"I needed a mount, and she was the only option. Her request was bedding. However, had she remained male, I suspect there would have been a different request. Maybe bedding you and Star."<br/><br/>He smirked at the confusion that revelation sparked. "Yes, Flute is the actual owner of the Orb of Chaos, I just get to borrow it for a bit now and again. She used it on Whisper to improve her size and endurance, which had the... 'hysterical' side effect of also altering gender.<br/><br/>As for you Whisper, I think you might be able to take three of them, the others would destroy you with all the effort you take to discipline an unruly cub. And two of those would make me extremely upset, while the last would make me merely unhappy. So behave, please. At least until after the tourney."