I found myself entering a rather calm forest tonight. Few deer ventured through the trees, and those that did I was unacquainted with. I sat in a sunbeam, letting the rays warm my fur as I observed the scenery, before venturing down to the pond to greet the dragonflies and have a drink.
It was there that a nameless deer appeared from the waters as I began to make my way towards the Crying Idol. They were much more courteous than the usual nameless, even bowing in the proper greeting etiquette. After a moment, I decided to give them the poppies I was carrying, as I was heading to the Idol and could easily replace them. Since nameless can only keep flowers and candles, I felt they may enjoy the colorful buds.
They followed me to the Idol, I assume out of curiosity, or perhaps because there was no one else around and I had shown them kindness. Not too may deer acknowledge the nameless, which I find strange. Aren't they deer just like the rest of us?
Replacing the poppies I had given, I decided to show the nameless stag some of the Forest Magic. The masks seemed to amuse them, but I could tell they were a bit down from the masks' fast disappearance and being unable to perform magic themself. There were a few pine trees near the mushroom-covered tree, so I moved onto antlers. More amusement from that, but I think they liked the mask magic better.
Since casting antlers "takes out" the flowers (as Pega would say), I went to give them more poppies, replacing mine once again. They appreciated the gesture. Glancing at the Crying Idol, the idea of pelts came to mind as well. I revealed to them one of the Idol's many gifts to the Forest - the red pelt. It took them a moment, but they soon emerged red. I liked giving them the knowledge that they could gain a pelt on their own as much as they wished, especially with magic fading from nameless deer so fast.
I took a moment to sit and meditate as Pega did other things, the other deer sitting nearby.
When I regained awareness of my surroundings, I was surprised to find the nameless stag had become a named fawn.
I found from Pega that they are known as aidenwolfe. Celebrating their named state for a moment, I began to feel like a young buck again. I've never jumped around or danced so much in a long time!
Fawns can't keep magic attached to them, but they can certainly keep it for longer than a nameless stag. They can cast it too! So, with this in mind, I thought they might like spell-casting more than before.
We certainly made each other look quite silly.
I found myself being much more social than I normally would be too. This continued when I reentered the Forest later, being told by Scape that my new friend was on. Aidenwolfe definitely recognized me from earlier, greeting with a bow and a nuzzle that I happily returned. We spent time hopping around before joining Ephra and Plumeria, and soon after, Sgro, by the river, running around and hopping over it.
There was a moment where Sgro slid into the bank. This prompted some out of character silliness from me.
Not to mention my own sliding into the bank, and later on's air-sitting (which no shots were taken of sadly). We almost formed a totem pole! If only my aim had been better.
After a small dance party, Aidenwolfe bid me farewell for the night. I hope to run into you again, my friend.
(I think Radeon's unofficially adopted this fawn.
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Aww. Adopting the newbie
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