sepsis, and the annoying itch was a good sign that her wounds were responding to Galen's ministrations and were healing nicely. Still, she was glad they were leading a string of captured horses weighted down with salvaged goods, armor and weapons as it forced them to maintain a pace that did not tax her healing body.
The Aeritan Forest eventually gave way to a more lightly wooded terrain, and then a grassy plain, and finally vast marshy grassland interspersed with rocky outcroppings. After the longest journey she had undertaken, they were at last standing on the banks of the Lonesh River, the traditional boundary between the Disputed Lands and the western lands beyond. The river was swollen from seasonal rains high up in the Packran Mountains, and it took them nearly two hours to find a place to safely ford it. With a woodsman's expert eye, she examined the sky and the cloud-wreathed mountains to the north. Clearly, river crossings here would be touch and go for the next month or so, and then the river would be completely impassable for the winter season.
The grassy lands and windswept plains were breathtakingly beautiful, but the openness was disconcerting to her. After several more days of travel, the land became sparsely wooded with occasional grassy meadows, terrain far more to her liking.
Then, nearly four weeks from the day they had started, they rode to the edge of the forest in the waning sunlight and looked down into a vast fertile tilled valley below. Her breath catching in her throat, she saw a sprawling sparkling city, the largest community she had ever seen. And rising from the center were the magnificent parapets of a fortified castle. She stood in awe, taking it all in.
With amused, twinkling eyes, Galen broke her silent reverie. "This is it, we are here Aranée. Welcome to Jobil City."
--- TO BE CONTINUED!
View the series in numbered sequence to get the entire story.
It may not look it, but this scene has been planned for a very long time now! My good Rendo friend Janice Dunne (jandunne) is an accomplished artist with fractals, TerraGen and Paintshop and enthusiastically agreed to build the background for this scene. You can always tell how good a friend is by how patient they are with you - well we first talked about this nearly a year ago and she delivered the image in DECEMBER LOL! Jan, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. Folks, stop by her gallery and give her a nice word or two.
PLEASE leave a comment, praise or constructive criticism, I REALLY value your opinions. They mean a great deal to me and give me the energy to continue!
Image and story © 2009 by Larry Hodge
Comments (36)
Fantastic!
Excellent composition. Fantastic scene!!!
Brilliant story Larry, love the detail too. Beautiful as ever, shame there is no derriere shot though LOL you know how i love a tush ;p still the dog seems to have redeemd that need so i guess ass is ass LMFAO 5+
I love the framing by the trees in this picture! Very descriptive commentary too, all wonderfully done!
Hi Larry, the scene looks terrific and I'm honored that you included my Terragen render in it!
Beautiful composition and work and story my friend, excellent done.
Esplendida historia e obra, detalhes magnificos, trabalho excelente meu amigo, aplausos (5)
What a great scene and story
A fabulous scene, well done too!
A wonderful made scene and I love this village with the wall around!! Marvelous also your story!!! Very interesting!
Great story and visualization!
Larry you really did such a fantastic job of setting this one up both in your image and the story. Love that sparkling city coming into view here
wonderful collaboration! The results are worth the work!
great composition and story larry... Superb work!!
This looks fantastic! I love the pov. The story is a page turner as always.
what a great story and scene and when viewed full size it really comes to life wonderful art
Wonderful scene & story!
Wow! Fantastic scene!
Great composition and fantastic story my Friend!Bravo!
Very good and detailed composition.
Very nice composition!
Very beautiful image.
If she gave you the background in December, and you're doing this upload a half year later.... I think you two need to set better time restraints - lol Your art looks good together.
Great storytelling and composition, Larry. Very good depth in the image. Cool idea and concept.+5
Very cool
Cool work! I like this pic!
Stunning! Classic Fantasy city over the hill and what colors - Kudos to both you and your friend Janice - the story is moving along nicely.
Beautiful image and excellent work...Hugs
Keep 'em coming! Love the story. Bang-up art, too, from both of you.
fantastic scene story...superb ambient and excellent render...Super Bravo..!!!