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 The next morning, after getting only short bursts of sleep, Ruki cleaned up their little campsite and roused her animals. She knew Winter had not slept much either, the mare had been pacing in between periods of dozing off. However, Noir seemed to have slept better than she had the whole trip. The black Tokota seemed revitalized and eager for the day. Ruki briefly pondered the idea of riding her instead of Winter, but decided to just walk instead. They headed in the direction that it seemed like they had come from, but it wasn’t long before Ruki realized she could not tell where they actually had come from. She expected to see disturbe

 They had been in the lush valley for about a week now. Everyone regretted having only a good supply of warm clothes, and Ruki had been using her jackets solely as extra bedding all week. It was warm here, wet and warm. And “new” life, well, previously-thought-to-be-extinct life, was found under every leaf. A few days ago, Chief Thunderfeather discovered that some of the explorers had been trying to smuggle abandoned (or perhaps nimbly kidnapped) Smilodon cubs and Mammoth Calves out of the valley. Ruki was not especially surprised when she found out about this. She had seen so much crime in her journeys, and this was just a classi

 Later that night, Ruki sat around another campfire and joined in on the gossip. There were rumors of new kinds of Tokotas roaming these mountains. A pale, blue-footed female has been spotted and tagged for taming by the TCA. The Chief has nicknamed her “Ghost Paw”. Noir, who had been curled up with Winter about 10 feet from the fire, perked up when she heard the mention of a ghost-like wild Tokota roaming the mountains. She listened closer to the humans now. “You know,” Ruki quipped, with a tone of mild sarcasm, “my girl Noir has been pretty spooked since we made it to the mountains, I wonder if there really is

 Samuel Thomson was a simple man. He lived in a small tree-fort on the edge of the Faelivrin Estate with his half-mane Tokota, Linus. Linus was also a simple creature, who enjoyed nothing more than hanging out with his master and enjoying nature. The two of them often went for quiet walks through the forests together, and on these walks it was not uncommon for neither of them to make a sound the entire time. They loved the natural world in all seasons, but autumn was their favorite. The crisp air, earthy smells, and warm colors meld together into the most pleasant sensation for anyone who stops to enjoy them. On 1st of each month, Samuel wen