The ways of the above ground were still strange to Snickerdoodle in some ways. Her family - a group of whelps who had banded together - had never seen much point in lying to each other. Their life has been hard, and lies could get you killed. But above ground… It was different and confusing. While visiting Lairi's colony to help them with their hunting, Snickerdoodle got sidetracked in the city of Naveh. It was a strange and fascinating place, but she had started to notice...

This time, it was Depths that was injured, and Glow was taking the youngsters along on the hunting trip. He had gotten some sort of ear infection from the swampy water, and Glow was careful to avoid the deeper puddles as she splashed to the meeting point, ((strange, fungi-like foliage rising overhead)). She also wished she had extra arms to corral the youngsters. Since while they had listened to Glow's warnings… she could see them eyeing the puddles hopefully. Bloodstone was very s...

"Are you sure about this?" Marchus asked, looking at the three sets of eager eyes that blinked back at him. Depths looked down at them awkwardly, as Seafoam blew bubbles in a puddle and Noodle chewed on Bloodstone's tail. "They asked to come and learn." Lairi came up, grinned at the youngsters, then turned to Marchus. "We can show them the basics of trapping. Nothing dangerous." Marchus looked down, then ((regarded the mushroom forest soaring around them suspiciousl...

Today, the trio were going somewhere none of them were familiar with - L'Hatzif, a land of swamps and mushrooms. Marchus, Depths, and Lairi were here to hunt some nukap, hoping that the mushroom-loving creatures would be plentiful here. …If the trio could survive the bugs, first. "We don't get bugs like these in the mountains," Depths complained, swatting at the mosquitoes with one hand while trying to avoid the puddles. Lairi seemed to be far more at home with th...

Instead of Glow, today Depths was assisting Marchus and Lairi on their hunt. She'd gotten injured, attempting to hunt on her own. The jaebo problem in the fields had subsided but wasn't taken care of, so the three of them were out to set snares again. Lairi, having experienced the inefficiency of a bow and arrow, had come up with another method - baited traps. Depths held up one of the bait pell...

Glow and Marchus had discovered that Lairi hadn't yet had the pleasure of dealing with wild huldah. Given that the royal tar'kee had asked for some of the creatured to feed their people, the two were more than happy to introduce her to the pests. Marchus was curious about the ones here in Rekes - aparently they were different than those that liked where he did, which Glow was surprised about. "So they have short hair?" she asked as they set out traps and snares in the caves where her...

"So, what are we looking for today?" Glow asked, walking up to Lairi and Marchus. She wore a few bags with a small knife and some medical supplies, and looked on with mild awe at the other's equipment, well-used. She admired their confidence, and though she wasn't sure how she felt about the end goal of it, she wanted to be able to read the trails and signs in the dirt like they could. The two looked up from the map, and Marchus motioned at some fields marked on it. "Your colony has ...

The last thing Glow had expected was to come across tar'kee with… wings. Ones with wings, trapped deep below the earth… apparently of their own volition, but it was clear that it was wearing on them. As such, she was glad to help find food for King Mel'ek and his other royals - maybe, in time, they could return to the surface and taste the fresh air again… But that was something for another day. Glow shook her head, shaking off the thoughts, and returned her attention to her su...