Chapter 5

So, though Pronu got off the Leafland with quite a store of energy, his energy was soon going to get over. When full of energy, Pronu always tried to go against nature. Upwards in a drowning ocean, upstream in the flowing river, cooling himself when outside went warm, warming himself when things went cold. He wanted to do exactly opposite of what the hostile outside did. That was the only way he knew to keep himself separated from the without.

But, soon as his energy began to fade, he knew the only chance he had of surviving was sharing part of his decision with the tyrrant nature. Soon he realized that it was much easier to let go when in doubt, and steer when you are sure. He was learning too much too quick. But he was enjoying it.

Then after some time, the remaining energy was not enough even for steering. Now he feared returning back to the inanimate nature. He had heard how , in the Leafland, cells having lost all their energy, returned to become part of the nature again. They called it being dead. For the first time, Pronu feared. He feared Death!