There air was cold and crisp as a gentail breeze took away the rain clouds from the night before. The sky was still patchy like an old denim quilt one of the Others might have made, though there was no warmth to be found form this sky quilt. The sun peeked through the clouds every so often warming the ground where it touched. It would hopefully turn into a sunny day, the woods could use the warm rays.Dryxel was already awake and had started his morning before the sun had even shown at the top of the mountain he was now making his way up. A rain storm had blown in fast the night before and Dryxel wanted to make sure everything was ok, at least that is what he told himself. He had been wounding the Homewood for weeks now since his Grandfather Tree quest had been completed. Though if asked he would have told a noul or familiar he was simply patrolling the Homewoods. He had still not had a chance to use his gift. It was strange really most nouls his age had at the very least tried to use their gift but not Dryxel. He just could not see the point in using his gift just too play.
He rolled his eyes and shakes his head as he remembered watch a young noul leap form a rock and throw what looked to be pollen in the air. It was cute to be sure but he himself would never be so frivolous with such an important gift. After all the Grandfather Tree gave them gifts for a really purpose. The only reason to be using their gift, in his opinion, was to save their world after all. "But that little noul was super cute." His inner self admitted even if he could not.
As Dryxel weaved through the trees of the familiar the Homewoods, he wondered when he would ever get the chance to use his gift for the betterment of his world. He wanted to make a difference and to matter. Dryxel had been a guardian of his home ever since his father had past away at a very young age. He had been the buck of the den and had taken that role upon his shoulders willingly. His mother and sister had need a strong protector/provider after his after had passed away. It was hard on them all but Dryxel just did not have time to gravy over the lost, he just pushed all emotion away and did what had to be done. Pushing all thoughts of the past back into it place, Dryxel knew his gift was just one way he could better do his part for Vykeli.
A warm comforting ray of sun poured though the thing treed mountain side. It warmed Dryxel's cold hide and he closed his eye to let his fur drink it all in. As a cloud cover the sun in the spot he was standing, it move to a new area on the forest flood and illuminated the forest floor now far form where Dryxel stood. "Humm...Now what can that be?" As a strange but sad looking bush was spot lighted by the sun.
Walking over the bush, Dryxel could see that the poor plant could us a boost. He had not ever seen this plant in all he patrolling which was saying something because had wondered a lot. "Maybe I can help it flourish?" he spoke to the air but he still was not sure how he gift worked. Taking a deep breath in and back out. Without any effort a glowing green mist left him and descended on to the strange bush.
As the green mist swirled around the bush, the strange plant seemed to be breathed it in. With ever breath the bust grow brighter and more fuller, as if it was awakening for a dark sad dream. The mostly round leaves where and bright green and had den like stipes at every jagged brake in the circle. "Yep your a new one." Dryxel said to the plant as if it could understand him. "Great now your talking to plants." he said out loud to himself as he rolled his eyes.
Leaning in Dryxel began to inspect the plant. "It really is a strange plant is it." he continued to talk aloud no one could hear him and ways. One thing is for sure though he had no idea what this plant would be used for. Its leave had a familiar feeling about them though like it was safe but he could not be to sure. He smelled the plant taking care not to touch it just in case it proved to be poisonous; he was a fair ways off form any vivify noul. "Nope your not a flower." He commented as there was no smell that came for the plant. "Well I guess I will have to mark a path back to you so a more experienced botanic noul could find out just what this plant is or can do." Raring up he marked the tree next to the bush with a hoof mark X. As he left back down the mountain side he continued to mark a tree with the same X until he found a botanic noul.
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