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The next fork proved challenging to face. Eclipse had heard the snarling of the lynxes and nearly considered trying to find his way back out of the cave. But as the snarling died down, his confidence returned, and he pressed on.

The next fork he was a bit more cautious towards. He stepped down each fork only long enough to test the ground with a hoof. Hollow, wooden... and then muffled and mossy. His decision making was based on whim, and the last few decisions had served him well. Nodding to himself, he took the right path; the sound of clopping hooves on wood was somehow comforting. Solid ground underneath his feet was always a good thing.

And to reach that voice (he was assured that the doe calling from the back of the cave would be beautiful), he would do whatever it took.

Aure continued on, looking about her carefully. In the distance, she thought she heard the screams of other Kimeti, and she silently felt relieved to still be evidently on the right path. The wind had not let her down.

But, it wasn't long before she stopped again at yet another fork. Far way, the voice was still there, urging her, pushing her onward. But, which way? She strained her ears, but she could not make out the direction. It seemed to come from all around her - left, right, front, and back.

All she could make out were two sounds - distinctly different ones from the different paths - and neither sounded inviting.

After much thought, Aura turned left. She preferred the unknown, after all, and she wasn't sure if she trusted the idea of hollow wood in a maze.

This entire journey was unnerving, to say the least. Once or twice, Evening Hush had felt the urge to run and hide, or even turn around completely. But the voice was too alluring, and so she continue with the others, sticking as close as she could to another kimeti without imposing herself. At the fork, the doe opted to go left, if only because of the way the moss muted sounds. And if Evening Hush were to ever find herself bleating in terror, at least she wouldn't be as loud.

The Right Fork

As three kimeti set foot on the ringing wood,
they realize what that sound is, what it means:
Branches, trees, and as they step down the path,
the chiming twitter of songbird song fills their ears.

One buck is sharp-eyed and sharp-witted,
[or at least slightly more so than his peers]
and realizes that this is wrong, it's another trap:
he spies a gap in the maze and ducks through,
joining his wiser companions on the left path.

• phoenix kiss / Eclipse - 4

The other two continue blithely on, following that song,
until they find themselves staring up at a cluster of
brilliant songbirds, their chitter befuddling the senses,
driving the pair back the way they came, out of the maze --
but with new friends. Assuming they feed them well.

• Samuel Carlin / Leaves-in-twilight - 3
  
• Marushii / Skybled - 2
  

OOC:
Eclipse was lucky, and has been put back onto the right path.
More information regarding his next decision will be in the next post.
Sadly, however, the rest of you are out of the game.
Send blue a PM with your favorite color or a kimeti,
and she will make you a free songbird pet!

((You have 48 hours from the time of this post to get your replies and rolls in!

Be absolutely sure to roll! If you don't roll, and you take the wrong path, you'll get nada!

note, we're getting down to the wire here...))

Shadows are something Eclipse knows well. His name comes from his dream -- a dream where shadows slipped even over the moon, dimming its light and revealing things best left to the dark. The dark-furred buck stands at the mouth of the fork in the cave, agonizing over which choice to take--

Something he knows, or something he doesn't?

Eventually, after a few seconds of dancing in place, Eclipse shakes his hair out of his face and walks through into the glittering magic, taking the left path. The sparkles are so beautiful...

Grace was amazed when she saw Eclipse walk back with them into the correct path, it seemed. Other kimeti that went the separate way never met back with them, so she thought they were out. She hoped that nothing bad happened to them. Finding herself at yet another fork, she saw that one side was all sparkly and magical, and the other was heavily shrouded in pitch black shadows. Figuring that Nimue wouldn't directly show them her magic, she didn't think the left would be a good idea, as it was probably a trick. The other side didn't look good either, but she could hear her voice off in the distance. Taking a deep breathe, Grace started walking down the right path

The Left Fork

Eclipse had been given a second chance at the maze:
his sharp eyes had spotted a gap and taken advantage,
only to stumble down the wrong path.

It will only take a moment for him to realize his error.
The path, so fascinating with magic, glittering and bright,
twists back into the maze, back on itself, and the path
behind him is quickly lost.

It finally comes to a halt, and he will find himself facing
a narrow-eyed owlcat, snickering with amusement,
its tail swishing in an entertaining way. It can't speak,
so just stares at him mockingly. He is trapped, for now:
until the maze comes to a close.


OOC:
Eclipse is now out of the game! However,
Send blue a PM with your favorite color or a kimeti,
and she will make you a free owlcat pet!