Bathed in Red and Gold
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Last published Wed, Jun 8, 2016
Being a part of the tribe Anima Animalium and being told you were meant to be great things you aspire to do and be them. However Sofia is not just a member of the tribe, she is the daughter of Chief Bellamy, the tribe's most infamous leader. However when her best friend unintentionally rips her dreams apart, Sofia takes Nala the panther, her soul companion, and a the biggest secret she will ever have to keep and leaves her tribe and her father coming back only for special celebrations and ceremonies.
Three years later, after a meeting with her father, Sofia stumbles upon a stranger unlike her kind, lost and obviously frustrated. Sofia is not naturally curious however as she sits in the tree watching him she finds herself perplexed, wanting to know more about him. But when she offers him a place to stay he turns out to be more than what she had assumed. Could he flip her life around even more or will he leave her in ruins?
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