Aerith pads through the forest, her mind in the trees and her thoughts rustling the trees. Vines clung to her paws and her eyes glowed like petals on the daisy.
"Keoki"
She spoke loudly, commanding the grass and branches,
"Keoki listen to me. I need your help."
Her fur swayed in the wind,
"I've never asked for help but this is important. The forest is dying. I know you can feel it. Elowen is our last hope. I need a lion to guide him once he leaves."
The wind started to move, large sugar cane roots reaching from the oceans and sprouting out of the ground, forming its long leaves and folding like origami into a lion. then it fell from the roots, the wind gently placing it in front of Aerith.
Aerith growled, this was not what she meant. She leaned down and nudged the leaf and it moved, its eyes opening and fur covering its petals. It sputtered and gasped before rolling over and going to sleep.
Aerith jumped back, her fur standing on edge. She couldnt believe it.
A tigon cub. Born of a single sugar cane leaf. Born of the forest and blood salted like the fresh ocean. A breathing- living piece of their jungle.
Aerith raised this cub even though it didnt seem to age.
And when the time comes he'll teach all of Elowens cubs and their cubs about the jungle. Keeping its legacies alive.
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given to me August 17 2023 already frozen
