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Sueno was a little shocked. Kadryn was married to an OBLIVIONITE? What? How can she do that? Sueno though with upset; that’s not what Orderites are supposed to do! They are the enemy! She paused and looked into the small mirror that was in the guest room. Where they the enemy? Raemos was just simply weird. He wasn’t evil though. And certainly this Kirosh couldn’t be evil if he was married to Kadryn!

I’ll… just have to meet him. Sueno thought, meet him then decide if he’s evil or not. It was so weird though! She knew her parents had tried to raise her to not judge people, and the only reason she’d even trusted Raemos slightly was because he was with the Guardians… but this Kirosh was with the Wild Tribe (and so is Kadryn, she told herself) and there was probably a lot of Oblivionties there! Dovaa too… She slapped her cheeks to get rid of the bad thoughts. Gotta be nice! Can’t just judge people without meeting them! Ma would be very disappointed!

She finished brushing her hair and headed out to the kithen where Kadryn was cooking.
“Um… Kadryn… Ah’m.. not sure what to think but… Ah’ll give it a chance?” She said hesitantly. “Ah’ve met one Oblivionite.. he was just weird and slightly touched in the head but not evil.”

She was relived when Kadryn looked over her shoulder and cast her a grateful smile. “It means a lot that you’re willing to do this. I know our race has been raised to believe Oblivionites are the enemy and it’s tough for you.”

“It is.” Sueno sighed and went to set the table. “Ah thought Ah was open minded an dinna care…but apparently Ah do. Only ever met the one Oblivionite and he was with the Guardians… Are there Dovaa too in the Tribe?” She asked, moving beyond that topic. “Ah’ve never met a Dovaa.”

“Oh, there’s lots! The Tribe's actually mostly non Orderite.” Kadryn said in amusement. “And Ayr’s tribe has the most of us… and even then we’re barely more than a third of the camp!”



Sueno soon found out how true this was; Kadryn took her to the Tribe’s camp the next day and she met more non Orderites then she’d ever thought possible! She was really nervous but the ones she met weren’t too bad… despite being very scary to her! Raemos had been but a teenager… and had not had the wings, tail, or third eye to really scare her with. I never knew they got them, she thought as she nervously followed Kadryn to a group that was sitting around a fire in front of a large round tent.

“Hey there Millan! Got a girl here who’s got some questions you can help her with. I’ll be checking up with the Shaman so when you’re done find me there.” She said to Sueno before abandoning Sueno to face the scary ones on her own.

The one called Milan had a set of deep red wings on his back with a long sinuous tail tipped with a barb that was a matching red. He gave her a welcome grin and waved to a stump next to him. He was, she saw, a black and red theme all over. His hair was a thick long mane of straight black hair, and his skin a deep red a slight shade darker than his tail and wings.

“Welcome stranger. I’m Milan as the rude one just said before tossing you to us beasts. My brother Pelorn here and Verian.”
Pelorn was like his brother, but a darker red closer to black and his hair was cropped short. Verian was grey with a salt and pepper beard and thick mat of hair. All had the same eyeless sockets that freaked her out, but all also had smiles that didn’t look threatening.

“Ah’m Sueno….” She said hesitantly as she sat down.

Verian chuckled. “Sounds like you’ve not met a lot of Oblivionites! No need to be nervous child, we don’t bite… Much.”

“Only met one… and he was weird.” She ignored the last comment… that was obviously said to make her nervous! Which she already was…

Milan twitched an eyebrow up inquiringly; “Weird?”

“Yeah.” She wrinkled her nose. “Joined the Guardians and was lusting after his too pretty playboy Orderite captain or something. Also seemed to think he was… worthless or something. Ah always got the feelin’ he dinna wanna be himself.”

They all laughed. “That’s weird all right. But then the Guardians are all weird if you ask us.” Pelorn said as he and Verian got up. “We’d like to chat… but we did promise the chief to go clean up that nest of Vispirii near here.”

“You should stick around cute one,” Verian said with a grin as he ruffled Sueno’ hair, “Stick around and learn about non weird Oblivionites!” They waved as they left. Sueno huffily refixed her hair.

“You came at a busy time, most of us are preparing for winter.” Milan said as he leaned back against the trunk he was sitting against. “What’s a country girl doing all the way out here?”

Sueno thought he sounded genuinely curious. “Ah want tah add on a ranch to mah family’s farm. Gonna train creatures like Rajsha, Notbajovin, and Bykaldtra to help hunters on their trips.”

He whistled, “That’s an impressive goal! And you came here for help?”

“Yeah, Ah need tah know about the creatures and how they live in the wild iffn Ah’m ever tah really be able to train them.”

His tail twitched; “I’m wiling to help out. Kadryn’s a sweet girl and nasty in a fight.. but she’s got no sense of direction!”

“Ye sure?” Sueno asked. Why was he being so helpful? And that tail was so odd! Why didn’t Raemos have a tail?

“Sure. Not doing anything else right now! Plus if I help you, then I won’t have to help around camp! And I get to eat Kadryn’s food! Always a bonus.”

She giggled at that.

“So what do you know? And where do you want to start?”

“With Rajsha.” She replied promptly. “Ah only know textbook stuff so far. Ah know how tah set some traps that can capture without killing and do know a bit about taming and training animals. But all Ah’ve trained so far is Hastar and bird types.”

She and Milan spent the afternoon talking, comparing trap ideas and training knowledge in between him telling her about the creature. Sueno was surprised to find that at the end of the conversation she wasn’t afraid of him anymore.. And was looking forward to going with him into the field to capture a Rajsha!

Milan lounged about, bundled up in the cave but still managing to look attractive…. Sueno was doing her best to ignore him as she tried to train Impisi to do more than follow and retrieve.
She and Milan were in a huge cavern near the main winter camp on Ayr for the Wild Tribe. Near them was the maze; a testing ground, Milan had told her when she asked. Plus an area for the children to play in where the adults could keep an eye on them. It was winter here; the maze was almost buried in snow… and so was everything else. Milan, unlike Sueno, had lived here for a few years and knew what to expect; he’d packed everything, pointing out each item to a curious Sueno and Imprisi and telling her what each was for.. and explaining just why they’d need a thick tent even though they’d be in a cave, even thicker clothing than what Sueno had, and too many rugs and blankets.
Now, bundled up in the coat Milan had gotten for her, wearing more layers than she ever needed for Serenia winters, she was grateful for it. Because she had both Gazini and Impisi with her, she couldn’t quite live in the tent village of the Tribe…especially since she wasn’t a tribe member and had no wish to be one! She was, she’d told Milan when he’d asked, a farmer at heart. While she wanted to be a rancher as well… she’d always return back to her garden and farm. And had no wish what so ever to learn to fight and kill other people. And the Tribe required a certain level of skill with fighting... she had none.

“Perhaps,” She heard Milan’s husky drawl from the side; “You should make him a mount. You are light enough to ride him.”

“Ah have Gazini fer that.” She said with a smile as she began to brush Impisi; a task he adored.

“Gazini is good... but not for the high cliffs of Ayr. He’s a Soudulian Hastar, best for forests, swamps and flat lands… If he was an Ayralan Hastar it’d be a different story! But out here you’ll probably need a faster more agile mount.. which you have. Plus I think you mentioned Aisko right? Gazini won’t last there. He’ll die if you take him out during a snow storm there. A Rajsha has the fur to survive there.. they won’t like it, but they can live.”

She pouted a bit, but gave in eventually She loved Gazini... but no way would she risk him on Aisko if it meant he’d die!
“Ye think Ah kin train him like Ah did Gazini?” She mused. Impisi had seen her riding Gazini; perhaps he’d know what she wanted?

That afternoon she started getting Impisi used to having a blanket (one of hers to get him used to her scent) on his back. He didn’t mind it too much… but found out that he could roll over and get himself a blanket to sleep on… so it went well.. sort of.
The next week, to pass the time, she started putting other things on his back; it amused Impisi for a while. And when he was bored, he’d curl up and go to sleep.
“He’s a lot easier to get used to weights than Gaini was.” She mentioned to Milan one night as she was cooking. “Gazini threw everything off and trampled it.”
“He’s a Hastar… they aren’t known for their friendly temperaments.” He responded with a laugh. “Though neither are Rajsha!”
The next week was a bit more miserable for Sueno... they had to go hunting.. in the cold… with wind… and snow….
Milan teased her mercilessly for it, but she went even though she complained. Because Impisi, if Sueno wasn’t around, would eat anything he found first. If she was there, he’d give her first go at it (gross! But she got meat that wasn’t chewed so worth it) then eat the remains. That was the best sign she had that she was Impisi’s master.. or in this case pack leader. They went out most of that week and sepnt the evenings drying the meat found before the real winter storms hit. Milan had told her that once winter truly set in, they’d be stuck in the cave for at least a month... maybe two, three if they were really unlucky. So they stocked up on food and supplies.

That night, she heard the howling of the wind and knew that she was stuck…

But she used the winter months to train Impisi. He finally accepted her riding on his back… and seemed to find it a fun game. It also taught him to keep his balance with her extra weight... and her how to adjust her weight to aid him. The real test would come in spring, when she would ride him along the cliffs and see if she could stay on and not mess up his jumps!

this will be a solo special
Finds cub that's sick and abandoned and nurses it back to health. This makes it loyal to her and she teaches it not to bite or chew her stuff. Also gives to Milan at end since he's been there to aid her and it likes him as well and listens to him a bit better than Sue. She's too sweet XD