It was a rare evening in which a young Enka was given a break from her studies and exploring the caverns. Typically, the young springbok spent her days in Eridanus with Rift being guided in using her plant-based magic. Eridanus had easily become her home. It was not only where she was hatched and where Rift had settled, but that cavern had the most abundant amount of plant life of all the caverns from what she could tell. Surrounded by such flora she felt secure and safe.

Today, though, she found a different yearning. She had visited Polaris once when she was a tad younger, even before the little numbs of baby horns had started to appear. It had seemed like a magical place then, a place out of dreams almost. She had even seen a wolf whose coat was such a rich red that with sparkles that it looked as though flames had danced on the land. So every so often, Enka found herself drawn to that cave.

And tonight was one of those nights. Instantly she felt a slight electric feeling through her body. Enka had still not been able to fully understand what that feeling meant, but it made her feel as though she could do anything. Well, almost anything. When she had neared the cavern she tried to use a plant sensing spell but was already too excitable to make it work.

The springbok half walked, half bounded through the cavern. Lights from the surrounding fungi danced across her brown pelt. Her tail waved happily behind her. Eventually she found a little runaway from the crystal river, a stream with tattered shores and shallow depth. At first she had missed the little stream entirely, so distracted by the energized feeling she was enveloped in, until a dark brown hoof landed in it with a splash. Enka leapt up in surprise. Spinning around, she looked and noticed the water.

Ears flicked as she looked it over, then plopped a hoof into it making another loud splash. A round of giggles followed after. With that the springbok lamb began to jump and dive her front hooves into the stream with a rush of giggles following after.

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Enka continued the routine; jump, dive, splash, giggle. It was a simple game but it gave much amusement to the young calf. The fact that she felt invigorated by the cavern’s strange aura didn’t hurt much either in that regard. Her springbok trademark rump flap even unfurled in her excitement. She wasn’t even bothered by the water splashing up and damping the fur closest to her hooves.

Then all of a sudden, she noticed sometime nearby lifting out of the water. “Oh!” she cried out, stopping and looking over her new discovery. It was an interesting thing…. Creature, she soon realized. It seemed like a water reptile of some sort but with strange feelers on its head? Very curious indeed.

Then she realized that by jumping around, she could have easily trampled the poor thing. “Oh!” she cried again, leaping back a step or two. Brown and creamy head swept downwards to better look at the creature. “I’m sorry! I didn’t know there was anything in the water!” And ear wiggled with a slight cock of her head as she looked over the reptile. “Are you a gembound bound too? Or are you like the little lizards I sometimes see in the tunnels? But none of those lizards looked like you, I don't think....”

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Enka blinked slowly, looking over the little creature. She was pleased to find out that it can talk, that meant she could be a new friend. Enka enjoyed making new friends. They were so nice and she learned so much from them. Like now! That there were creatures that were like lizards, but not. The springbok moved a step closer to see the creature better.

“You’re right! You don’t have any legs at all! All the lizards I see have legs. What kind of creature are you new friend?”

Her ears flicked in curiosity as a broad smile spread across her face. Enka didn’t really have many friends as her first cycle had largely been spent with Rift. To was fun to make more friends and she was enjoying herself quite a lot.

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The legless lizard-like creature made a strange noise, a soft hiss. This was a new sound for her, but it wasn’t unpleasant. In fact, it was kind of nice to her large ears. Enka shifted, lowering herself to lie next to the stream’s banks so that she could more easily see and hear the smaller creature without straining her neck so much.

Though as the creature responded, it was hard not to immediately jump back up with glee. The snake, as she now learned, was so proud and happy of itself that it was nearly contagious. “Snake!” Enka repeated, grinning and flicking her rope like tail happily. “Snake seems good.”

“I’mma springbok! It’s a…” she paused for a moment, locating the next word in her mind. “Oh yeah, an antelope! I’m an antelope! Which is very different from Rift, he’s a cat. Well, he’s really a cat plant, though he says he’s not a plant. But he’s got plants all over him all the time! So he has to be part plant, right?” And alas, it seemed that Enka fell into the trap that is all too common of young ones, of rambling on about their lives and everything they enjoy. Enka didn’t even realize how much she was rambling or that perhaps this snake didn’t know who Rift was. After all, she did. Why would she expect that others didn’t?

“I’m Enka. What’s your name?”

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She was pleased to see the snake come out of the water and rest beside her. It was a reassuring action from the reptile. It meant that she was comfortable around her. This gave the springbok quite happy feelings. Rift was a nice friend and mentor to her. She loved spending time with him and learning about plants and magic and everything! But it was nice to meet others for they were nice in their own ways too. Like Rift was a berry bush, but this little snake was like a small flower, both very different but very nice to see and be around.

“Khessss,” She repeated the name, trying to imitate the hiss that the snake gave. Unfortunately, an antelope’s mouth is quite different than that of a snake and the sound made was much less elegant. It was an amusing attempt for her though and she couldn’t help but giggle softly at the sound she mad.

“Khes the snake. I like that. I like you. Are you from here Khes? This is a pretty cavern. I like all the shiny lights everywhere! And it makes me feel a little tingly when I first get here. It’s not like Era-Ero-Eridanus though. Eridanus has plants and trees and flowers EVERYWHERE! I’m not sure what kinds of plants there are here. Well, other than the mushrooms, though Rift says that mushrooms aren’t the same thing. But they look like plants, right? Rift is confusing sometimes. Do you like it here?”

And once again, Enka found herself rambling on before finally stopping for a breath. The springbok lamb looked at expectantly. She liked talked to her new friend.

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