<strong>Catherine Elizabeth</strong><br/>Now that everyone was in position and a couple had changed to hybrid form she liked the idea though tried not to waste energy if was not needed, she also changed to her hybrid form and retook her position. The werebears comment caught her off guard. She was of course a shaman, Gaia had answered already by providing them this bounty, what more they could ask she was unsure. She thought it best to hold her tongue for now on that and addressed Lylia. “I am unsure for the moment Lylia but I appreciate your offer, I may take you up on it here soon.” Since everyone seemed ready to carry the great tree she went ahead and continued, anyone who needed to would be able to catch up here soon. “Everyone lift up and let’s head back to the clearing at a slow and steady pace.”<br/><br/>The tree groaned as the were’s lifted it up, and the sound of leaves and branches brushing against vegetation was all around them. She felt her muscles going to good use as she heaved the tree upwards and put her shoulder under a large sturdy branch. She started moving forward slowly letting the others fall into pace. She was almost jubilant at the progress they were making. It would take her time but she would start digging the hole to place the tree into herself, then she would have to get help once more to lift the tree into the hole. It was going to be a very large hole, she would need to think about where to put the excavated dirt. For now though she concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other and using all her strength to help lift and carry the tree. She thought it would be good for the other weres to have a purpose even if only momentarily it would undoubtedly serve to remind them that they all had a purpose overall and that it was a shared purpose in Gaia’s eyes.<br/><br/>Perhaps the werebear had wanted her to call on the spirits for aid in moving the tree, she should have thought of that sooner. She had always been hesitant to call on the spirits when she could accomplish something without their aid though. The last thing she would want to do would be to upset them by using their aid for trivial things, when indeed their aid may be vital later on for protection of the were’s. Had it not been for their aid she doubted most of her tribe would have made it here alive. Silently she thanked the spirits and Gaia for their help on the trip here. She could not believe how fortunate they had truly been.<br/>Her attention snapped back to their present course and she was happy to see that they had already made it half way around the lake to where the clearing lay. Had she been most anyone else she would have smiled, instead she just nodded approval and added a line of encouragement “Everyone is doing a great job, half way there, keep it up.”<br/>