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She searched; for whom she did not know. The only thing Aislinn had to go off of was her own wavy locks and ebony coat. She had never known her father, yet she knew he had to exists somewhere in this world. It had been days since she had left the glade she and Zuzu often met at. She finally had the courage. She raised her head to the sky. Only noon - a pity really that the day was already half gone. A sigh escaped her lips as she lowered her gaze to the ground, somewhat disheartened that her search had been fruitless thus far. But she had to continue. She had to know.

Lost in her own depressed stupor Linn almost missed the sound of breaking wood coming from the nearby treeline. Her mother had warned her not to venture into the woods alone, and thus far her search had been kept in open locations. But what if the one she was looking for was in the woods? She paused hesitantly, a shiver running down her spine as she recalled her mother's tales of the pale she-wolf Aderes. But... She would never know unless she tried to see. Timidly she drew closer to the tree line, the sound of crunching wood growing louder and louder. Just as her fear was about to make her turn back to the open grassy fields a voice drifted to her from just a bit further in. Was the one deeper in eating the wood? Curiosity quelled her fear for a brief moment, allowing her to call out to whomever may be there. "Hello?" Her voice quivered as she spoke. "Is... Is anyone there?"

"No... I'm not a Kalona." Linn said as she pressed further in to find the speaker. "You... You arent a Skin Walker, are you?" She paused she came around a tree and came face to face with someone that looked almost exactly like her - but male. "Oh!" She exclaimed somewhat surprised. "No, you arent a skinwalker!" She was speechless. This had to be the guy! Yet, no words came to mind to use to make sure. She just stood there, her mouth slightly open out of shock.

She stood there still, silent for a moment before her brain kicked back in. "Oh... Hi Oba." She muttered, blushing slightly. She must have looked stupid sitting there with her mouth hanging open. She shook her head, her bangs flicked successfully out of her eyes so she could get a better look at the male. "My name's Linn... Aislinn, but everyone calls me Linn." She looked about. "How come you're in the woods all alone? Isn't it dangerous?"

"I guess one that lives in the forest would be safer here than out in the open." Linn said with a soft smile. She paused and listened to Oba, shifting her weight uncomfortably. She wanted to ask Oba about himself, ask the questions she needed to in order to see if her was her father - but she didnt know where to start. Fortunately, the honey opened a few questions that may help. "Is it because of the honey that you came here? Or have you always lived in these woods?"

Linn looked to the ground. She couldn't imagine what it was like to loose someone she loved - Couldn't imagine what would happen if Zuzu left her. "Like everyone else?" It didnt sound promising, her mother had let it slip that her father and she had left each other mutually when Linn had once become angry at her real father for abandoning the family. But it would at least give her a few more answers.

Linn listened closely as Oba trailed off on an explanation. So, he and one mate had split up mutually. Oba was starting to sound more like her father. She nodded softly as he started saying he missed Mone, assuming this was the mare he was talking about leaving mutually; she nearly lost hope - But then the Second name came. "Quin?!?" Linn near about choked as she gasped the name. This was him! This was her father! She coughed a bit, having nearly swallowed her tongue in the gasp. She mouthed words, but no sound came out as she continued to cough for a moment. She finally caught her breath and calmed down enough to speak. "Did you say Quin? As in Harlequin? She's my mother!"

Well, Linn knew where she got her mood swings from. Oba had gone from worry, to anger, to from what she could tell being hurt or sad in the matter of secconds. Unfortunately, at Oba's spike in emotions, Linn's mood also swung from cheerful bliss at knowing who her father was to defensive anger at his accusations and statements. "Yes, I assume you are my father as mom never said your name. The only thing I've had to go off of in my search is my looks since I'm the only one out of my siblings that is black or has long hair." She, at this moment, was somewhat disappointed in her father. She snorted at him as she turned to leave, not wanting to further ruin the image of her father she had built up in her mind. She took a few steps to leave before pausing. "No..." She told herself curtly. "I'm not going to go; I dont care if I ruin the view I had made of my father..." She told herself as she turned and stomped back to Oba. "You know what? Mom still hasnt found anyone to call a mate. She has her best friend Danuwa for support, and yes, he did help raise me and my brother and sister; but they dont call themselves mates. They might in the future become mates since they're always there to support each other and help each other. Hell! I hope they do become mates! It would be nice for mom to have someone to love other than us. Which is more than I can say for you... You obviously didnt have any problems getting over my mother with Mone and Iza. " This was a twist of the truth since Oba had admitted he missed Quin, but Linn at that moment didnt care. She tossed her mane out of her face to better see the stallion before her as she let go of all the hate, sorrow, and confusion she had felt all her life for being the only one different. "Do you want to know why my mom never told you about us? She knew kids would probably make you stay with her; and since you two mutually split up and basically never spoke again she didnt want to keep you with her if you didnt want to be." Linn shook her head with disgust. "She did it for you..."

Even if Linn didn't know this much (and sadly it was the only thing she had ever been told) she would have defended her mother on her decision and against Oba's accusation. She was, despite feeling as though she was an outcast in the family due to her looks, very loyal and close to her family. She turned away from Oba once more, tears of anger welling up in her eyes. She took a few deep breaths, thinking back on what she had just said as she tried desperately to calm herself down. Her mind though fell to despair, suddenly realizing how pointless it all was. "You know?" She whispered to Oba even though she didn't turn to look at him. "When I thought of you as I grew up I imagined a horrible soquili; some monster that tricked my mother into being with him just to have his fun and be on his way - untill my mother found out and corrected me. Then I saw in my mind a proud stallion, honorable and charming, sweet and kind, that fell in love with my mother, and she with him, only to sadly figure out that the relationship couldn't work..." She hung her head in the hopelessness of it all as she begain to make her way back to the clearing. "At least I know the truth now." She said to herself with a sigh.