Board Thread:Talkplays/@comment-4211788-20140912075843/@comment-5142578-20160820064519

"I advise against that." Crystaline warns Hiero and Harris. "There's no telling who or what we'll encounter on the way there." Although the shade provided by the disk helped somewhat by blocking the intense sunlight, it didn't alleviate much else. Still, she appreciated the gesture nonetheless. "And walking there is only the easy part." she adds. "Getting in is going to be another matter."

"Speaking of which," Drake breaks in, "Where exactly is 'there' supposed to be?" he asks Crystaline. "I hope you're talking about rescuing my adoptive tribemates."

"I am." she says.

"And, how do you even know where they are?" he asks, half confused and half sceptical.

"I. . . I just do, okay?" she sighs. "Once there, we'll find the eleven missing Azizi warriors an-"

"Eleven??" Drake asks, growing slightly agitated since he wasn't getting a straight answer. "Seth said a whole dozen of them are missing! And that those bastards were using weapons very similar to your brother's! Kid, what are you not telling me?!"

"Back off!" Frost orders, stepping between his younger sister and the lizard. This startled Drake enough to make him take a few steps back. Although the thorny lizard had fought enemies much bigger than Frost, something about the wolf sent a shiver down his spine. He glances between him and the others, wondering if anyone was going to step in.

Crystaline steps forward. "It's okay, Frost." she says calmly as she looks up at him. "He has every right to be upset." She then looks at Drake, her pupil-less eyes almost unnerving him as much as her brother's intimidating nature did. "One of the Azizi warriors was killed trying to escape while being lead to a place of some kind." she explains. "His ghost found me while we were talking to Seth and told me where to go. Until his tribesmen are brought home safely, his spirit cannot rest."

"So, wait, hold on a minute." Drake says, holding his hands in front of him. "You mean to tell me that you can talk to ghosts??"

Crystaline looks down and nods. "Yes." she answered quietly.

Drake just stares at Crystaline, dumbfounded at what he just heard the young wolf say. He wasn't really one to believe in the supernatural, despite his time with the Azizi tribe, but meeting someone who claimed to be able to communicate with the souls of the deceased was difficult for him to fully grasp.