Sun Mote Copse Starwaves

Raiding a beaver's den was not something Weejay was familiar with. She looked to the adults around her as Wraen spoke of their ambition, attempting to read from their faces their impression[s] of such a prospect. She was nervous - and wondered if, this might be an expedition she was tasked to go along with.

There were other things to task themselves with tonight. Weejay's ears strained as Wraen spoke of story-time, and as she looked around at the faces (some she knew quite well, some not at all) she felt a little thrum in her heart. She knew if she was to speak, she better do it now -- before she lost her will entirely.

Sheepishly, she cleared her throat -- and nearly died as all eyes turned upon her (oh god why did I do that?!).

Her heart pounded in her head as she tried to collect her wits, looking away from all of them and focusing chiefly on Wraen. "I know a story." Her voice was quiet, timid even -- but over time the timbre would change as she delved deeper into the lore she had once been told by Deku, a kind soul (and friend) she had once met in the woods and missed terribly.

"There once was this wolf who walked the earth on tall, lean legs. A cloudstrider and earthwalker, his name was Mino." A glance around and Weejay saw there was no shortage of eyes upon her - her heart went arump-arump-arump, spiking, as she focused back on Wraen. "Mino had a sister named Ori. Ori was strong and terrible - she would fight those in the cosmos who tried to hurt the earth-wolves, and would protect all.. While Ori would walk the world below, and learn all he could. He could remember every last detail about everything he had ever discovered: from the way a rock glittered in the sun, to the noise a droning beetle would make as it landed upon a leaf." Here Weejay lost her train of thought for a moment, struggling to remember what Deku had said.

"One day, disaster struck and Ori could not stop it. The earth was very hurt, with some regions completely destroyed. Many wolves were killed by this cosmic event, and those that survived were without a home.

Mino, who had discovered everything he could about the earth, became a beacon of light for the lost and hopeless. He became the guiding star, and would help whoever he could cross the earth in safety. He was the leader and the guide for lost and lone wolves, and all would come to him for help.

When Mino died, his spirit was lifted to the stars. He's right there --" Weejay pointed up, just as a cloud parted -- revealing a silvery and twinkling star that winked at all below cheerily. "If you are ever in the dark, or lost, you can look up and see Mino is there for you, shining down for you to follow."

She fell silent abruptly, curling her tail nervously around her hips. She hoped they would like it - she had loved that story when Deku told it to her, and hoped wherever he was, that Mino was shining down favorably upon him.

original story told by deku