Rainsong Forest

This was not where she was meant to be.   She had been simply wandering through a dark part of the forest, mulling over the magical call of their Mother Goddess. Many elkh had felt called to improve their magics recently, though she herself had been content not to make the effort. It just did not feel as if it was a call for her to fulfill…  But… Something was ...

The next day, Filigree woke up to the noise of melodic songs being echoed in the bay. Birds with massive wings started to fly over her, squeaking something. When she looked closer, they weren’t birds. Their wings had a rainbow sheen to them and their bodies were too small. She lay there and watched them for a moment before standing up and following the music that was echoing in the bay. Her hooves touched the sand as she walked to the edge of the water to see ...

Filigree had been sleeping peacefully next to the boulder she nestled against, tired from Lord Wiikset’s lessons from the previous day, dreaming about becoming helpful to those around her. Only the dream got weird real quick. The elkh around her started to snort and sniff, sounding like boars searching for truffles… when she woke up, she wasn't far from that estimation. Surrounding her were boarlets, the little things were using their snouts to lift her legs...