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Kiara Amarok · 10-25-2011, 12:44 AM

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A nomad was an unusual characteristic for a wolf, so to actually meet a nomad was rare. X'yrin was friendly and polite, yet she somehow seem uncomfortable. Was it something Kiara had done? Kiara reviewed her actions and words in her mind. She was sure she had been polite to the older wolf. Perhaps their ages were too close together and a more informal greeting should have been used. Or was it a custom of Ichika that Kiara had yet to learn? The arctic wolf doubted that was the case because X'yrin had introduced herself as a nomad. The young wolf was so used to the rigid society of her pack and how even the smallest differences could separate the members in rank.

Kiara was so deep in thought that she almost missed what the she-wolf was saying. The arctic wolf snapped back to reality when X'yrin mention that she was also doing her initiation task. The pair were in luck. Kiara had received the same instructions for her initiation task. She was told that the Mai caverns were in Phoenix Forest which was her reason for coming here in the first place.

The young wolf lifted her snowy head when X'yrin nosed her cheek. It was evident that Kiara had made the luperci anxious and gave X'yrin a sheepish smile. If Kiara could blush she would be red from ears to tail. The young wolf returned X'yrin's soft whine with a playful bark and a lopsided grin. Nice to meet you X'yrin. Turns out, its our lucky day, because I have also been instructed to retrieve a stalagmite fragment from the Mai Caverns. They should be easy enough to find if there is water within the caves, although collecting them will be a challenge. I was told the entrance shouldn't be too far from here.

When she was a pup Kiara's mother would often speak of the spirits that controlled the earth. One such story Kiara's mother used to tell was the story of the water spirits and how they became trapped in caverns deep underground. Kiara's mother used to say that the earth spirits would trick the water spirits to travel deep underground into the caves where they would be unable to escape. Because of this, the water spirits would form stalagmites and stalactites in an attempt to protect themselves and ban together. The more water spirits that were trapped in the caves, the larger these formations would become. Kiara was not the spiritual type, but she knew that there had to been some truth to the story.

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