Tali patted the gigantic tiger on the nose and then waved as she left him behind. He had agreed to travel with her in order to reduce time, letting her rest while they covered distance. Unfortunately, she had to leave him on this leg of their journey - there were too many people around and suspicion was something they wanted to avoid. She looked ahead - it would only be the rest of the day's journey until she reached the glimmering city in the distance. She had not been here for many years.

Last time she was here this was a jungle to her. She held her mother's hand as they navigated the big city. She had brought home a lot of dresses and new supplies for school. It was a special year so her mother decided to treat her and take a journey to get exactly what she wanted - or, at least, what most little girls wanted. She shook these memories from her head. A face that she could barely remember at times having been away from her for two years. Or was it three by now?

The only reason she was here again was intuition. She learned a lot about this peculiar feeling in her time with the forest spirit. If he had not have taught her the importance of if she would not have felt it so strongly. If he had not pressed the issue and nearly forced her to follow it, she would not have come back here. And yet, here she was. Letting the most primal part of her take her to the most populated city seemed a little insane but she was not one to question intuition.

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The strange bird in the sky. She would recognise that quick-flying shadow from anywhere. It was what had brought her to her most powerful state and yet her most injured state. She felt her stomach turn over into some version of revenge. She began chasing after it at full speed. She would get it this time.