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Feather finally reached her destination: Anima Valley. She had found it while flying throughout Yuran and had liked it for it's solitude. Of course, every now and then a backpacker would come through, but the girl would easily hear him/her and would be able to quickly hide either herself or her wings. Landing in a clearing, the girl retracted her wings, put her shirt and sweater back on, and strolled into the forest. Eventually, she began humming a tune and then moved on to singing from there. As usual, her ears were on the alert for the sound of any humans or vampires or whatever. It felt good to use her vocal chords after a week or so of silence from them. Well, not silence strictly but she definitely hadn't been able to sing with them.

Finally, though, the girl figured that she should start heading back. Shedding her outer layer of clothing once more, Feather held onto them tightly as she allowed her wings to grow. Sora, who had been strolling besides her, hopped onto her shoulder seeing how she had returned to his non-winged form.

-Exit-

As his summoner slept, Sora reminisced about the day he became Feather's actual summon, an event that happened right in the very valley that they were resting in. Previously, he had only been a summon by name. The more proper term for his relationship to Tsubasa would have been "guardian" seeing how he was actually Feather's mother's, Sophia's, summon. When her parents decided to leave, Tsubasa had wanted to keep Sora with her and that was when her trial began. Of course, he had actually experienced only one half of the story, but Feather had recounted everything to him after they were reunited.

Sure, Sora had wanted to stay with Feather as well but he had his pride and he wasn't about to become someone's summon without making sure they were right for him. The white ball of fluff grinned mischievously as he remembered the task that he had given Tsubasa: find him.

After leaving in the dead of night with only a note explaining his absence and giving clues to his location, Tsubasa's quest began. Of course, Sora wasn't in his dragon form but he didn't need it. His hiding place was easy to get to even on foot and simply required enough time, time that he had more than enough of. Actually, that hint was a clue in itself as well but Feather had failed to realize it until too late. Of course, as could be seen by Sora's current presence next to the girl, she had succeeded nonetheless.

As expected, Tsubasa awoke in a frenzy, scared of what had happened to Sora. It was only after she had turned her room upside down twice that she finally saw the note, which had been left neatly on the table but was now lay crumpled on top of the small shelf. Reading it, the girl groaned and realized what exactly had happened. She had been given a fair warning by her dad and mom but she had expected something more straightforward. With a sigh, she read the contents of the note:
Tsubasa,
Hello I apologize for my sudden leave but I believe it's time for you to earn me. So, you shall find me just like your mother has and learn to tame me from there. Be happy, I gave you some clues to help you along the way so you won't be completely stuck at where in the world I could be:
The valley of my birth is a special thing to me.
However, I find it strange that you know nothing of it,
Yet know so much of me.

Lush and green without the distracting perfume of flowers,
Anima Valley, as I like to call it,
Is hidden and safe without requiring powers.

Find it and you should find me.
Remember what I have told you
About my favorite place to have tea.
-Sora
PS: Have fun X3 !!!

Feather simply had stared at the note in confusion for a full minute as she tried to decipher it. Honestly, to her, the last line of the poem seemed to be a random add-on to finish off the pattern. Apparently, she was to find the valley that Sora was born in, of which she knew absolutely nothing specific about. She knew that he was born somewhere isolated, on the outskirts of Pronta and far from any major roads, but that was all she knew.

The next most obvious clue was that the valley had a lot of life in it but didn't have flowers as a major attraction. While that crossed out a lot of possible options and narrowed down the list of "most likely" a bit, there were still hundreds of valleys that the girl could check. From what she knew of maps she had read, Anima Valley was not an official name, which would make sense. If Sora's home was as isolated as she thought it was, there would be no need to name it. That simple fact further lowered the number of valleys, but there was still plenty left over.

A lot more confusing was the part, "without requiring powers." Feather had to think hard on that one and even then she was unable to figure it out. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't decipher what was meant by "powers."

As Sora remembered being told of that part, he couldn't help but laugh. It was kind of cute how Feather never really considered her wings and her ability to fly as "powers." What was even funnier was the face that the girl made when Sora had burst out into hysterical laughter after being told of that part. After a period of muffled laughter, the summon returned to remembering his summoner's quest.

The only thing left for Feather to decipher now were the last two lines, "Remember what I have told you/About my favorite place to have tea. <…,> the girl thought, . Honestly, it seemed random to her but if it was a clue, then she would sorely need it. She had too little to go off of to choose even five valleys to thoroughly explore. the girl thought with confusion as she paced the room up and down, Tsubasa was getting close, very close, to figuring out Sora's most likely location but, .

After rolling around in despair for about half an hour or so, the girl had abruptly jumped up in realization as she remembered the location of the valley. She dashed out immediately as she whispered the coordinates to herself, as if she could forget them any minute now. She ran through the pass leading out of Pronta, using echo sensing to get through the white-out, and left the road as soon as she possibly could. Once she was far from any form of major civilization, the girl had taken off her outer layer of clothes and expanded her wings to allow herself to fly.

From there, the search was predictable. Tsubasa had remembered this valley and reached it. A long day of searching led to a famished Feather finding a relaxed Sora filling himself up with some berries. Laughter ensued and Tsubasa, to Sora's amusement, finished off the large pile of berries that were offered to her quicker than he could blink.

Sora sighed as he finished the recollection and, judging from Feather's slight stirrings, just in time too.

Feather and Sora split up in their search for the Pale One, with Sora searching on the ground and asking the neighborhood creature while Tsubasa scanned from the skies. Eventually, Sora found a lead and Tsubasa took it, finding the wyvern in the process. It was resting besides a large lake, nursing the wounds with water, dirt, and mud. Feather landed softly some distance away from it with Sora arriving not too long after. The two of them waited for the dragon to notice them before making any moves.

The wyvern continued to relax even further as he felt his pain ease away under the soothing notes of Healing Melody. Tsubasa continued to play. She knew now, after her first try with Pix's bird, just how much energy she actually needed. While the Pale One's wounds were much bigger, they were also less serious. Compared to his size, they were more like annoying and hindering cuts and bruises than anything else.

Tsubasa decrescendoed as she neared the end of the Healing Melody and stopped at an almost silent note. As she opened her eyes, the girl surveyed the wyvern, smiling as she noted how much better it looked. Glad to see it healthy again, the girl patted the beast's side as she rested her head against it, feeling it's inner fire. The Pale One, soothed and calmed by the siren's song was already used to the girl and allowed her to rest against his side.

While Feather hummed, Sora did his best to transpose the girl's songs into thoughts for the Pale One to think and understand. However, the wyvern simply shook his head. The thought of sounds and melodies and everything else that the small white furball was trying to stick into his head was too much for him to comprehend. Instead, the larger summon preferred to simply bask in the light and cheery flows of the energy coming from his new master's voice. Yes, this would small girl would be his new master. He was already in debt to her for finding him a new home and he enjoyed the music that she played. The music that he could enjoy even though he was deaf.

The wyvern gave off another rumble, which Feather immediately translated into a purr this time around, and gently placed his head besides the singing siren. Tsubasa smiled as she slowly began to understand the actions and sounds of her new friend. She might not have been able to understand every single animal that she met, but she had a talent for understanding animal nonetheless and was often able to get what they were saying after spending a good amount of time with them. [2/5]

After another moment of silence, the wyvern gently nudged the siren. Finally Tsubasa understood, "Oh, do you want me to play another song?". The dragon saw his new master's mouth move but couldn't hear what she said. It was only after Sora had translated that he understood and nodded his head. Feather nodded and gladly obliged, using her lute this time around. However, the reptilian beast simply cocked his head sideways in confusion. He couldn't hear the music or feel it like when Feather had sang her song. The Pale One nudged her again, wanting Feather to play something he could actually enjoy. [4/5]