A visit in time to the World Tree and it's Guardian from Tiger's Quest

Last month you might remember my post about what it might have been like to visit the village of Silvanae from Tiger's Quest. It was from chapter 17 where Kishan and Kelsey step into another world with sweet fairies that glow, silvered tree nymphs that hatch from trees, and let's not forget the many delicious delicacies to feast on! It was an enchanting place where they could find rest and nourishment. The way Colleen describes the village is so magical and delicious! She overwhelms the senses with color, tastes, smells, and well, let's admit it, romance! Another highly imaginative place Kelsey and Kishan  travel to is the World Tree in search of the Divine Scarf and where they soon meet the Guardian!



I imagine that as they travel to the snow capped mountain tops they see something majestic like this.




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"We climbed between the twin peaks and gazed below... The clouds obscured the view. Wind broke up the clouds, and the valley appeared to be a dark forest. The trees were so tall they rose as high as the mountain.  We descended into the valley. As we continued on, I was shocked to realize that what I was looking at was not a forest of trees at all-but the branches of one gigantic tree, a tree whose limbs stretched taller than the mountains."



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She further describes the forest as, "When we finally stepped onto the grassy valley floor, we trailed a giant branch back to the trunk. Because the sun could not penetrate the massive limbs overhead, it felt dark, cold, and still under the leafy roof. The wind blew through the large leaves, which slapped against the branches like stiff clothes on a line. Eerie, strange noises assaulted our ears. Creaking and moaning, the wind found ways to blow over and through the mighty limbs making it seem as if we were walking through a haunted forest..."

 
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I heard a flapping noise and saw a black raven settle on the ground near our camp."




Just imagine this tree below only 100 times bigger!

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"We chose the left side of the tree trunk and began walking. The trunk was so huge that I could barely see it curve in the distance...I was trailing my finger along the bark when the trunk moved...A section of the trunk about six feet wide began to move. Another segment above that shifted in the opposite direction...Wind swirled around us like deep bellows. A giant suction of air followed by a strong wind disturbed the short grass and caused prickly goose bumps to rise on my arms. Kishan looked up and froze, "Don't move Kelsey!... I slowly turned and looked into a giant, unblinking, horned eye. It was the guardian of the world tree! The giant snake was coiled around the tree, and the six-foot segments were the snake's body!"




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If I were to imagine a creepy snake, this would be it! Just imagine it six feet wide, ability to camouflage, and it's head as big as Ren's hummer! The eyes even look as though they are reflecting tree branches. But, in actuality, these eyes are like that normally. This is a new poisonous viper snake recently discovered. Only, I would add horns to this snake like the one depicted below.

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After the snake guardian converses with Kishan and Kelsey it decides to allow them passage. "The large snake swung its heavy body, and the great tree rumbled. The coils wrapped around the trunk moved, separating to reveal a secret passage into the trunk and a hidden stairway."



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Of course, these pictures don't give the story justice but it helps with the imagination a little. I'd love to hear some of your favorite scenes from the Tiger's series! Based on your responses, I will explore the top requested scene for next time. Stay tuned for a giveaway in the next few days!



Linda Louise Lotti