Keline’s life began on Isle Amara. As a baby she grew into her toddler years on the island, surrounded by family and various other sister alks. When she grew older, however, her life was uprooted. Her biological aunt had a partner that was an elder. And as such was tasked with helping those alkidikes that had settled down on Jauhar, in Andile. This meant that her aunt would be moving as well. Keline’s mother, knowing of her sister’s dislike of the earthlings, thought it would be best to go with them and keep an eye on her sister — to make sure she didn’t do anything stupid. She also seen it as a way to get her daughters out into the world — to experience a place other than the Chibale Isles.
Things were wonderful for a few years. They settled down — Kel’s aunt and her partner not far from Kel’s little family — and, between elder duties, the family grew closer and enjoyed their time in a new setting. As time passed by, and Kel grew older, she developed a curiosity about the earthlings — especially the shifters that lived in a village not far from her own. They were vastly different from her and her alk sisters. There were even a few hybrids living in the village — one of which Kel quickly became friends with.
Kel’s aunt, however did not like this. Kel’s mother did her best to shelter her two daughters from her sister’s hate, but it was hard to do so when one of her children was already a teenager and spending more and more time with her beloved aunt. Kel, for the most part, didn’t let her aunt’s words affect her opinions on earthlings much. They couldn’t all be bad, could they?
Four years passed without major trouble — though her aunt did get into a few fights against neighboring shifters — and things were going well until her aunt’s partner was found slaughtered in the woods between Andile and Ast. No one could determine how it had happened or who had done it but Kel’s aunt instantly blamed the neighboring shifters. Earthlings, after all, were nothing but vile, violent creatures. As time passed, her aunt’s hatred only grew and she was soon joining a group of alks known as the extremists.
Kel’s mother feared for her sister’s safety, and that of her daughters. It took all that she had to keep Kel’s older sister from getting too involved in her aunt’s dealings. When the extremists moved, Kel’s aunt moved with them. And when the extremists were banished, so too was her aunt.
Confused, Keline could only watch as her aunt was taken from her. Still, she did not harbor any ill will towards the earthlings. The choice to fight had been her aunt’s and her aunt’s alone. Fueled by a hatred — deserved or not — her aunt had essentially torn their little family apart. Now, Kel watched as her sister’s anger grew as well. Only time would tell what would happen next.
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