Alicila opened her eyes as she felt someone tap her on her leg.  “Huh?”

She looked down to see a young man staring up at her.  “What do you want?  I think I dozed off for a bit.”  She sat back up.  “Is Nora ready for me to see her?”

              “Who?”  He scratched at his grey hair.  “Oh, Nora?”

The man shook his head.  “Oh, sorry. I don’t know where she is at.  I just wanted to ask you a question.”

              Alicila sighed.  “Oh. Sure I guess.”

              “Do you think you can help me with a little problem of mine?”  He tapped his index fingers together.  “I am one of the cattle farmers here in Terrondale, and well, umm, I don’t want to have to admit this to the others, but I did something that we are not supposed to.”

He gulped and ran his pale hands through his hair.  “Oh, if Rensin finds out, he is going to kill me.”

              “Finds what out?”  She bent over and gently touched his shoulders.  “Hey, calm down.”

              He took a deep breath.  “I let my herd graze too close to the wild blueberry flower fields. I didn’t think anything of it until they all started to turn blue.”  He slammed his hands on his leather vest.

“They all now look like giant blue cow balls.  And the damn things are still trying to graze and just making things worse.  I don’t have the strength to move them.”

              “I ugh. . .”

              He grabbed her torn pant leg.  “I will pay you anything you want.  Name your price.  I don’t’ have much, though.  Do you mind if I make the payment over time?”

              Alicila held up her hands.  “Hey, slow down there.”  She took a deep breath.  “I don’t even know if I can help.”

              “Can’t you grow to whatever size you want?”  He extended his hands high above him.  “Just become as big as you need to and move them to my place.  I will take care of the rest.”

              She put her right hand on his head.  “Look, what is your name.”

              “Umm, Ventor.”

              “Ok, Ventor, look, you are just coming on a bit strong here.”