Fallen Rock Form

Long ago it had a name; a regal meaning. Now, it is a tombstone, a grave marker for young and old alike. The stand of stones is made of many boulders and thick slabs, but the main structure consists of two enormous stones. A once high, squarish column that soared into the sky and gave mighty rulers the lay of their land now lies cracked and leaning dangerously to the side, the ground underneath it disturbed by a quake and its faces scorched by unforgiving lightning storms. The second, a flat slab that had been perched as a promontory for Kings to declare their rule is split in two and has caved into the base pile of rock. Once a gathering place for generations of pride lions is now a grizzly marker of the lives lost in the quake. To the west, the water hole lies serene and welcoming, while the grasslands that surround the jumble of rocks roll off in endless, undulating seas.