Officially he was now a part of the Seven. A group to serve and protect. A way to wield magic like no other. Zephiran planned to do just as they needed him to do. To flee and run. His goal was plain and simple. Keep gembounds safe.

To him, the caverns haven't shown him true fear. Not yet. But he was going to be prepared for anything. After meeting with a few others, he went and placed his new objects in his cellar.

Upon coming from the dark crevice, he shook the dirt off his fur. A few steps away before he'd lay down. His smoky quartz necklace gently clicked against the ground. The wolf went to try it again. To summon a small any sort of gem towards his paw.

He saw others do it, but he had yet to succeed in trying. What was he doing wrong?

Holding his paw just barely above the ground, he tried to summon any power to him. But nothing happened! All it gave was a snort from Zephiran. Alas, he didn't have the touch others did. It was frustrating. But he was patient. Perhaps he just needed to find something similar to work with on his own power.

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"Speaking"

( @Ekko )

With only curiosity in her heart, Ekko fluttered through the caves. The white of her fur caught the low light as she jerked through the air; her movements clumsy. She still hadn’t found a handle on her body yet but was keen to learn.

Using her sonar to guide her, she felt out the shapes of the caves as a flicker in the air.

And there it was, someone else.

She swooped up and caught an outcropping of rocks and peered down at Zephiran. She watched him, twisting her head and scuttling along the rocks for a better look. His snort startled her and she let out a small ‘eep’ of surprise.

Everyone else she had encountered so far had be kind, perhaps this was another such case.

She took to the air and flew over to him, shakily hovering above him.

“Are you looking for something, too?” she asked.

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@Zephiran

"Oh! Hello!" Zephiran had heard a small eep. One that startled him slightly. He hadn't noticed he had company. His tail thumped happy against the ground.

Turquoise eyes brought themselves to the creature who shivered above him. Some sort of bat!

"Kinda! Trying to see if I can make something. I've seen others do it but my paws don't seem to be able to." Zephiran answered gently. So he'd try again to place his paw against the ground. At this point he seeked to draw anything out.

Alas nothing happened! Lame. "See? Magic doesn't always work." The silver wolf shook his head. Turning his attention to the bat. "My name is Zephiran! What's yours?"

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"Speaking"

( @Ekko )