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16. A smooth, sunbleached lynx skull lies in a clearing.


After helping the blue Acha roll a rock to Idle's gathering spot, Night took a gander what the old goat might be up to. He seemed very preoccupied with his project, but he did stop for a moment to rattle off a few things he still needed. Not bothering to engage the old goat in conversation, Night wandered of to see what he could find.

Night entered a clearing and found a sun bleached skull on the ground. "Looks like a lynx lost this battle," Night said to no one in particular. "It would make a dandy addition to Idle's project, but he didn't say he was looking for any skulls." Night thought about bringing the skull back, but then decided against it. Idle seemed very particular about what he wanted. Night walked away from the skull hoping he wouldn't regret leaving it behind.

18.You find a plant of absolutely intoxicating scent, surrounded by hummingbirds. It proves impossible to transport their nectar, but nothing's stopping you from sampling some while you're here.

"What a lovely scent," murmured Night. He watched the hummingbirds buzzing from one flower to the next. Their wings were hypnotic to watch. Shaking himself, he stepped away from the flowers. This wasn't getting him anywhere. He needed to find useful things for Idle, not for himself. With a last look at the pretty birds, he sighed and walked away.

stone cold

The colourblind acha was nearby all the commotion and heard all of the loud buzzing noises. Stone Cold's footsteps were light and his hooves almost never made a sound when he walked. Stealthy, he appeared behind the meti with his fellow familiars and cleared his throat loud as to not scare the meti. If he screamed it be over for him. The wasps don't stop chasing until they land a stinger into something.

"Seems like you could use some help there..." he spoke quietly.

Stone thought for a moment and looked at the hive and back at his bunnies. His gaze focused the most at the darker coloured one and he nodded. "Yes. That could work," he spoke to himself and turned to look at Night.

"Tales here," he said calmly, and the bunny hopped forward. "He runs fastest of them all. We could flick a rock at the hive from behind these bushes and remain hiding until the wasps gives chase to Tales. I trust him to find shelter amongst the chaotic chase and come back to me, alive."

The acha lightly put a hoof on top of Tales' head and patted the small animal. "Scrap that idea or give it a try?" he asked.

"I certainly hope he won't get stung..." the acha continued. "I should tell him to keep low between bushes and jump up high once in a while to keep the wasps interested in him long enough for you to get the wax."

He turned towards his bunny and whispered into his ear. The bunny replied with a soft thump.

"Time to start looking for small pebbles, or rocks. Then we can start," he went on as he made the other remaining two search for some. "I can't tell the difference with these eyes of mine. You will need to help with the search too..."

Stone stood there, unmoving, and stayed on guard in case the wasps are on the move.

Stone looked at the small pile of pebbles. it was more than they needed but hey, better to have more than run out while flicking.

"Okay now put one onto your tail like this," he spoke and showed Night how to balance the little rock on his tail. Once you found your target, just whip it like this.

He flung his tail and the little pebble hit the hive. The wasps buzzed loudly at each other and wondered where it came from. Tales readied himself to dash out as soon as Stone gives him the signal.

The acha nodded. "Came to me when i was bored one day with nothing to do." He grunted at Tales and the bunny hopped out. "Okay fling another pebble at them. That should keep them busy for a while going after Tales. If they spot us, we can run over to that murky pond over there and dive in," he laughed. "As big as they usually get, they don't like to get their wings wet."

The acha was surprised how quick the meti was on his hooves when he ran straight toward the pond without looking back. He chuckled and did the same thing. His familiars speeding by beside him as they ran.

Stone gave a loud squeely whistle and called Tales back to him. There was a big splash as the acha himself dove into the pond for safety. He bobbed his head in and out of the water as she scooped the two bunnies onto his back.

A few moments later, the third little bun came into view and dove into the water to shake off the angry wasps. It couldn't swim but trusted Stone enough to come save him. Frozen stiff upon coming in contact with the water, the bun just floated on the waterline like an ice cube. The worried acha swam as fast as he could and held onto his bun between his mouth before carrying him on his back with the rest.

He floated back to where Night was. "That's a magnificent piece of wax. Congrats. This was fun," he said with a chuckle. Not in any hurry at all, the acha floated toward the other side of the pond far away from the hive. "Good day~~" and he got out of the water after he had let his familiars reach solid ground first.