You decide to go to "Skytop Meadow" it sounds like a beautiful place, and Quantanya told you 'Traveller, you may go where ever you please, as long as you respect the creatures you will find in Corsagé Meadows.' You agreed, and now she has given you free leave of the areas here... Well, you are now taking this seriously and going to Skytop...
Well, here it is apparently- there is a sign that reads "Skytop Meadow- Please be careful!" I wonder why it says to be careful? There hasn't been anything that would harm you thus far... Is anythign even here? It looks empty as far as you can see... Wait a second! Over there, looking across the area with her back to you is Quantanya... "Hello!" you call to her. She spins around startled, then comes trotting over...
She doesn't look all that happy with you, there isn't the normal smile on her face... Wonder what I did wrong?
She finally gets over to where you are standing. "That wasn't very funny, Traveller... I could have fallen over the cliff!"
"Cliff?!"
"Yes, I was standing there looking over the cliff... This area got named 'Skytop' for a reason you know... The brook over the years eroded the soft limestone hill that was here and left a sheer dropoff! I could have fallen in when you startled me."
"So that's why the sign says to be careful..."
"Yes... Well, at least everyone survived... Sorry for getting so angry with you... Just next time it says to be careful, listen."
"I will... So what is this area set aside for anyways?"
"I figured you'd like to know that... Well, we have a Skytop lion here... They come from Skytop Cove... There are many colors, ranging from the common to the very rare Blacks. I recieved a Green Female, from Kilitha and Sarquin's Clutch... One of their eggs called out to me."
"Eggs!? Aren't you trying to get a lion? Lions don't come from eggs!"
"Yes, winged lions do come from eggs. Just like unicorns, pegasi, and many other types of creatures come from eggs. I don't know why you were suprized... Learn to expect the unexpected here..."
"I suppose, I had forgotten that rule... It seems to apply all over!"
"Yes, it does... I've learned it, and someday perhaps you will as well..."
Suddenly two flits come and land on opposite shoulders. She smiles at them, pets each and turns to you.
"These are the other creatures that live here besides my Skytop Lion...My Kinsellian Flits. The first is Chérde- Happy in Corsénian. She is a very special flit! Due to a mutation, she has slight power over the Water element! Jessica Dragontamer, the Kinsellian Flit breeder/creator, says the power will grow with time and practice! The other is !oha'grr- Black One in the Zarin'ca'zeo'grr Language. He is special as well, because in a way I saved him from abandonment. No one found his egg in the search... Poor guy." She turns to her flits again and seems to be speaking to them. They suddenly fly off...
"Where were we? Oh yes! Now, Traveller, you may go look what hatched into my beautiful lioness... She is lying right by the tree..."
You go to the tree... and see a beautiful lioness with green wings!
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"Hello," the lioness purrs. "My name is Kilsýrqui... A rather unusual name I know, but I got part of my name from my mother, and part from my father. It works out nicely that way. I have a mate by the name of Blaze. He is very strong, handsome, and a good hunter as am I! He lives HERE... Go visit him and you'll see what I mean!" she begins licking her feathers as the wind has blown them out of place. She has been doing so for quite awhile, and you have been looking on facinated by the sight of her... She suddenly looks up. "Well, are you going to just stand there and stare at me? I'm sure there is something better to do..." She looks away and continues her grooming.
You turn away and look for Quantanya. You find her and go over to her. "Not very social is she..."
"Not really... Quite vain, even for a lioness. But she is an excellent hunter... Catches fish mostly. The equines of the Meadow weren't very happy when I said a lion would be here... But they have gotten used to her...." Quantanya's voice wanders off. "Oh! I almost forgot! Kilsýrqui... Please show the visitor your charge, dear."
The lioness rumbles, and carefully moves one of her large paws... And you spot a beautiful purple and teal horse-creature!
Mother: Kilan'ka
"Isn't she beautiful? Her name is Keri'sala- her mother named her that. She came as a beautiful Ragn egg... I gave it to Kilsýrqui because she has had children, but never took care of one. I could tell in made her sad..."
You bend over looking at the creature you now know as a ragn, and reach out a tentative finger to touch it. Kilsýrqui growls deep in her throat. Quantanya sees what you are doing. "Umm... I really wouldn't do that if I were you..."
You nod your agreement, and scramble away from the ragn and the lioness.
"Well... That's what there is to see here, unless you'd like to see over the cliff?" Quantanya walks away, and Kilsýrqui rumbles as Keri'sala jumps about her"mother's" much larger paw.
"Hmm... I think I'd like to go look over the cliff..."
"I think that's dangerous, lets go back to Corsagé Meadows..."
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