Fate's Emergence

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" Monkey See , Monkey Do "

     Nobi cawed from a the heights of a lone tree ; as the sun peeked over the mouth of the falls . Last evenings patrol had worked tirelessly . Once hearing Nobi's calls amid the early morning , they shot up furiously from the ground .

      Looking around tiredly at the others who had already begun to prepare for the day . "Nobi , are you serious right now , girl ." Marisol rolled her eyes at Alizae's yelling .

' It's too early and I'm too tired for this right now ' she thought but still managed to pull herself up and rubbed the crust from her eyes .

     "Don't fuss at her , she's doing her job !" Ceres was the first to correct Alizae . "What a good bird , pretty bird ." Cypris affirmed , reaching a hand to Nobi's beak so she may sniff . Then began to scratch behind her almost invisible ears .

     This was her way of respecting Nobi's boundaries , allowing her to chose if she'd like to be pet or often the case not . "Isn't she your pet . . why do you do that ?" Iniko ridiculed the behavior that unfolded before him .

     "She is not a pet ! She is a trusted guard , more trustworthy than the likes of you , and she deserves her boundaries respected ... Or would you rather she tear your hand off ?" Everyone seemed a bit on edge this morning .

     Maybe bad dreams , or maybe realizing they were in a place they had no idea what to expect from . Barqael yawned and begun to tie his shoe .

"Today we'll be assessing what you already think you know . I won't tell you what to do , I'll let you assume what I wish to see ." Ishmael's voice rang over the rowdy crowd but he was nowhere in sight .

     Ceres picked up her largest bag of weapons and unrolled it while the others gathered around the display . "Since we don't know what he wants to see , everyone pick a weapon so you have something else to rely on ."

     "Want to do long range combat , sister ?" Cypris suggested , Ceres nodded approvingly . "I'll take you on any day !" Ceres joked and pulled two short staffs from a holster throwing them to her counterpart .

     "I'd like the knife , please ." Alizae beckoned for the medium length knife that rested two slots from the staffs . Ceres nodded and placed it gently in her hand . It was a light weight material but nothing like steal . 

     "What is this ?" She questioned . "It's a knife . . but if you're referring to it's material it's a Magnesium alloy and carbon fiber grip . Perfect for anything really ." Cypris informed , stealing the thunder from the weapons specialist crouching by her side . Ceres looked up with discontent .

     "Is the axe made of the same material ," Ceres gave a brief nod , "then I'll take it ." Barqael slowly reached for it , resulting in Ceres swatting his hand away .

     "Don't get touchy with my stuff , Prince , I'll hand it to you ." She slowly lifted the binding and slid it from the holster .

     "I'm good , thanks ." Nau'Jour said confidently . "I wonder what he has up his sleeve ." Iniko pried away from the group and began to walk back to the rope bridge .  "Where you going Iniko !" Marisol called behind him .

     "I don't think The Dragons will have us training so close to camp . If anything we'll be in a wide open space and where have we seen one of those ?" He said condescendingly .