Greenhaven

Liz stood on the boat, the fox and thing beside her. The fox's coat shone in the sunlight. It looked like the most beautiful sunset she'd ever seen.

"What should I call you?" she wondered aloud. The fox tilted her head to the side and squeaked. "Sunset" she said. The fox yipped. "Sunset, like your fur in the sun." She smiled. Sunset rubbed her head against her leg. She turned to the thing. He stared at her and yawned a snappy yawn. "Now you" she thought. The little guy had quite a temper. He bit her fingers if she did anything that upset him in the slightest and was fond of pulling Sunset's fur. The tiny guy reminded her of dragons. She'd once read a book about dragons. There was a dragon named Furious after his tendency to burn whole villages if someone in them so much as doubted his power. The thing shure reminded her of that story. "So, Furious" she said. "You like that name?" In response he blew out of his nose onto her hand. "I'll hope that was a yes, cause that name suits you, little guy." He bit her. "Ouch, hey!" Sunset came up and licked the wound. She stroked the fox's head. Then someone called, "Greenhaven, Greenhaven!"

"Greenhaven!?"

"Greenhaven!" he said again.

"Yes, we're finally here!" Sunset pawed her arm. "What is it girl?" She squeaked and batted her hand again. "Oh, I get it. Ok, so erm, how exactly do I do that?" Sunset didn't answer and instead jumped onto her arm. She clasped a hand over the tattoo. "You want to try that too, Furious?" she asked the thing. In return he grabbed a strand of her jaw-length brown hair and tugged it. "Ow, ok ok, I get it, you don't want to!" She strolled into Greenhaven behind Sefora. Sefora led her along a maze of corridors and up to a room that looked like it belonged in a fairytale. Two people were sitting in the hall, one man and one woman.

"Olvan, Lenori" said Sefora.

"Sefora, why aren't you at the village?"

"This is Liz. She- she- Well, why don't you show them, Liz"

"Ok" said Liz, summoning Sunset, who looked at the older Greencloaks questionably.

"A fox" said Olvan, sounding unimpressed. "Sefora, we know this is the first time you presented the Nectar but there is nothing extraordinary about a fox." Just then Furious jumped from her shoulder and landed on Olvan's face.

"Furious, no!" she commanded but the thing didn't listen and instead bounded over to Lenori, tugging at her skirt. Sunset went to him and picked him up in her mouth gently like she was holding a cub.

"Is that a leaf-tailed gecko!?" exclaimed Lenori.

"So that's what he is" said Sefora.

"Sefora, I thought your spirit animal was a rabbit."

"Poppy is a rabbit" she said, releasing the fluffy brown bunny.

"So the girl has brought her pet?"

"Enough with the guessing game! She has two spirit animals" exclaimed Sefora.

"Two?" said Lenori.

"Lenori, is there something you're not telling me?" asked Olvan.

"Xue said there could be two" she said, looking to Olvan. "Remember?"

"Yes, I do remember."

"She said that the chance of summoning a spirit animal is low but the chances of summoning two were lower, but theoretically it could happen."

"So you're telling me her little made-up prophecy was true?"

"Was and is."

"Sefora, this is beyond what you can do. Return home. Care for her village."

"Understood" said Sefora.

"I'll come visit whenever I can" said Liz.

"You don't have to. You will be kept busy, I'm sure."

"Goodbye" said Liz.

"Bye. Keep yourself safe, ok?"

"Ok." After she'd left Lenori turned to her.

"Can you tell us about what happened when you summoned them?" She told them the story, holding Furious tight in her hand as he tried to eat Lenori's shoes.

"Lenori, we need to have a private talk about this, but first, what are they called?"

"Sunset is the fox and the gecko?"

"Leaf-tailed gecko."

"Is Furious."

"Miriam, what do you think of that?" asked Lenori. The rainbow ibis flapped her wings.

"One more thing before you go."

"What?"

"Don't tell anyone you have two spirit animals, ok?"

"Can they both do passive?" asked Lenori.

"Sunset can."

"Keep her passive, then pretend you only have Furious."

"On it."

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