Taryn walked from the dim interior of the cave to view the riot of pinks and whites of the trees. Even this high in the mountains, spring had finally reached them. Small patches of snow still clung to the ground, but the Chinooks had melted most of it. Her long red hair hung in dred locks now, looking almost as handsome as her Kuguar mate's braids. She hoped they would eventually meet some people who made beads. She would so love to have that merry clicking that Raschen had. She was lean now, having recovered from giving birth to the Twins, but her hips were a little broader now. Raschen loved to caress her backside and tell her she was soooo juicy. After the Twins were weaned, Taryn found that her Talent of shifting into running water was still intact. She was once again a Warrior Talent but intensified.<br/><br/>Tristan and Larkin, her son and daughter twins, born of the blending of Kuguar and Hume, were tumbling through the mountain meadow with the Bunnies. They were all the same, except for Kim, who was a black and white boy bunny. The rest, everyone with the exception of their mother, Lily, were called Bunny.<br/><br/>Lily, once a pacifist, now wore a belt made from the skins of the animal of her first kill. In the mountains, there were actually old fashioned animals, not Beastkins, so Lily had not felt as if she were taking a person's life when she took down the minks. Her belts sported stone knives that Jax had made for her. These were like his steel ones and just as effective. She had taken on a keen eye and was quick to defend her children. The lovely white Hase with her soft pink eyes and soft fur was in effect, a killing machine, like her mate, Jax. He had been an anomaly among the Hase for sometime, after losing his first family to the Hyane.<br/><br/>"Our children will become a new kind of clan," Lily said softly as she joined Taryn in the cave entrance." We will teach them that Beastkin or Hume make no difference. We will find a new world for them. Maybe others will join us and we can live as one."<br/><br/>Taryn chuckled,<br/>"Once a Hase, always a Hase." she commented with a tender smile. The Hase were notorious for their worldview of peace, love and weed.<br/><br/>"It isn't a bad philosophy," Lily returned, "It is just one that is nearly impossible in a world where so many are dangerous. I wonder what we will find over the mountain, Taryn. Do you think the Kin here will be hostile?"<br/><br/>"Some will, I'm sure, but there could be others like us over here." she answered.<br/><br/>Taryn watched Raschen and Jax as they returned from a scouting expedition.<br/><br/>"Are the passes clear?" Taryn called out as Lily raced to meet Jax. Those two were so sweet that Taryn's teeth ached from watching them.<br/><br/>"Mommy, Mommy!" the Twins shouted as they raced toward Raschen," Daddy's home. Daddy's home."<br/><br/>"Hurry, Lark. I'm going to beat you!" Tristan shouted as he pulled ahead in their pell mell race toward the tall handsome Kuguar.<br/><br/>He did indeed beat his sister, his long tail streaming behind him. She stopped abruptly and finished her walk to Raschen in a sedate, poised manner, raising her arms to him.