Spirit Animals:The Leader Keeper's Secret

Chapter Elven:In Zhong and Nilo

Andi's POV-
A Zhongese girl has fair skin, long and shiny black hair, large deep brown eyes. She wore intricate silk kimonos , a light scarf,and a bamboo made tralisman carved into a panda.
And her name is Andi.
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Andi lives in Shar Liwao. She is the only daughter of General Shiloh. She was playing the erhu,she has received hours of lessons. Taking up the bow,Andi can could feel her spirit animal,a giant female panda bear with silver eyes,Jana the heat radiating from the panda's body and smelled the wet bamboo flowers scent of her coarse fur. As the daughter of General Shiloh, one of the commanders of the Zhongese military. Her mother had summoned a spirit animal,as had all four of Andi's grandparents,and all eight of her great-grandparents. Her father, grandfather, and two of her great-grandfathers had been generals. The least of the others had been powerful merchants. Only the the family of the emperor could claim a better pedigree. Her father has the bloodline of Yin and Yo. He also had called a tiger spirit animal. He was a formidable man- nobody was cunning,or more observant,or wrathful when crossed. He had access to the best warriors in Zhong, and he'd wanted his daughter to learn the basics of defending herself. She knew how to fight with anything. She knew her manners. She could paint,she could serve tea, she could garden,she could recite poetry, she could sing, and she could play any Zhongese instruments. But her favorite pastime was hand-to-hand combat.
Jana rolled her gaze toward Andi.
"I'm trying,"Andi said." I'll try if you'll try."
She began to play. At first,she could only remember her instructor correcting her finger position and her bow technique. But after a few measures, she began to feel something else. A wide-open peace. Andi knew that the emotion was coming from Jana. This was part of the panda's power.
Slowly the peace focused.
A very strange thing happened then. Andi imagined she was surrounded by small, floating planets. Tinier moons circled some of them. She knew in a fuzzy,dreamy way that these orbs were her options. As the erhu sang sweetly in the background, Andi realized that the closest little sphere represented the path to Zhongese Greencloak tower named Sunrise Tower. It was certainly the closest option, but it was also the smallest. And there were no other moon-choices floating around it.
With her decisions hovering outside of her mind,it was easy that her plan to Sunrise Tower was logical, but reactive. And it was easy to see that it left her alone and wasn't able to show her true self.
Jana's power kept pushing at Andi. She glimpsed the orb that represented the choice of going in search of the Keepers of Erdas. It was a troubled,stormy planet, but it was surrounded by more choices, and each of those was surrounded by even more. It wouldn't be an easy choice, but it had more possibilities close by.
Andi strained her neck to see it closer. Suddenly, in one of the orbs,she saw her mother's proud face. You've made the wise decision, she said, instead of the smart one. Well done.
Andi stopped playing all at once. The mysterious orbs vanished. Jana blinked quietly at her.
"What happened?"asked her father. Andi had forgotten she was there.
Andi didn't know how to explain it. The panda helped her to think.
"I made a decision,"she said." I'm joining the Marked Warriors and the Keepers of Erdas."
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Andi and her father went to the meeting room, which is downstairs. The room has a fancy, painted in white and gold,a eight feet long table with a red fabric. And thronelike chairs. Raised seats for anyone's spirit animals. A few other tables were piled with food. There were cakes soaked in sugar syrup and potatoes glazed with butter. Fruit swam in salads. Ricecakes formed teetering stacks. Noodles lay in plates. Beef lay in dark brown sause mixed with cooked celery and carrots. Warm brown soup with white stuffing. And cooked rice, chicken, and eggs.
In the chair is a Greencloak woman. She was tall and slender, dressed in hunting leathers, with a green silk scarf tied around her neck and gray-flecked black hair tied to a long plait. Her skin was dark and weathered, but from age or long years in the open, Andi couldn't tell. Perhaps both. A short Zhongese bow was on her back, and a curved sword at her side. And on one of the spirit animal raised seat layed a black tiger spirit animal. With her is a eleven year old Zhongese tribesgirl. The girl has dark and weathered skin, brown eyes, black hair tied to a long braid,tied in from a small piece of red silk. On her wrist,is a bracelet, although its strands looked like a wire,they were actually boiled elephant tail hair. Four knots in the strands symbolized sun,fire,water,and wind. She wore animal skins , a silk spotted belt,and slate elephant tralisman. On her back is a travel pack. On her side,is a short Zhongese bow,a curved sword, and blades. And a green cloak over her right shoulder.
"And who are you?"asked Andi
"I am Lishay."said the woman Greencloak
"And I am Zoe,bonder of Khun the Elephant."said the Greencloak girl.
'One of the Legendary Beasts, and one of the Keepers of Erdas.' thought Andi with awe.
"You must come with us."said Lishay
Andi nobbed and said." I know."
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Her supplies were brang by a servant. Andi tied her silver sword and her Zhongese sling to her belt. The three of them started walking towards a harbor city of Xin Kao Dai. To be picked up from the Redcloaks and their ship Ninani's Courage.
They were passing through the trading post. The port city has colorful tents and the rich people lives in buildings. There are green and red tents, while the buildings are sand-colored. There is a rich smell of roasted potatoes,nuts, and Zhongese spices in the air. She saw advistiments outside of tents,they held food,drinks,and clothing. Above the buildings, the tents,and the courtyard is a green flag threaded in gold and silver of making a panda bear. Almost everywhere they went,there was different colored and surprisely matching colors,it is hanging from the buildings and the tents. And have aqua-colored flags threaded in silver in a shape of a elephant.
There was huge crowds,here and there. There was no beginning or ending to the crowds. The people were dressed in everything from dirty rags to the richest robes. The styles ranged from the severe jackets of Eura to the colorful robes of Nilo. Drivers with carts and horses jostled each other to get closest to the richest passengers with the most luggage. Posters with stooped backs took remarkable quick steps under the heavy burdens of trunks and bags. Farther inland, Andi could see stands displaying fruits,meats, spices, and teas.
A cheerful old woman with a kingfisher spirit animal nodded in their direction as they passed, wishing them a good day. A man with a sparrow spirit animal flinched when she saw them and darted away across the street. A gaggle of little kids followed them for a moment, trying to guess where she was from.
"I told Sheyu to meet us at the docks with the child,who summoned Dinesh."said Lishay." But I think we're lost."
Andi got out a small bag of Zhongese crescents and stood next to Lishay and Zoe. Zoe caught Andi's eye. Her lips started to prick up in a smile.
Then a boy with a dirty face,in rags, and quick fingers lifted the contents of a woman's pocket. The boy continued to walk along nonchalantly, almost blending into the crowd before Andi and others could react. Like reading her mind,the boy walked towards her and the others.
"What's the matter?"the boy asked, making his eyes big, trying to look even younger than he is.
Andi looked at the boy over more closely. He was wearing old,ill-feating clothing, but caked in his fingernails. And with the smell of roasted nuts and horses.
"We're not trying to get in trouble. We just hoping you might give us direction."said Andi
"Direction?"the boy asked, perplexed." Why ask me?"
"Because we need to find the docks to meet someone."said Andi, flipping a coin to the boy.
They started to zig-zagging across the street, with the young boy in the lead. They stopped when they sight of the sea came.
The boy finally stopped." Just keep going straight."he said
"Thank you."said Andi
She gave him her bag of coins. The boy widden his eyes again, but for real this time. He ran out of sight.
The Zhongese docks were alive with motion and noise. Up and down, sailors called out,men traded words and wares,and carts moved crates. Andi saw two other ships with Greencloak flags,and mixed among them were ferries from Southern Zhong and Eura,and even one from as far as Amaya. In the bay, was a handful of whales, dolphins, and rays swam in circles,she saw pets and spirit animals. Calls went up, and ropes were flung on to the docks, caught by workers who helped haul the ferries and ships into it's berth.
Then she saw a man dressed in Zhongese tunic, in a green cloak, and another tribesgirl,who looks like Zoe(only she's barefoot).
"That's them."said Lishay
"The girl must be Kaiina who had summoned Dinesh the Elephant."said Zoe
They quickly joined Sheyu and Kaiina. Lishay had introduced Andi and Zoe to Sheyu,who gave the two of them a silent and knowing nod. Sheyu had introduced eleven year old Kaiina, summoner of Dinesh,keeper of the Slate Elephant tralisman.
A young man,who wore a black tunic,a saber on his belt,a bow on his back, and a red cloak flowed behind him. His spirit animal is a jaguar.
"Come on,the Ninani's Courage is waiting for us."said the Redcloak
After abording the ship and sailing out to sea. Andi looked out to the shimmering blue sea. They are heading to Nilo.
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Elio POV-
A young boy has dark and weathered skin, from standing outside, dark brown eyes, shiny black hair scented from scented oil,he wore a stiff blue cotton robe, drawn to a tight with a white sash.
And his name is Elio.
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He lives in Nilo, Port Tantego of the monastery. Surrounded by stone and sky, the temple was several miles from the closest field. Elio knew because the landscape from each of the monastery's many majestic towers. It was perched on the rocky shore of a deep river,water to one side, forest on the other. Nowhere to run.
He lost his parents to those merciless conquerors. Everytime he goes to sleep,he can still see his parents before they were killed, around the same time as the conquerors had attacked his village and killed his parents, and hear their voices.
And then he thought of his mother,who was as beautiful and patient as Ananda was-but strong, too. Willing to fight for a good cause-like marrying a Zhongese man even though she was Niloan. Willing to go into battle against the Conquerors for their family.
Elio stood on a bell watch. The boy's mind wandered to the savannah, and the sweet sting of the grass at his ankles. Up and up,Elio thought of the feeling of exhaustion as he returned of his home from a run. His father would bring him water, not saying a word about where he had gone until he had been ready to speak. And his mother would watch on,a strange look of pride on her slender face.
Fire scorched the ground, battle cries came from the other villages, shrieks from animals, armored Conquerors women and men slashed down huts and villagers. While the Conquerors burn down Elio's and his family's hut,Elio had climbed a tree, his mother had left her spirit animal, Farja the Black Tiger in the tree to guard Elio. His father had also left his spirit animal, Ferjeri the White Tiger to also guard Elio in the tree. (The two tigers both live today). Before Elio had started climbing the tree, his mother had kissed his forehead, and gave him his father's necklace, it is a obsdian carving of a gorilla, attached to a thin iron-black chain (Right now he's wearing the necklace). After climbing the tree,Elio and the tigers watched the fight through the leaves,the heat of the fire made Elio's eyes watered into tears. Then Elio saw his mother being overmatched by a Conqueror and a gila monster, on the floor is a Zhongese man had a sword in his chest and his eyes are viscat. But then a jackal had attacked his mother from the behind. And before he knew it, his mother is long gone. After a few days from the attack,a Greencloak and the cheiftain came to see the damaged hut.
"Hello?" whispered Elio hoaserly
"Elio?" said the cheiftain with a hint of a wonder in her voice.
"Where's your parents?" asked the Greencloak
"Their gone, but their spirit animals are with me." said Elio
So then he ended up in Port Tantego, in a monsatary, to heal. And he survived.
He'd watched the horizon from the safety of trees on the far side of the savannah. He watched for a long time, afraid to close his eyes, until they began to twitch and tremble. Elio had watched through the twilight and into the dark, scanning and scanning the shadows for his brave father, realizing he would he never come.
The sudden brightness top of the high windows startled him, like fire catching in his eyes. Pinprick stars speckled his vision as he leaned against the stone and struggled to catch his breath. Elio could feel the vibration on his arms and face. They tingled against his tender cheek. Elio felt suddenly dizzy, as through the tower was beneath him was quaking. His vision blurred and tower seemed to darken all around him. Then-a flash! It was as if the sky had lit up with a flash of noon sun. But only for the briefest moment. In an instant, the light was gone.
But he felt different and the feeling he was being watched. He turned around and saw a deep-set eyes meeting his dark brown eyes. As it stepped into the light,its face was revealed by the orange glow of the sunset.
A silverback gorilla.
But the ape's red eyes stayed fixed on Elio's. The squinted at the boy, pulling itself forward on huge fists. A gust of wind blew through the bell tower, rustling the long black hair on the creature's arms. Each of its biceps were thick as Elio's waist. Caught in the stare of the ape's red eyes,Elio made a small sound in his throat,as he suddenly recognized him. There was only one (merciful) gorilla in the history of Erdas with eyes like that.
Eko.
The gorilla watched intensively when Elio reached out his hand to pet the gorilla. The gorilla's fur is surprisely soft,warm, and comforting. Eko watched the boy with apologetic red eyes, as if he knew what he been through. Eko raised his hand out to him. Elio put his hand on Eko's outstretch hand. Elio felt him and Eko's connection of each other.
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Elio and the monks had put some blankets and pillows for Eko. He pointed to the door.
"It isn't time to go the lookout yet."said Elio with a tired frown.
But Eko grunted and pointed,not letting the boy go back to sleep. Eventually Elio gave in. He gave a rough sigh and his legs over the bed. And made a signaled to Eko to follow him.
Eko followed him out the door, toward the north tower. It was early morning,not yet dawn. The ape moved slowly, his two large nostrils taking in the morning forest air as it poured through the monastery. Elio tried to engage the ape with questions, but he was almost entirely unreadable and unresponsive.
Eko seemed alarmed that he would leave him behind and alone.
Eko walked side-by-side with Elio. When they got to the top, Eko was standing majestically on his four limbs,his back arched as he stared out over the horizon. He studied the distance,as if he was waiting for something or someone to appear.
When the sun finally appeared,it was than a silver of bright red light on the horizon, not yet lighting the full sky. When Takoda,a boy who also lost his family and called Kovo around the same time as Elio, suddenly rang the morning bell,it startled Eko,who were in awe of the sunrise. He spun around, his deep-set eyes wide with panic. Elio stifled a laugh as the infamous ape scowled at him. Then Eko turned and continued watching the open tower.
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Before the midday chant, Ananda came to Elio's room. She handed him a satchel with charcoal and a scroll of papyrus. He opened it with a dintified manner. Eko watched calmly on. Inside,the boy found a Niloan quarterstaff,a Niloan bow and arrows, and a green cloak. The scroll has hand symbols, below it is the signatures of the hand symbols. Elio tied the green cloak over his shoulders and back. He tied the bow and arrows on his new and improved holder. He tied the quarterstaff on his belt on his belt.
"Somebody is here to meet you and Eko."said a monk named Zahra with a gazelle spirit animal name Galvi.
"Where at?"asked Elio
"At the courtyard."replied Zahra
He and Eko went passed the hallway that has amber banners, thread in gold, in a shape of a leopard. A lion. And a gorilla in red banners, thread in black.
The guards opened the two doors, and when Elio and Eko got out,he felt the sunlight on warming him. He glanced at the gorilla, the gorilla closed his eyes and breathed into the air as if in the first time.
In the courtyard,was a Zhongese girl,who wore intricate silk kimonos a light scarf,a green cloak,and has fair skin, large dark brown eyes, long and shiny black hair, around her neck is a bamboo tralisman, carving of a panda bear, attached to a thin iron-gold chain.
'She's beautiful.'thought Elio
"You better come with me."said the Zhongese girl
"Why?"asked Elio
"The Leader Keeper wants all the Keepers of Erdas to meet us at the Evertree."
"Maybe, you should explain."said the Elio
"Okay, for starters,my name is Andi and my spirit animal is a panda bear named Jana."said the Zhongese girl
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Elio, Andi, Takoda, a Euran boy named Conor went to the docks and abord the Ninani's Courage. Then they sailed off towards Okaihee with the others and the Redcloaks, to see if they can find the boy who summoned Zuma.
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Buddah's POV-
A young Niloan boy has dark brown skin, black hair streaked with silver, and large, deep brown eyes. He wore hunting leathers with, colorful tattoos of gold and silver Niloan tattoos, and a Niloan bow and a Niloan quarterstaff. With a leopard on his wrist.
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Buddah and his leopard,Zuma,were on the hunting for a antelope. Food was scarce in his village. But then he heard a snort from a gazelle.
'Well, a gazelle will do to.' thought Buddah
Like reading his mind, Zuma crawled through the grass, while he followed the great leopard,he scented a close gazelle herd. The gazelle herd must be migrating towards the oasis. The two of them, went towards the nearest gazelle. The gazelle was nimbling the dried grass. Staying low, Buddah stalked through the tall grass, moving at a slow,steady pace. He stepped carefully,as his father had taught her, advancing the silence around him.( From his leopard.) Coming to a standstill, Buddah eased an arrow to the string of his bow. As he pulled back,the arrow flew true,on to the beast's side. The gazelle staggered only briefly before collapsing.
Buddah knelt besides the fallen beast and spoke in a soft voice." I'm sorry for taking your life, friend. Our village needs your meat. I got in close and made a clean shot so you wouldn't suffer. Please forgive me."
Then he saw Zuma, with red stains on his claws and teeth. Standing in front of the leopard is a another fresh kill. A antelope layed before the leopard.
Buddah barked a laugh, of surprise.
"Looks like we're in luck, we'll have full bellies tonight." said Buddah
He glanced at the bright sky. The sun had moved into noon. Fortunately, he and his leopard found the game that was small enough to carry.
The sun glared down at the baked, brown plain. The brush was dry and brittle,the shrubs in the distance. A few lonely baobab trees stood in the distance, trunks thick, branches sprawling, blurred by shimmering ripples of heat. But he was tall for his age.
But then he saw fire and smoke, he also heard screaming and battle cries from his village.
He glanced at Zuma. And Zuma glanced at him. The leopard's emerald gaze looked at him with fear and surprise.
Then Achi, the young Niloan boy with a young elephant spirit animal, named Omika, came with sweat on his forehead, his spear was clunched so tight, his knuckles turned pale, and his eyes are wide and terrified. Next to him is a Niloan girl named Irtike, who has a lion and zebra skinned dress, and on her wirst is a bracelet. Although the strands looked like wire, they were actually boiled elephant tail hair. Four knots in the strands symbolized sun, fire, water, and wind. It supposed to bring good luck. Her bag held her spirit animal,  a naked mole rat, Mikak. Her bag is leathered brown, tighted in leopard fur, and at the opening is gryfalcon feathers. She too looked terrified and surprised.
"What happened?" asked Buddah.
On his back, he has a back pack filled with a week's supplies. Food, water, weapons, and a light brown hunting cloak.( Which he is wearing right now.)
"Conquerors had attacked Okaihee." panted Irtike.
"We have to hide in the forest for a while." said Achi.
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They'd been walking down a natural path through the trees, a space that was mostly free of vines and saplings. It looked almost a tunnel, big enough for an elephant to pass through, dappled sunlight broke the canopy. The wind stirred, and the sunlight reflected off the forest, and filtered through the trees danced along the length of the tunnel. Achi crawled into his makeshift bed and Buddah climbed higher, finding a branch just below the canopy that was large enough to bear his and Zuma's weight. Zuma purred and rubbed under Buddah's chin. His leopard's fur is warm, soft, and comforting.
Him and a few other lost village Niloan kids had ended up in the Leopard Jungle. There are elephants, rhinos, hippos, parrots, sandpipers, leopards, crocodiles, and antelopes in the forest. The forest has lots of lakes and ponds. A few cliffs made of bright green. It's like a tropical rainforest.
Buddah felt surprisely stronger and braver, like Zuma. The forest seemed to feed Buddah strengh of a leopard. Around his neck, is a amber tralisman with a carving of a leopard, attached to a thin iron-gold chain. Then Achi came on the back of his spirit animal. His elephant lifted her trunk, for Achi to talk to Buddah.
"What's wrong?" asked Buddah, without looking away from the sunset.
The sunset is pink and gold, above it is mixed violet, dark blue, and amber. A far away look came into his eyes.
His parents once told him that Uraza has the power to control the rise and fall of the sun.
"A young Euran boy named Conor, a young Niloan girl named Abeke, a young Niloan boy named Takoda, a young Niloan boy named Kirat, a young Niloan boy named Elio, and a Amayan boy with a ram mask named Stead, are here to speak to you." said Achi.
Buddah recoiled slightly. He became a chieftain, a week ago after the attack of the Conquerors from his tribe. A few other Niloan tribe village kids had came here to heal and hideout, until the war might be over or waiting for the Greencloaks to find them. He likes to stay above a small silver and sapphire waterfall, his tree is on a small piece of island and a low branch stretched over the waterfall,(he used it for meetings and gatherings) there is a green hammock for him to sleep, that's camoflage into the healthy green leaves.
"Tell them to meet me at the waterfall."said Buddah
In a flash of light, Zuma disappeared and reappeared as a leopard tattoo on his wrist. He felt like a leopard inside him.
Buddah climbed carefully and graceful on the branch that stands out of the waterfall. When he majecticly went through the huge green palm leaves.
Sitting before him is a light-skinned Euran boy with golden hair, aqua-colored eyes, and a shepherd's hook. A dark brown skin Niloan girl with dark brown eyes, skinny braids,a Niloan bow,a Niloan knife,a amber tralisman carved with a leopard, and a huge female leopard with violet eyes. A boy with dark skin, dark eyes, dressed in a stiff blue cotton robe, drawn tight with a white sash, a osbidian tralisman carved in a gorilla. His accent is Southern Zhong, but he looks Northern Nilo. With his spirit animal, a silverback gorilla with red eyes. A boy with dark and weathered skin, dark brown eyes, shiny black hair scented with scented oil, he wore a stiff blue cotton robe, drawn tight with a white sash, a osbidian tralisman carved in a gorilla, and a silverback gorilla spirit animal. A tall boy, with dark skin, dark eyes, dressed in beige linen clothes, with golden rings on his fingers, a golden tralisman with a lion carved in the tralisman, and a maned male lion spirit animal. His accent is Southern Zhong, but he looks Northern Nilo. A young man, with a carved and horned ram mask on his face, he wore a dark brown tunic and a red cloak. He also has swords, daggers, and knifes, and a longbow.
"You are one of the Fallen Four. Two of the Great Beasts. One of the Legendary Beasts. One of the Redcloaks." said Buddah.
"Are you Buddah?"asked Conor." The Okaihee child who summoned Zuma the Legendary Jungle Leopard?"
He has wise and bright blue-sky eyes,there was a twinge of sadness and fear in his gaze. They both met each other's gazes.
"Yes, I am Buddah and I have summoned Zuma the Legendary Jungle Leopard." said Buddah quietly.
The six of them glanced at the each other and nodded to concenered the decision.
"Can we stay here, till morning?"asked Elio
Buddah nodded and said. "You stay behind those bushes and leaves, it leads to a old cheetah den."
"Um, won't a cheetah comes in there?" asked Stead.
"With half a dozen of young human beings and spirit animals here, no cheetah pack could pass leopards, a lion, and two gorillas to go past them." said Buddah quietly.
Stead gulped and gave a signaled nodded silently.
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Buddah and his old and new friends went to the Port Tantego. The port is bright and beautiful. The people from were dressed in everything from dirty rags to the richest robes. The styles ranged from the severe jackets of Eura to the colorful robes of Nilo? Drivers with carts and horses jostled each other to get closest to the richest passengers with the most luggage. Posters with stooped backs took remarkable quick steps under the heavy burdens of trunks and bags. Farther inland, Buddah could see stands displaying fruits, meats, spices, and teas. Buddah fed of the noise and energy of the city. A cheerful old woman nodded in their direction as he and the others as they passed, wishing them a good morning. A man with a starling spirit animal flinched when he saw them and darted away across the street. A gaggle of little kids followed them for a moment, trying to guess where they're from. He saw a few bright-colored silks and scarfs. The smell of roasted nuts, spices, and valors rang through the air. Stead had slowed down. His eyes met into Buddah's eyes.
His head was bowed and didn't met his eyes.
"I'm sorry that I didn't trust you in the first place."whispered Stead
Stead took the lead, while Conor met Buddah's eyes. He wore hunting leathers.
Buddah caught image of a wolf. The wolf is midflight in a tattoo on his forearm.
'Briggan' thought Buddah in awe.
"You summoned..."began Buddah
But Conor cut him off with a warning look.
"I'll explain everything when we get to the Ninani's Courage.' whispered Conor, started hiding the wolf tattoo on his forearm under the sleeve of his hunting shirt.
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They finally got to the Ninani's Courage. Buddah sat on his hammock. There is a signaled window in his room and brang a faint white light through the window. Then as promised,Conor came into the room. He had a solemn expression on his face.
"After a few days of summoning Briggan. I was playing outside with Briggian,to have a much deeper and understanding bond. Me, Cordalles,a Euran girl who summoned Halawir the Eagle, Dawson, Devin's younger brother,had summoned Rumfuss the Boar, Devin summoned a black wildcat named Elda, and Estrella,a Euran girl who summoned a Ferruginous hawk named Mithra,Karmo,a Niloan boy who summoned Impundulu the hammerkop stork, and Ana,a Amayan girl who summoned Ix the gila monster. But then we all heard screaming and battle cries in the forest. We all went into the forest to investigate.
"When we went into the misty forest,we saw more than enough Conquerors,we hid ourselves in dark cloaks, unsheathed our weapons, and call our spirit animals. Then we attacked the Conquerors from the behind with a Greencloak named Isilla and a goldfinch named Frida. But then Redcloaks also came along and took the Conquerors by scruprise as while. The battle was so wild and confusing,I nearly lost Briggan. During the battle, he entered the passive state and now he will not come back out."
Silence. Buddah felt sympathy and twinge of sadness for Conor.
"We'll be going to the Evertree to meet the Leader Keeper of all High Keepers of Erdas and the other Keepers of Erdas."said Conor