Symbols, origin, family

[Claudius Aston]

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[/html]Claudius hadn’t met Io yet, so when Ulilohi had told him that she wanted to speak to both himself and the other woman, Claudius was glad to have the opportunity. Once they arrived at Io’s den, she emerged with her spirit guide in tow. He was a massive, hulking animal and Claudius recognized it as a cousin to the prey that roamed the lands far west of here. Claudius knew his spirit guide, Gerenuk, was around somewhere, but they didn’t interact much. Gerenuk understood Claudius’ desire for solitude and privacy, so they only saw one another upon occasion. Although he always heeded his spirit guide’s advice, it was not often he sought it.

After Io appeared, Ulilohi’s spirit guide had mind to introduce itself. Claudius smiled to himself, wondering if the spirit guide had gotten impatient. It wasn’t likely—from what he could tell, they didn’t feel emotions like that as much as wolves did. It probably just wanted to introduce itself, plain and simple.

Ulilohi explained the purpose of her visit and Io responded about not being very sociable. Claudius wondered if she was like himself, avoiding contact out of choice or perhaps for some other reason.

Since Ulilohi had not addressed him directly, he remained quiet, biding his time to find words, when necessary. [html]

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