An hour later, they arrive at the scratch covered entrance to a village.

Rox: "(smiling) Welcome to Dusk Claw village!"

Two humanoid wolf people in armor stand guard at the gate.

Guard 1: "Who are these outsiders Ms Rox?"

Rox: "(smiling) Relax, I found them on the verge of death by the riverbank."

Guard 2: "You do know how valuable water is nowadays?"

Rox: "Well be fine, in fact they might be able to help us!"

The two guards stare at each other.

Guards: "Very well."

They let the four in.

Lariat: "So water's been pretty low for a while."

Rox: "(perky) Yeah, been that way for the past few days."

Owen: "Wait, how many days ago?"

Rox: "Four. We also didn't have that much on reserves."

Lariat: "That'd be when Thoris obtained Ambition."

Rox: "So we've been kind of struggling for the past few days."

Rox's ears perk up.

Rox: "(smiling) And I don't know why, but I think you can help us!"

Thoris: "Strange..."

Owen can't help but notice all of the more animal like people.

Owen: "So everyone here is Fangli?"

Rox: "(confused) You've never met a fully grown Fangli?"

Owen: "(blushing) N-No..."

Rox: "Well Fangli have a more human appearance except for the ears, tail, and nose and as we get older, we grow more and more fur until we take that appearance."

Thoris: "Huh, the more you know."

They're at a slightly larger home than the rest.

Rox: "Here, we're at the elder's home. Please be careful about what you say around grandpa."

Rox begins to walk in.

Thoris: "What?!"

Lariat follows.

Lariat: "Try not to mess up."

Thoris and Owen catch up.

Owen: "Let's not butcher this."

Owen and Thoris walk in to see Lariat kneeling in front of an older, white wolf.

Lariat: "I apologize if my comrades are a little-"

The two quickly kneel.

Elder: "So why is a Human, Elf, and Dwarf doing here?"

Lariat: "(respectful) I understand that this may sound crazy, but..."

Lariat explains what has transpired over the past few weeks.

Elder: "(intrigued) Ones chosen by gods..."

A man standing next to the elder begins to speak.

Man: "You don't honestly believe some tale as absurd as that father, do you?"

Elder: "Not quite. However..."

The elder grabs a staff next to his seat and stands up.

Elder: "... I would like proof to put my suspicions to rest."

The three rise.

Owen: "Let's head outside and you'll see."

They help the elder outside and into the streets.

Lariat: "I'll go first."

Lariat pulls out his bow.

Man: "How can you shoot that with no arrows? No charm in the Sprixies library can create ammunition."

An energy arrow forms at Lariat's drawstring.

Lariat: "Like this."

Lariat shoots the arrow into the sky.

Man: "Uh..."

Rox slugs the man in the back of the head.

Rox: "See this Dad?"

Thoris tosses his axe a mile away.

Rox: "Don't you need that?"

Thoris raises his hand.

Thoris: "Watch."

The axe comes spinning back into Thoris's hand.

Owen: "And time for my Origami Blade to shine."

Owen draws his blade.

Rox's Father: "Origami Blade, isn't that..."

Owen charges his blade with energy and slams it into the ground.

Elder: "(smirking) So the gods have been weakening."

Rox's father grabs the Origami Blade.

Rox's Father: "No mistaking his craftsmanship."

Owen: "What're you talking about?"

Rox's Father: "You happen to know the blacksmith Damian Guil by any chance?"

Owen: "Wait you know my dad?!"

Rox's father gives Owen his sword.

Rox's Father: "I was his partner back in the day, but I had my kid and-"

Rox slugs him again.

Rox: "That's really cool!"

The sun is beginning to set.

Elder: "Well you can stay with us for the evening"

They all walk in.

Thoris: "I guess we'll talk more about the lack of water tomorrow."

The door shuts.