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The average day for Goldmoss was depressingly less than interesting. He usually just wandered with light-footed easiness in and out of the deep parts of the forest, creatively avoiding the nastier of his fellow Di'taki. Unfortunately, they could be a whole lot of avoiding, and very little fun.

However, as he planned to go about his normal routine, Goldmoss found that today would be slightly more interesting. First of all, with the nearing glow festival, he found that some of the rocks cast a ghoulish glow upon the shadowed woods. Second, he could smell adahy, and below that scent, there was a more human scent. He knew humans from brief glimpses. They smelled... unhealthy. Like sick prey.

The most unusual part of today, was currently taking place. He tilted his head slightly. There were voices. Two di'taki, a male and female from what he could make out, and something slightly harder to understand. Sharper sounds escaped this creature. Not only was he smelling humans, he was hearing them too.

Quietly he paced toward the origin on the voices and spied. That was, until the glowing rocks came into view. These ones were beautiful. He hadn't seen such a color before. Before thinking, he'd emerged from the bush. "Where'd you find those?

Miko hadn't realized that her pack had also been glowing from the rocks just as brightly as Cyranis's feathers. Another Di'Taki! and another male! Miko began to get nervous. They were all so curious, but Miko still wasn't sure if the newcomer would attack or not. She had seen Cyranis's feathers puff out, and wondered if they would start to attack each other. She kept a firm grasp on her blade even though her two recent companions were friendly, she could never be sure being the only human around. She took off her pack and set it on the ground for the other to look at, keeping her eye on him.

"Sorry, I actually found these particular stones, near where my two companions here were traveling. However, I'm sure if you look around yourself you will be sure to find some of your own. I can even look for you, I'm a little smaller and can get into and under more things." She smiled up at him and nodded.

She looked at Cyranis out of the corner of her eye for some sort of cue of how the Di'Taki greeted each other.

"We are on our way to the deep woods, are you traveling there yourself? You are quite close to the hatchery and it is unwise for males to be around there, unless perhaps you are stealing an egg?"

The female cooed to the stranger Di'taki, walking along beside him curiously. She began to keep a more appropriate distance now, for reasons unknown. "Name?" She momentarily dropped her rock upon speaking - she'd forgotten that she'd been carrying it at all. Quickly Heliosyne scooped it back up, then returned to the side of the strange troop heading through the darkening forest. By now, her stripe's luminescence had reached its peak - which was, barely visible.

Cyranis' feathers were bright enough to light the edges of the road along side him, although ahead was a dark mystery. Tilting his head to the other male, he nodded. "I am Cyranis, this dolt is Heliosyne, and the human is Miko." He hadn't been called upon to introduce the group, but since Heliosyne had asked, he might as well answer. He paced along to Heliosyne's far side, putting her between himself and the stranger. Unlike the human, this one could be a threat if he wanted to be.

Miko followed behind the group, quietly stringing the stones together for Cyranis's necklace. It was taking her more quickly than she had expected which was good considering she didn't know what other Di'Taki would come up next.

She turned to Goldmoss in answer of his question.

"I do know it is not safe to travel down this path, to the deep woods, especially for a human and alone. I grew up knowing some of the Adahy and listening to their stories of you the Di'Taki. I had never seen one until I meet Heliosyne and Cyranis. I had heard that the Di'Taki are violent and hostile creatures. Ready to kill without reason, dangerous.
However, I had always wondered if your race is in fact so dangerous why then do the Adahy make this journey down the same path we travel on to deliver the eggs of the Di'Taki to the elders? I know they would never kill a living being but to not accept them is almost the same in my understanding. I am traveling to your lands to see what the Di'Taki are like, to bring back some of my own stories to tell. I do not think I can bridge the gap between the two races, but at least I will have my own understanding, and not a story or perception of something given to me as a child. I may never come back, and that would prove to the Adahy that they are right and their stories are true. I accept that fate, I travel this path for my own reasons, and my own reasons alone.

She finished her explanation, which was long. Just long enough that she had in fact finished the necklace for Cyranis.

"Cyranis," she called up to him. "Look!" She held the necklace up high so he could see it glimmering and glowing, she hoped he liked it.



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Miko was pleased as she carefully put the necklace around Cyranis, staying clear of his sharp claws and teeth. One of his feathers brushed her hand as she slipped it around his neck. They were very soft and fluffy. She liked how it felt but got her hand out of there quickly.

"I hope you enjoy it," she smiled at him and took her place behind the group. She liked her new found companions and she hoped that the rest of the Di'Taki she would meet would be like they were. At least she could have this moment of happiness.

She didn't know however, the Di'Taki of the deep woods had never seen humans before that she heard of. Suddenly she felt a bit scared. She couldn't be the first human to travel into the Di'Taki lands, but she had never heard stories from her elders about humans who had.

Shaking off her fear she trotted up closer to the group, trying to walk beside Heliosyne, but she kept darting all around. This way and that.

"Are you looking for something?" she asked her.

Goldmoss was quiet for a long time as Cyranis received the stones and admired them. Beautiful stones... He'd have to find some. Perhaps he'd spend the next few days collecting different colors.

At the male's question he chuckled softly. "I think Miko could answer that quite accurately. No, they are not. From what I've seen, our friend here is of the better kind. There are many like her, yes, but there are some that put our darkest legends to shame." He shrugged. "Or so I've heard. The most I've dealt with is a minor annoyance."

A rustle from the bushes had him turned and bristling in a matter of seconds. As the tan male emerged he opened his jaws wide with a guttural hiss, stepping forward defensively. In a matter of seconds he'd gone from relaxed and composed to all fighter. His feathers stood up, making him look bigger, and his mouth remained ajar, occasionally releasing softer hisses. He barely heard what the male said. He was in defensive mode.