[Tritium]

That deer was pretty energetic. Sakura couldn't help wondering if it would eventually stop, and give him a chance to rest for a while. He'd been chasing the little bugger for quite some time now, and he was starting to feel like a primate, jumping from tree to tree. For all he knew, the deer could be heading even deeper, into the heart of the forest. So, by the time this mad running around were to finally come to an end, he might just find himself to be more lost than he was an hour ago.
But it was a risk he decided to take, seeing how he’d already been chasing the deer around like a lunatic for quite some time.

“If you could only tell me where it is we’re going to in such a hurry, maybe I’d be more willing to follow you” Sakura said to the youngling. The deer stopped and ran back to the tree he was in. It was wiggling it’s short tail, and jumping around. It was either very scared, or very excited, but Sakura couldn’t tell. Perhaps, it was its way of saying “It’s not much further now”.

And to his surprise, only a few minutes later, they came across another deer. This one was taller and older than the one he’d met, and it appeared to be looking for something, or someone.
The instant the baby deer saw it, it slowed to a gradual halt, then blinked a few times, only to resume his crazy running, towards the one of its kind, this time. It began wiggling its tail, and circling the older deer. Could it have been the baby’s mother?
The older deer allowed the youngling to do its dance for a while, then, when it finally stopped, it started sniffing it, probably trying to see if it was indeed its ofspring, Sakura thought. The man was relieved to observe that the female deer had recognized the little rascal as her own.
“So, you ran away, you naughty infant” Sakura giggled, as he started climbing up to the top, He made another visual survey of the area, in the hopes that he might find something out there.

“Hm, that’s strange” the man muttered, reaching for his field glass. He extended it, gazing through its powerful lenze. There was something odd about the view ahead. The neverending ocean of green leafes seemed to be rippling more than it should be, just a few miles ahead. Water was the first thing that came to his mind. But it could just as easily have been a mere optical illusion, created by the unbearable heat. Either way, he had to see for himself.
He climbed back down to say goodbye to his friends. “I’m afraid we have to part company here. But thank you, little one, and you be good and listen to your mother, okay?”
The baby deer tilted his head, and for a second there Sakura actually thought it could understand him. Then, his mother let him know it was time to go back home, by gently pushing him from behind.
“It’s alright, go on” Sakura smiled, as he urged the youngling to listen to its mother. He then watched, as they ran off, back to the heart of the woods that was their home,
“I just love happy endings” he wistled, putting his field glass back in its place, and getting ready to make yet another jump.

On and on he kept swinging from tree to tree, and as he got closer, he’d look through his trusty field glass to be sure that his eyes hadn’t tricked him into seeing what he’d wanted to see. But it was as real as everything around him. It was water, perhaps it was the sea, and maybe there was also a town near by, though it was strange how the waves seemed to begin right where the line of trees ended. But as Sakura got closer, he realised why it only seemed that way. The entire forest was settled on a high plateau, which ended abruptly, almost 100 meters above what appeared to be a small bay. And in that small bay, Sakura finally found what he’d been looking for all along: a town. But not just any town, as it was quite large, and well developed. It even had its own harbor. Some of the ships were docked, others were coming in, while others were leaving, no doubt carying all sorts of wonders, from fruit and vegetables, to the finest and most expensive silk, and fabrics, china, pottery, jewlery.
“I’m feeling kind of lucky today” Sakura giggled. He was no longer doomed to wonder around and starve to death…