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Karyss exhales as they finally leave the crucible, releasing her hold on the shield that had been protecting the three from the unbearable heat. Looking back as the chamber cooled, she could see several instances of melted crystal and rock before the elementals of the tribe reverted the chamber to what it was previously—waiting for the next Reoseans, she supposed.  She turns her head towards Prophet and Damocles, b...

The trio were left alone after that. The haedians seemed to relish the moment, their eyes filled with glee and locked on the outsiders as they slunk away, one by one. The elder had waved them off to a little side cavern, one that was sparsely decorated. To say that it was decorated was a heavy understatement, as the most it had was a mat woven out of some sort of reeds in the corner and a tattered hide hanging over the wall. Damocles walked over to inspect it out of mild curiosity.  �...

The whole time the three had been in the domain of the Order, Damocles had a tingle creep up his spine. The thick unease in the air rippled with tension, like a fine balance of unruliness and dominance. If there ever was an influence of Oris to be felt, he recognized it. He had felt the same when he’d completed his initiation. After Cailu’s foreboding warning, Damocles kept to the front of the group, eyeing his surroundings.   “Keep close,” Damocles advised, his voice calm, y...

At the sound of chiming bells—the sound startling to the three Reoseans who weren't expecting such a sound in the caverns—the Haedians surrounding them froze in the middle of their reading and writing to look towards a cavern that had a nearly unnatural glow emanating from further in. As one, the surrounding Haedians pack their things and put them in their bookcases and cubbies while cubs run between their feet with giggles and squeals. The trio look within their group, confusion m...

As Khaldor led the trio through the caverns, Karyss couldn't help that startled gasp when Haedian pups of softer, more earthy colors rushed past them and into the water far behind. She chuckles at the echoes of splashes and laughter as they echo through the walls. A glance back to see the softened smile from Prophet and the slight twitch from Damocles puts them in a similar mood, although Karyss can't help but snort as she turns back towards Khaldor. As the begin to entire the clan in ...

H: After Luna, Damocles, and Karyss had visited the Forgotten Tribe, Luna had to forfeit as her muscles grew tired from holding her haunched form within the caves. Karyss ultimately understood and proposed they included a third who hadn't been in their group previously—of course Karyss wouldn't know, as she's never felt as close to a group as she did with Luna and Damocles. Unfortunately, they had no idea what was ahead of them, so a third fel...