You follow Guide through the forest. Soon you break
out into a small clearing. Something in it is moving too rapidly to be seen. It stops
for a moment to study you. Guide brings you closer for introductions, " This
is KaiLyn, Tufta from the Tufta Herd ."
You wait for the tom to say something, but he just studies you with hazel green eyes.
You study him as well, your eyes fall on a strange marking on his flank. "What's
that marking?", you ask.
Guide explains,"He inherited a star mutation from his father, it's the sign
of mars. He's a water element, but that Mars marking makes him much more warlike
then he has right to be." KaiLyn perches comfortably on a large rock and smirks
at you and Guide. Guide rolls his eyes,"The DragonTamer told us that he has
a cat/horse personality, the only thing I've seen so far is the cat. The horse part
seems to have been lost in the void...." Judging from guide's tone you assume
that the cat personality must annoy his more canine nature. KaiLyn grins,and Guide
gives him an annoyed glare,"Well? You gona say anything?"
KaiLyn gives another grin,"I don't think I need to, you seem to have explained
me fairly well."
Guide looks fairly annoyed now,"Why don't you tell the wanderer about your claw?"
KaiLyn gives a feline smile," I found it." You look for this 'claw' and
notice a huge dagger like claw strapped to rear hoof with leather.
Guide snorts,"That's not much of a story, Kai."
KaiLyn shoots another catty smirk at Guide,"Why should I explain when I know
perfectly well that you're going to?"
Guide snorts again,"Because I thought you would like to explain because it seems
to urk you so much when I do it."
KaiLyn yawns,"No, not really." Guide looks like he's really gona blow.
Before you get a chance to do anything to relieve
the tension a large black and green Tufta slides into the clearing. Guide looks relieved
as he turns his attension to the new tufta. "Nice for you to have come CasDra.."
He smiles, sky blue eyes glittering with amusement. "You've been chatting with
Kai again?"
Guide sighs," Yeah. I'm sure you could hear us all the way back to the meadows."
Then Guide turns to you to introduce the black Tufta tom. "This is CasDra. He
has a wolf/cat personality, so we get along much better." At this comment Guide
shoots a glare at KaiLyn. Kai only smirks and paws absently at an ant that's crawling
up the rock.
You glance at Guide, some of his fur is standing on end in a ridge along his back
and his teeth are showing slightly.
Once again, the situation is saved by the entrance
of another Tufta. The sleek, mostly white form slinks gracefully through the low
underbrush until it reaches CasDra. Aside from the white, there's a patch of red
at it's throat, and on it's rump. All four limbs, a pair of paws and a pair of hooves,
are tipped with black socks. Blue tufted tail flicking it flows into a seated position
near the older male. "Ah, a Wanderer types that brings with it the expectation
of polite greetings and introductions.. " It comments in a dry tone with a voice
that could only belong to a female. Rolling her bright blue eyes, the queen introduces
herself. "I'm VaerTu." She says shortly, managing to sound bored beyond
belief. Standing, she slinks off into the underbrush once again. Aparently even
that quick conversation has bored her into leaving.
KaiLyn chuckles, "Ah, a girl after my own heart. Doesn't bother with being polite
to annoying trespassers.."
You decide to do something before Guide can blow up in reaction to that comment,
"Um, nice to meet you KaiLyn. I think we'd better get going now, Guide. I'm
getting eaten alive by all these bugs...
Guide nods and stalks of into the forest, after a quick look back at KaiLyn you hurry
to follow. CasDra sighs, following you for awhile to apologize for the behavior of
his fellow Tufta. The apology is quickly accepted, and you wave to him and then follow
Guide away.
You pass a leather bound book on the way out that has the words 'Tufta Stats' printed
on it.
To the Entrance
To The Forest