
i've added a bit to the forced recognition story
thankx for being so patient --nightflier
The storytellers of the tribe tell us that when a male shapeshifter and a female flier recognize, the daughter will have the "right magic." It is because Saar was female, and because only a daughter can save us, that only a female can lead the tribe. My mother was the cheiftess, as was her mother before her and her mother before her. All the way back to Saar.
I am Firestar, named so for my uniqe ability to light a fire with only my magic. Each of us has a specific animal with which we identify and which we can call to do our bidding. Since my magic deals with fire, my bond animal is the firey Phoenix. Of all my tribe, only I can call her and keep her from lighting the entire forest aflame. My lifemate, Stormlynx has the unique ability to call all animals. My daughter is Nightflier, and just as I am chieftess now, when my time is through, she will lead in my place.
Ah here she comes now, and since I have tribal duties to attend to, I will let her tell you more about herself, Skyholt, and our enemies.
hallo, i am nightflier. i am a flier, hence the name. i call birds. my mother and my
tribe have hopes that i will bear the daughter who can fly the pyramid back out
to the stars, but for me, lovemates are just peachy. in the tribe i am
a sort of scout. before all hunting trips i fly ahead, keeping watch for
shadows. i know that shadows don't sound so dangerous, but these are. they are
hunters, predators, and we are their prey. not just us, but every living
creature. they hide among the shadows, can blend with them. the shadows don't
have teeth and claws, they don't even have a definate shape. they leap upon
their prey, and absord it completely. when i fly i look through my hawk's eyes.
he senses the shadows, all the creatures can. some in my tribe have argued to
use the shapeshifters to taint our blood with a beast's blood, so that
we too could sense the shadows. luckily it has always been denied, fearing it
will...interfere with our magic. the only other enemies we have are the humans.
we must protect our pyramid from their greed. we fight them back, keeping
them off our land. sometimes it takes great tolls on the holt, killing off
many of our tribe. we fear the shadows more, but sometimes it is hard to know
which emeny is greater, the shadows that kill to survive, or the humans that
kill to kill.
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