Kip Wyr had been part of the Wyrdrain Wereleopard Clan for a long time and was a childhood friend of Princess Nisia. They had spent lots of time together, playing with each other when they were children and hanging out when they were older. He had harbored a secret love for her ever since he'd laid eyes on the female but never had the courage to confess for multiple reasons.<br/><br/>When she had gone missing he knew that the raiders had taken her for she couldn't be dead or else he would feel it. He tried to persuade Nisia's father to keep the search going but when weeks and then months passed with no word from her, the Clan expressed its concern. Then information came through telling them that Nisia was dead but there was no proof of this, merely words.<br/><br/>Kip didn't believe it, deep down he knew she was still out there alive. He was able to make the king keep the search going for another week but after that time had passed, the Clan leader was forced to stop the search for the good of the rest of the members. Kip could not stop though for he had no such ties as the king and was not bound by the same responsibilities.<br/><br/>He told the older man he would find his daughter and bring her back home. That was two years ago, two years since he had left the Clan and went in search of Princess Nisia. Kip hadn't had much luck but he never gave up hope. It was in the course of his travels that he happened to come upon the abandoned building that Nisia had fixed up. The place looked like it was a rockside with forestry.<br/><br/>But he could smell traces of Nisia. Kip's sense of smell was quite good, one of the best in the Clan which was why the king had held him in such high esteem even though he wasn't anyone important. He took the time to sniff around the rockside as he tried to figure out what path Nisia might have taken and couldn't figure it out. It seemed as though she hadn't gone anywhere.<br/><br/>Almost as though her trail ended here but that wasn't possible. Maybe she had climbed a tree? Kip started to walk over to a nearby tree but stopped when he felt something underfoot. He paused as he sniffed and realized that perhaps Nisia had dug herself a cave or something and carefully stepped off the roof of the place Nisia had made her home. Kip knelt down to lift some leaves.<br/><br/>The leaf covering parted to reveal the outer part of Nisia's lair and he saw a few leopards lying across some branches not too far away and slipped through to confront them. He could smell Nisia. The scent was stronger which meant she was nearby and that made him gain courage and he approached the place where someone had a fire going. Yes, he could smell the smoke.<br/><br/>"Is Nisia inside?"<br/><br/>Kip asked the leopards for he assumed they were shifters but didn't recognize them from their own pack so it would pay to be rather careful. After all he didn't want to start a fight.