Chimera Fields in the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet

backdated to feb. 23 - located close to both Moonglow and Forneskja territories. tagging @Kukutux @Aiolos @Solharr but AW

from sapphique, they went on.

brother and sister, keen upon a mission of salvation and vengeance—lafayette and @Shadess, seeking their allies. it took them a while to find the right path; they had been younger and much less wise when they'd last traveled these parts.

he could not keep his manman's voice from his mind:

"lafayette. you be de keeper of de peach pearl. dis size means your mind be good an' strong. you be bringin' allies to us wid your brightness an' joyful heart. de sun be in your smile, an' your energy will be everlasting. no one be standin' against such beautiful light."

they left the ocean behind—

you be bringin' allies to us wid your brightness an' joyful heart;

and could he? his chosen pearl had said so. he prayed every night that it spoke true.

they came to the inland valley, the juncture between packs. for a new claim had been set up since their time here, and their journey impeded by marked territory.

dat's de moon territory, i t'ink, lafayette remarked to his sister, nodding toward what some called ouroborous spine. then there was the pack in the forest, but. . .

we call to both o' dem, he reasoned. if dey be so close, dey must be friends.

the boy tipped his muzzle upward, calling for aid and reveling in the sound of shadess's voice harmonizing with his. their song was one of desperate strength, of fierce love, and he hoped these wolves would hear it thus.