The Burning ~ Dreamnotfound + Skephalo

A Quick Prologue

          Hello everyone! Apples here! Thank you so much for choosing to read my story. If you haven't yet, please go read my story, "The Withering" because this is its sequel! Yay! It isn't super important to read "The Withering" first, but this story will be calling back to events from the story, so some bits of this story may not make sense without it. There is a three-year time jump from that story's ending to this story's prologue. This story's prologue is written from George's point of view in a letter he sent to Zak. I thought it'd be a fun way to catch everyone up while still giving something entertaining to read. I hope you enjoy my new story, "The Burning"!!! 💕

Dear Zak,

          First off, could you please tell me why you want me to lick your letters? It's been three years and you still haven't explained it to me. I wouldn't have cared had you not followed the demand with, "or die tomr." I've enjoyed being your pen-pal, but I'm a little concerned about your mental state.
          How has everything been with Darryl? I was so excited when you two moved in together. I swear you two need to kiss already. You've kept us waiting for three years. I can't wait to see your dogs Rocco and Rat again. They were so much fun to play with last time. I also heard that you two were taking care of that one girl we helped all those years ago during the first Wither attack. I think her name was Lily? It was really brave of you two to take her in while her grandma is sick. Let's all hope she recovers soon.
          Things over here have been amazing. I think Dream and I finally have marriage life down. We visited the desert village and Dream decided to tame a cat of his own. Her name is Patches and she is adorable, but she is just as needy as Clay is I swear. Thankfully, the cats get along just fine. Other than that, nothing new has happened between us. It's been three years and we are still chilling out in the honeymoon phase.
          I was wondering if you've noticed blue ashes around the village down there? I've noticed them over the past few days, but I have no idea where they are coming from. I've never seen anything like it before. Dream and Sapnap are also trying to figure out what they came from. If you know anything about that, let me know. I want to get to the bottom of this mystery!
          The surprise is almost ready. It took a while, but it's just about done. I just have to finish the decor and it'll be perfect. If you and Bad could help distract Dream tomorrow, it'd be a huge help! I know you two are busy with the village kids, so Sapnap will be around to keep him out of the forest while you guys are busy.
          That's it for now! I can't wait until we can all hang out again. I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the days that we could just joke all day.

Sincerely,
George

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Word Count: 535

Published: July 16th