06-26-2011, 05:04 AM
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Location: far south in the Village Date: June 23rd Marking it private for now, and we can open it after a round or two? He'd donned himself in the Master's deerskin again. For some reason it felt much more appropriate for this situation. Aftre all, it was a priest's ceremony, not a Chief's. He waited eagerly until they arrived, at which point he signaled them to move with him: they were heading for Adagio Creek, the calmest part of their river. Any other part was out of the question: in some places the river was far too wild to enter, even in this heat. He said nothing as they walked, but did turn to beam to the parents a few times, eager to take a proper look at the little ones. Nayati was his friend, and sort of son at the same time. There were so many pups about: Ralla's litter, now these, in addition to Analiese... There were so many of them! It was very exciting. He had predicted pups come spring, but he had not imagined there would be so many. They reached Adagio Creek, and he turned to face the two new parents, unable to stop himself from beaminf proudly. Oh, how jealous he was of Nayati; Dawali knew the feeling so well. This was not the time to think of his own children, though, even if he could not stop his mind from flashing into old memories. This was the Utina children's day, and it would be grand. "Here we go." Dawali smiled, almost nervously, opening his hands so the palms faced upwards. It was time. |