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Sanar clicked in return and arced her neck into the touch, enjoying its feel. As her dark eyes caught sight of the glowing jar she halted and ruffled her wings, peering intently at it.

Chao took her sandwich greatfully, sparing Jizzy a slightly concerned glance before beginning to unwrap the plastic wrap that encased her food. At Sin's shakingly asked question she looked up and had to bite back an overly dramatic response that most likely would have distraught Sin.

Instead she merely smiled and nodded warmly, "it's normal, don't worry."

Concerned, Sin shook the jar slightly. Was Gael going to grow soon? What an... interesting concept. She would have to puzzle over it a little later, she mused as a raindrop hit her nose. Sin blinked and looked up to see black thunder-heads rolling in all around them. Sin assumed that the rain wouldn't hit until they got to the cave, but knowing her luck - It would hit just before.

She tucked the now-glowing-but-perfectly-normal-thank-you-very-much Gael into the food bag and sighed deeply. Now all that she had to do was remember where exactly along the wall the cave was so they could get out of the now steadily dropping rain.

"We should go." Sin said, standing up briskly and looking up and down the rock face. Which way was it? From the direction they came, it would be north east from here. Sin glanced at her watch. That was up to her left. Might as well chance it, she thought, plundging into the undergrowth, hurrying to get out of the rain.

Tobias was about to wander aroudn when a drop fell on his ebak. He humped and flailed around, searching for his attacker. Another drop fell, then another. He was being bombarded! He began to to snap at the approaching raindrops, as if hoping to make them go away.

Jizzy stood at the first sign of rain. She knew it. SHe just hoped they could make it back now. She rushed over and scooped the frantic Tobias back into her bag, where he seemed quite content to be now.

"There, so you stay, rather dry.." SHe murmered and set off behind teh others.

For a time Sanar merely ran besides Chao but as it began to rain harder the Guardian quick scooped up a protesting Gryphon into her arms. Sanar could walk quite well, even in the wetness and green, thank you very much!

Ignoring her clicking charge Chao followed quickly after Sin, watching her companion double back a bit then suddenly the cave was in sight and she dove inside, despositing Sanar next to her.

"Ugh..." she grumbled and gave her head a shake, sending water droplets everywhere. Besides her Sanar did the same, except the shake involved her entire body.

Once vaguely dry the Gryphon quickly began to investigate this new texture beneather her hoves, nudging it with her head and pecking at it gently with her beak.

Sin smiled and turned to shine the flashlight that she had fished out of her backpack around the cave. "This is the cave of doom and explosion." Sin set down her bags and sat down on the floor, taking Gael-the-jar out of the food bag, where Sin had put her for safe-keeping. The soft glow that Gael's feather and fluff were emitting was enough to make the cave glow brightly in a strange and somewhat creepy light.

Reminded of some far off book, Sin set Gael in front of her, entraced by the slowly pulsating light. She stared at the light, watching as it began to pulse faster and faster, it's light distracting Sin from the water dripping from her nose and down her shirt.

She turned with the intent of shining the light into the back of the cavern and was surprised to hear the sound of breaking glass. Sin's head snapped back around, and she found herself staring at the place where Gael's jar had been.

Tobias nudged the rock she spit out before the light came to his attention. He turned to it and waddled over, attracted to it like a moth to a flame. What was this bright thing doing in a closet?

Jizzy's eyes sparked behind ehr shades as she saw the jar crack.

"Gael must be anxious to join us.."

She said, smiling broadly. Good thing she had brough extra glow necklaces, in case one broke.

Sin stared at the glowing orb, facinated as it solifided. Before her eyes, her gryphon was, forming? She thought that that was the right word for it.

Then, quite suddenly, the orb stopped glowing altogether as a small gryphon was deposited onto the ground, landing on unsteady legs.

"Gael..." Sin breathed, reaching out to brush some of the feathers with a trembling hand.

She opened her eyes. The room that they were in was dim to her vision. There was something touching her fir, ruffling it affectionately, or so she judged. She turned her head to face the hand, her beak shooting out to inspect the offending hand - or at least, she thought that was what it was.

"OW!"