n...dri... Yes. I like that.” Wylla said as she clapped her hands. “Your name is Tundri.”

“Wah Waah Wah Wah” A happy sounding Tundri sang out like a trombone as he bent down, reached out with his great big hands, and gently lifted a very surprised Wylla up onto his broad shoulder which was cushioned by layers of silky soft leaves.

“Ooh, so soft! And you smell like a spring garden,” Wylla said with a smile as she inhaled deeply. “There's even a hint of honey... mmm...”

Wylla's mmm turned into a yawn causing her to stretch towards the sky as Tundri kept a gentle hold of her legs so that she wouldn't tumble over and roll down his fluffy garden back. “Guess the day has finally caught up with me,” Wylla muttered, her hand gently patting Tundri's leafy soft head as her drooping eyes looked up at the stars. “It really was a wonderful day filled with cute, fluffy, and strange surprises...”

Seeing that Wylla was sleepy, Tundri gently set Wylla back onto the ground and walked about 10 yards away. He then turned to Wylla and “Waah Wah Wah Waah.”

Tundri got down on his hands and knees as his watery globe belly glowed; His wooden honey-brown body grew and shifted from his back creating an opening as the watery globe emerged on his back and flowed to form a small pond between where his shoulder blades would be.

Which was just the start of his transformation as the Oryn Energy within him began to flow into every inch of his large body.

Wylla and Ceri could only watch in open-mouthed wonder as Tundri's arms and legs morphed into large wagon wheels. His body greatly lengthened growing wider and taller as his serpenvine tail split in two and formed into an arched doorway frame as the sounds of wood creaking and plants rustling filled the air... along with the scents of flowers.

In less than 5 minutes Tundri had gone from being a 'tree garden water balled yeti elemental' to a beautiful full van-sized 'syldrake scaled garden topped gypsy wagon' with colorful stained glass windows on the sides made of various colors of sap.

Wylla slowly walked around Tundri, an excited Ceri on her shoulders, as her eyes glowed, showing her the transformation spell that Tundri used to change called Way of the Sylgarden Wagon.

“Simply amazing!” Wylla said, coming to a stop at the back of the wagon where wooden steps leading up to the arched bloodrose hued door with colorful stained glass windows waited for her to open and enter... “If it's this beautiful on the outside, I can't wait to see what it's like on the inside.”

“Tootle-tu-oo-too-tu!” Ceri sang out in agreement as Wylla took her first step up towards the inviting red door with the golden-green handle...

Storymask

It's been a long and highly fruitful day for our Wylla as she not only became an Alchemist but got two new wonderful additions to her family (including a new home away from home)! Coming Up Next Chapter 58: Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

Side Notes: Well, this chapter not only took me a lot longer than normal to write but it also came out longer than all the rest. For some reason, I struggled more in writing this chapter than I did any other. I mean, I knew the scenes I wanted to create with my words but for some reason, they just wouldn't come out as easily as in the other chapters...

Even so, I do apologize for the wait... it was the first time I didn't put anything out for a week. This shouldn't happen again, especially with just two chapters left and then the epilogue... which means next chapter is a little slice of life before the guardian fight chapter so if all goes well... Book 1 will be done by the end of next week! Yay!