A Desert of Beginnings

Akeem leaned over his work, the morning sun beating down on him as he worked meticulously to copy down his observations. The desert plants of the country of Minstrel being few and far between but that simply made them all the more fascinating to the aspiring botanist. The canyon in which he found himself was out of the way of the many cities in the powerful country, lessening his worries of being bothered by others or having to fight off those who would try to sell him into slavery. Sitting his notebook aside, he sat back onto the gravely sand, pulling out a canteen from his backpack and drinking his first sip of water for the day. The barren landscape of the country reminded him greatly of his home in Pergrande, being wholly different from the lush forests surrounding the towns and cities of Fiore.