<hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/EdgeH2oWonder/e6bcb3ec-f20c-4e87-ab7d-057ee5643056_zpszt7xebw2.jpg)</div><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Kakariki Honu (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=286197.msg14082647#msg14082647)<br/><strong>Aura:</strong><strong>Green</strong>3/3<br/><strong>Charge:</strong>0/10<br/><strong>Time/Date:</strong>Day 1 Morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>In the forest<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Auro, OPEN<strong>Mention:</strong><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 9pt;"> <br/> </span><br/><hr/><br/>Kakariki was still for a long moment as she collected her thoughts. The fight had not been taxing - not physically - but emotionally it always left her feeling empty. Around her, remnants of their battle marked that their had truly been a creature of Grimm in the area. Broken branches, shorn bark, upturned earth - but where were the bodies? Where was her closure? The troubled thoughts failed to reflect upon her smiling face as she took a deep breath.<br/><br/><strong>"Phew!"</strong>she exclaimed lightheartedly and retracted the chain back to her shield. The blade snapped into place and Kakariki gave it a quick examination. The blade was clean an undamaged, as if it had not just torn through Beowulfs.<strong>"If we keep at this, I'm going to need a snack! Maybe we'll come across some tasty fruit to eat,"</strong>she said as she walked towards Auro. She gave him a look-over.<strong>"I'm tip-top,"</strong>she said, checking in.<strong>"You?"</strong><br/><br/>She kept walking past; best to walk and to talk. They cleared a path together before coming to a dirt trail that cut perpendicular to the path they were meandering down.<br/><br/><strong>"Well if I had known there was a trail head, I would have looked for that instead of wandering aimlessly through the forest! Where do you think it leads?"</strong>His guess was probably as good as hers, which was to say not very good at all. Still, paths tended to have a purpose and it felt good to follow it. The path soon opened up to reveal a quiet nook of the forest that was bathed in a circle of golden sunlight. Kakariki stopped to marvel; it was a beautiful sight. Moss and lichen covered everything a deep, emerald green. She felt as if she was disturbing the serene landscape with her presence.<br/><br/><strong>"It looks like there's an alter or shrine up there."</strong>The shield maiden wanted to skip ahead in excitement, but stayed relatively close to Auro. She stepped up to the rock that jut out like a giant's finger and walked to the edge. Her body blocked the sunlight that had revealed a mysterious object. It looked like a playing card. Tentatively, she picked it up and held it out to Auro to see.