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Dryxel felt a swirl inside his heart. A calling deep within him ancient and primal, the Grandfather Tree was calling him. He knew in his heart and he was ready for the journey. But was Twix and their new companion Karry. It was along walk through the blistering heat of the Barrens and it would be slow going with Twix. But the calling was strong and Dryxel would not leave Twix behind.

They would wake early...before the sun even touched the morning sky. Doing that would make the walk there nice a cold, maybe a little more dangerous but he would keep a sharp eye. And there new friend seemed like she had an internal alarm around anything she was not sure about. Yes that would work.

The next morning Dryxel woke Twix with a gental nudge of his nose. "Twix we have to leave now." The foal stired but did not wake. "Come on buddy I know it early but we have to go to the Grandfather Tree." Twix sleepily opened one eye at Dryxel and stuck his tong out at his adopted papa in a playful way. "Oh really now?" Dryxel said with a grin and Twix nodded his head up and down vigorously with his eyes closed and a large smile. Bending back down Dryxel pulled his muzzle in to Twixs ribs and shook his head which had the desired effect for both other. Twix was rolling around in a fit of laughter and out of his nest read for the day.

"Could you two boys keep it down?" Karry called from her roost on the branch just above their den. "We are sorry Karry but we need to get going to the Grandfather Tree." Karry was not to please to be woken before the sun but glided down and landed on the now standing Twix. "Ok but sleeping until morning." She informed them both with a stern look then closed her eyes. Twix tried not to giggle but Dryxel could tell he was struggling.

It was a quit walk through the Barrens and to the Grandfather Tree. The sun had only just come up for morning when the Great Tree came into view. Karry was still asleep but Twix was excited as ever so she would be awake any moment. Once the reached the hill Dryxel told Karry who was just opening her eyes and Twix to stay right there so he could approach the tree. Twix nodded his understand and Dryxel set off at a peaceful trout.

As he approach the Grandfather Tree she bowed low much as he had before. Once to the base of the roots he waited for the Great Tree's vision. "I am Ready O Great Tree." he said in respect.

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Dryxel's mind spins into vision that begins his quest. Taking a deep breath in he comes awake in the Homewood. Looking around he finds that his is confuses a little about how he got here. "Was I not just at the Grandfather Tree?" he voices. "No Sir you are teaching us." a small sweet voice comes form behind him. Spinning around on his hoofs he find six sets of foal eyes staring right at him.

"I was...That so strange? Where are your parents?" the confused foals look at him "They are gone you are teaching us today" The puzzled looks on each of the foals told Dryxel the truth of it all. "Ok well what am I going to teach these guys?" he though to himself but he already knew that answer. While each and every gift a nouls receives is very important, Dryxel had learned something most magical about his gift.

"Well young ones can anyfoal here tell me what the gifts a grandfather tree has gifted so far?" Each foal hopped up and down with excitement and the hop that he would pick them. "You." Dryxel pointed to a buck in the back of the group. " My mom is Vivify and my dad is Solar." "Ok good. Anyone else?" a young doe jumped right the front of the group and did not wait to be called on this time "Sir there is also botanica, atoms, fungal, and a new one aqua." "Yes that is right. Now my gift is botanica and at first I was confused by the gift given." Dryxel paused for effect and to gage the foals reaction.

"Sometimes the Great Tree knows our heart better then we do ourselves." He smiled at the group. "It was not until the first time I used my gift that I understood the wonder my gift truly had. I was in the Ruins and a wilting sprout was dying in a crack in the hard cornet ground the Others had left behind. That is when I felt the pull of the gift within me. I healed that sprout and watched over it like a parent over a foal." He smiled and winked at the kiddos with warmth and caring. "That sprout not stand strong and tall in the building the Others left." The sprout had turned out to be a Whipping Willow tree and now took up a large part of the lobby. "The lesson I learn form that one small and helpless sprout was one that from the small of things greatness can flourish and two that just because you do not think your gift is the right one the Great Tree knows what is best and with patents and care you will find your place to make Vykeli great again."

The foals all smiled up at him and nodded their heads with understand. Dryxel was not sure they would fully understand until they made their walk to the Grandfather Tree and had their gifts but he hoped they would take way that no matter what they are given they can make a difference for the betterment of the future.

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