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"Excellent." Iota smiled fondly at her nephew and niece, surprised as a ball was quickly placed in his hands, the culprit now bouncing before her wanting to be lifted up and in one quick movement the cub was taken up and placed upon her shoulders. A chuckle escaped the pitch chimera, not sure if Cloudchaser was going to follow to her fields or not and just meet her later at the beach, she inquired, "Luckily we can plant this one nearer where we are and not on the other side of the fields. Ready to go then? It won't take but a few moments."

Pausing for only his reply, Iota smiled and nodded cheerfully at her nephew before making her way to the fields as quickly as she could in her walk, it took a while but they arrived in the place she deemed would be a good place for the tree to grow and dug a shallow grave for the pit with her claws and covered it loosely with dirt and bits of leaves, twigs and even pebbles to protect it a bit from birds and squirrels until it had a chance to grow into something. She'd provide it better protection after her trip to the sea front, she could construct a protective covering for the seedling there.
"Alright to the beach!" she nearly cheered and began making her way back the way they had come.

The scent of freshly spilled blood floated through the open window of the hut that Delta shared with his mate and child. He knew his wife was still asleep, but he did not know that she would be waking soon as he skinned the deer, so they could use the skin for tanning, and the meat for eating. For the sleeping Chimera, the blood was a sweet smell, one she enjoyed to smell, for it almost always ment a successful hunt, and with that, the rush of success. Her previous dreamless sleep quickly turned into a rush of images, smells, and sounds as her brain supplied the previous hunt that she had with her mate. A smile graced the chimera's lips as she tossed in her sleep, sighing happily.

By the time that Delta had finished with the skinning o the deer, and the removal of all unfavorable pieces of animal, such as the horns from the skull, and the hooves from the legs, his mate was awake, laying in bed, listening to the early morning sounds of the village. Kappa liked to lay in bed sometimes, one of the best times of the day was when you woke up with your beloved next to you enjoying their warmth. At least, it was in her opinion. Sighing, the lithe female rolled over and got out of bed. With a bit of a yawn, the female Chimera stretched out her back and her arms. Moving through the house, she came out the back door that Theta had installed for them, to make their jobs easier. Delta and Kappa worked as a team to hunt for the village as a whole, leading the hunting parties, or just hunting on their free time. They knew the land around the village well, since they had traveled over it, and would often scare away any dangerous predators before it came a problem.

"Mmm... From the smell, I would say your hunt was a big success." Kappa said, a slight purr under her voice as she walked over to where her mate was.

"Indeed." Delta answered his mate, a pleased growl under his voice as he answered her. "This was a long hunt, and you know how much I enjoy those." He smiled at her, as he looked up from his task, pulling out a specialized knife, one that was used to cut chunks of meat from the bones. "He was injured, but he was strong, and hearty. He will make a good meal."

"So I can see." Kappa replied, as she moved, grabbing another knife, and helped her mate with the task of getting the meat sepperated from the bones. The task was a little bloody, but Delta had already taken care of most of it, draining the blood where it would need to be washed off later. A large, sloped rock was just the spot.

The two talked about plans they had, to take the children of the village on a training hunt. It would be a lesson in stalking, to see which of the children needed more help in it, and which ones had the basics down. If everything was good, they would take them out on a small hunt, to go find some rabbits, or other small prey, to hunt themselves, and to show their kills to their parents. The work was much shorter with the two experts working on it, and soon, they had several baskets that needed to be taken to the supply hut, so the village as a whole could share in their bounty.

With a quick check on the sleeping Little climber, and a quick wash of the stone, they were on their way, leaving the deer skin out to dry for now. The two headed towards the supply hut, and noticed that Alpha was on his way as well. Delta looked over at his mate, then back at Alpha. Kappa nodded her head, meaning she saw him, and the two increased their pace a little, so they would met up with Alpha just as they both reached the supply shed.

Delta was waiting till they got closer, to call out to their leader, but his mate, as always jumped the gun, her impatience, calling out just a moment before Delta did. "Morning Brother Alpha!" She called, as she did a little wave with her full hands. Delta shot her an annoyed glance which was met with a childish smirk. Delta smiled back, not staying annoyed at her for long.

"Delta has brought down a deer this morning, and I'm sure we were low on fresh meat." Kappa said, since she had started the conversation. "So, you get to have your first pick of the venison, it appears." She said, and set her baskets down, as did Delta.

"That, and we would like to talk to you about something." Delta said. "Kappa and I believe that it is time to give the children a lesson in stalking. It will be close to the village, where any adult may watch. If they show that they are ready enough, we will do a practice hunt, where they will go and stalk some simple prey, a rabbit or a squirrel, for example." Delta explained his mate and his idea to their leader.

Lambda quickly but not hastily left the hut. The fresh salty air helped calm her aggravation. She had been so upset, of having let her self run out of a medicine. She left her worries behind knowing full well that Iota would have everything she needed in the garden. It wasn't long before her voice hummed along with the noises of Nature about her.

The healer had been so preoccupied with her mission that her thoughts, Nature and her own humming drowned away the chatter that had erupted from the others as they greeted and wished everyone a good morning. Lambda took the most direct path towards the prize winning garden. If any of the humans knew of her gardening skills there would be no doubt that they'd scavenge it dry... Her song had been interrupted by an annoyed grunt but it soon picked up to where she had left off.

Once entering the garden, she paused to take in the new smells that tickled her nose and the beautiful views that she always took in upon a visit. She lifted her head up and silently thanked the Mother for giving Iota the gift of Gardening. It was such an important key for the Chimera's survival.

It wasn't long before her eyes fell on that golden yellow flower. Cilliea closely resembled water lilies in there form but there were a few major differences. Aside the fact that they did not inhabit in watery areas. There size was almost half the size. These tiny flowers were sometimes woven into crowns for the children to wear.

She sat down and easily picked the long grass like leaves that grew from the stock. Lambda decided that three would be enough to almost fill her jar. Almost immedeatly a milky substance discharged from where the leaves had been broken off. Had she been a novice, that would have been all the milk she would have gotten, however her tools and expertise would drain every last drop into her jar.

Just as she suspected the three leaves had filled the jar almost to the top. She quickly tightened the lid and placed it in her bag and in return she took out several other small jars and an larger empty one. She put some of this and some of that from the jars into the large one. Inspecting after everything was added. Smelling. Eyeing. Feeling. Once satisfied, she pulled 2 more Cilliea leaves and emptied all the milk into the jar.

Taking out a wooded rod from her bag she stirred for a few moments. She would now be ready to see Zeta, And the freshness of the Cilliea leaves would do wonders for his healing wounds. After returning everything to her bag again, she stood and made her way towards the Temple.