The pond is extremely dirty and has many dead creatures in it. The area surrounding the pond is dead, and there is no sign of plants or animals near the pond. The ground around the pond is soft and contains footprints of the people who visit the pond.
Pond, Wasteland
a traveling salesmen stopping for a drink.
horse
I am a horse of the castle's stables. I personally transport the king. My mane is large.
Thank you for reaching out. I don't think you should drink from this pond. Ugh, you are right. The water looks positively revolting. I wonder what killed all these creatures. I am not sure what killed them. I hadn't noticed all the death around me until after I was in the pond. I need to get back to the king's stables. Are you hungry, horse? I've picked up some fresh roots here. Thank you so much, I would love to eat! What is it that you sell for a living?  I collect rare artifacts from around the globe.  I appreciate you being extremely kind to me but I am not sure if I can fully trust you just yet. I am the personal transport of the King himself. How do I know I can trust you? Do you want my help getting to the village or not? You're free to go about it yourself if you don't trust me.  I am just very wary of certain things. I am not even sure how I came to be at this pond by myself. I know you're still very thirsty, if you accompany me back to the King, I will see to it that you are very well fed and have as many drinks as you can handle! Thank you, horse. I suppose we can just follow these footprints around the pond. I'm sure they will lead back to the village! Yes, these footprints are rather quite interesting now that I think about it. I would follow with caution since the ground here is very soft not to mention that they could be from the dead creature. Indeed. Now, let's hurry. I still have many items I want to try selling before the sun goes down. I'm sure the villagers here won't be able to resist my offers. 