The Hyrbid stood tall near the little area the edenfolk had mostly considered camp. finding a slightly taller rock to sit on, just so people could hear him, he thought, for a moment, just on what to say.

days before this, james had, although briefly, mentioned something of a war raging withing the cave of ursa, one between many gembound and a force simply called "Mother". sheng himself didn't actually know what mother.. was, until james had also explained that to him, in his confusion. it seemed even forgraves had prior knowledge of this force, although mostly second-hand from his father. scary stuff, and really, sheng couldn't imagine the damage that might be done should the gembound... LOSE that fight. if its powerful enough to overtake several of them, then there wouldn't be much to stop it from infecting more of the caves, now would there? fear for his group, his daughter, Momma bolormaa now too, quickly welled up anytime the thought dared enter his mind.

the caves were open, and there were only so many places to hide before every cave and cranny was filled with scared gembound, likely not even then would they be safe, many of these spots being the bare minimum of protection and almost as open as the caves themselves in regards to ensuring a safe spot to rest.
so, sheng decided that, if his group's purpose was to help others, and advance in ways that benefited those around them, then why not do something about that?

as he gathered his words, he called out loudly and with pride, hoping his voice carried across enough of the cave to call some of his members and, maybe, even passerby. "EDENFOLK, PLEASE GATHER! we have much to discuss!"