The chrysalis shudders, shaking among the dark tunnel. Mist surrounding. The only giant blue light coming from the shaking rock. A sharp claw presses against the inside of the chrysalis. It shook, two times. Then a last forceful push, out came two tiny paws. Breaking free from the chrysalis, a silvered colored wolf rolled onto the cold ground. Tiny ears twitched, a soft tiny squeal emerged from their mouths. Remnants of the chrysalis surrounding them. A faint cry could be heard from the tunnel. Bright blue eyes squinting among the mist.

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"Speaking"

Daphne Harmon

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She had explored a little, but mostly kept to the cave she had found herself in, at least for now. While she loved exploring and loved learning the lay of the land, she wasn't dumb enough to go barreling into new caves and new areas without knowing what was going on around her first. Right now though, she was really interested in the weird static she had produced out of her body when she first cracked out.

She sat on her butt for a moment, lifting one paw for a moment as she looked at it, cocking her head to the side. She furrowed her brows as she tried out her ability, not really sure how or what she was doing anyway. But as the static pulsed out of her paw and she gasped, her eyes wide as she felt her fur stand up on edge at the feeling. She smiled widely, but before she could try it again, the sound of a cry caught her attention and she quicky scrambled to her feet, padding over until she saw a stranger, another young wolf like her, seeming to have come out of the same type of chrysalis she did. "You okay?" She asked, cocking her head to the side curiously, a bit of concern in her gaze.

"Speech"

There was a gentle cry from his maw before he noticed steps clamping against the stones. Click, click, click. Bright eyes turned to the incoming steps, his tail dipped between his legs. Ears formed back, uncertainty crossed his face. Oblivious to the.. ability he carried.

"No… I dunno where I am. I.. I.. I don't know what this is."

Zephiran's voice crackled. A soft but unsure voice. In front of him was another young wolf, like himself. But there was nothing he knew. What he remembered. Not even the comfort of his shell he had. He shook his head, a flicker of his tail between his legs.

"Do.. Do you know where we are?"

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"Speaking"

Daphne Harmon

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She blinked a few times as he spoke, clearly scared and confused and for a moment she wanted to tell him to stop being a baby, then realized that's what they were. So, she held that back for now, figuring that just because she was content with learning about the world around them, didn't mean everyone was.

He asked if she knew where they were and she opened her mouth to speak, only to hesitated for a moment. "Yeah... well... actually no." She shrugged slightly. "I have absolutely no clue. I just came out of this weird chrystalis thing..." She pointed at his, her eyes widening. "Yeah, like that, but mine was a different color. Then I found that I have this weird power, like lightning. Wanna see it?"

Her eyes were wide and curious, as she took a few steps closer, her tail flicking behind her curiously. "Wait, I wonder if you have the same power, why don't you try... I don't know... something?"

"Speech"

"Power?"

Zephiran repeated, as if it was foreign. A flicker of his ears. He wondered just what the electricity was. The muzzle of his scrunched as he put on his thinking cap. What could he have? Could they be the same? Could he have a power? Does everyone? Does everything? Speaking of... who or what resides here? The wolf had questions, so very many. Yet a youngling like himself, in front of him, had no answers.

"I wanna try!"

He stomped his paw against the ground. Kicking a small barren gray rock. Zephiran went to put his paw after it, a tilt of his head. Trying to summon anything from his paw. Maybe with some luck he'd be able to see something flicker.

A faint beam of light went to the barren rock, making it glow with a faint light.

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"Speaking"

Daphne Harmon

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She smiled slightly as she cocked her head to the side, watching the boy for a moment. Her eyes were wide with curiosity, watching as his own powers emerged. So she was right, it wasn't just her that had powers! Interesting.

What caught her attention though, was that his power was different than hers, and that made her eyes wide as she let out a soft oohing noise. "Oohh that's cool, it's like light. Look at mine!" She was quick to try her own ability again, placing down her paw on the ground as her eyebrow furrowed, trying to use her power once more, hoping that something actually happened.

"Speech"

"Woah!"

The words cooed from his mouth as his eyes brightened. A faint glow emerged from the tiny barren rock. A swift wag of his tail, he turned to the woman he met before with a smile upon his face.

A small faint spark emerged from the other paws, causing a flicker and a tilt of Zephiran's head.

"Oh!! That's so neat! I do wonder what this place is, perhaps… there's someone we could find. Do.. Do you wanna try to see them together?"

Zephiran moved to pick up his rock, a faint glowing emerging from his lips as he planned to see how long it'd stay lit for. A lift of his front paw, tilting his head to see what the woman would say.

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"Speaking"

Daphne Harmon

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She smiled warmly at the boy, flicking her tail behind her as she nodded at his suggestion. That sounded good, to find someone who knew more, to learn from them and maybe even explore while they were at it. "Yeah, that works, and then we can learn more of our magics too! Do you think I can learn how to do what you do and vice versa?" She wasn't really sure how these weird powers worked, but she was curious to learn more, that's what she was focused on the most.

Her eyes glanced down at the glowing rock, cocking her head to the side curiously. "Do you think that thing is going to stay glowing?" She wasn't sure if it would, but she certainly was curious to know for hog long it would do so. However, it was about then that something caught her attention and she giggled softly. "Oh! I'm Daphne by the way."

"Speech"

"Yeah! Maybe? I dunno, but I think that kinda scares me. Cause like.. what else do all the critters know?"

His words were bright, but laced with uncertainty. A raise of his eyebrows as he spoke. The faint blue light coming from the glowing rock. Perhaps he could do something with it?

"I hope so! Don't know though, might see how long it stays lit! Could be cool to see what's down there! Like a little light source, maybe I can paw it to see our path?"

Zephiran spoke and turned his head towards the misty tunnel. The uneasiness of the tunnel weighing on his shoulders. The bare walls are creeping around. Nothing visible, or valuable. Except the egg he hatched from.

"I'm- I'm, uh, Zephiran!"

Names.. He didn't know, so he named himself with the first thing that came to him. Zephiran. Who knew what it meant, but he could make something up.

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"Speaking"

Daphne Harmon

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She shrugged slightly at the wolf's concern clearly not worried about it. "That just means there so much more to explore and learn from! At least that's how I see it." She giggled softly and shrugged, clearly a very bold and nonchalant type of girl.

She smiled warmly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her new found friend. "Nice to meet you Zephiran. Come on, let's explore a little, figure out where we are. What do you say?" She flicked her tail behind her, her mouth open in a warm smile, clearly looking forward to exploring. "We can keep your rock with us to see how long it lasts!"

"Speech"