Eltrys strolled dutifully to the meeting place atop the shimmering blue falls that made up their home. From here he could see over the lands and sea. He took a moment to enjoy the view. He could see movement far below in the wraith woods, he should meet up with their new neighbors. Perhaps they could figure out a trade since they were so close.

With a breath, he lifted his nose to the sky to gather Polaris and guests to the summit if they wanted a lesson. The song would be loud and clear as a baritone bell as it reached over the packlands of Polaris and even touched some of the residents of the old Norad.

He would sit and wait. Nodding to each member that came at his call and let them settle into a comfortable pose. He would hope his lesson would strike a chord of unity among them.


"Speech!"

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Eltrys was calling the pack together for a lesson. Honestly, she appreciated his initiative and heart in striving to better the pack. She noticed the pack was lacking heart and drive, however, and she wondered if they would even continue to thrive, or if they were simply existing at this point. Would the pack make it? Or would they cease to exist? She had been worried for a time, that maybe their time had come. But she carried on regardless...maybe they just needed a change of pace. Something new. Something...well...she wasn't sure what that something was, but she didn't want to see what her mother had worked for to fade out of existence. Strange for a bear to think considering her species was pretty solitary, but putting herself in a wolf's perspective, they strived better together rather than alone. She made it to where Eltrys waited, nodding to him as she noticed she had been the first and only one to arrive so far. Narrowing her eyes a bit, she made her own call for the pack to gather for a lesson. "Speak"

Her little white paws were not so little anymore. On the cusp of her first birthday, she bounded away from the cattails by the creek and followed the sound of Eltrys's call. She hadn't attended the last lesson because it was about fighting and she didn't care about fighting. Her stinky brother certainly didn't show up either. She wondered if her brother would show up to this one.

Oooo! What's that? Was this the type of frog that made people sick if they licked it or felt funny? The call of the polar bear echoed over the falls and she was pulled away from her distraction as if she had been kicked! That was Saga! Better move! She was close at least! She broke out into a leggy run, her paws just felt a little too big and her legs a little too long.

There! She was here! Before taking in the surrounding she sat in a rush next to Saga looking expectantly up at Eltrys. Her chest heaving as she was catching her breath. She gave Saga a quick cheesy smile with too many teeth and turned back to the teacher.


Speech/Thoughts

Oh no, he wouldn’t miss this one. Rivaxsaurus had heard it and scrambled to his paws. Everything in check right, the scattered twigs and trinkets around his den could wait. Tail raised high, his paws carried him to the meeting place where he saw a few gathered. It kind of made him feel bad how long he’d been here and never actually talked to anyone. He saw a rather young purple coated girl a smile on his face as he went to take a place within the group.

If he wanted to have something to show he needed to put in the effort. Well here he was, be involved he told himself. Focus! If that was even a thing for him. Rivs heart was beating fiercely but he attempted to appear calm. Mildly shuffling his paws while he nodded his head to the group leader. If he started talking he wasn’t sure he could help making a fool of himself. Rivs long leopard tail curled around his body.

The call from Eltrys, summoning together those who wished to learn finds Jericho lazily treading water in the salty ocean that butts up behind Polaris. A sigh pushes small ripples out from the area underneath his mouth and he flattens his ears, sucking in a deep breath and dies underneath the surface one more time. He has found that swimming is a nice way to pull out the excess heat his body builds and, right now, it up from chasing wild life around.

The young man wishes to be stronger, to do better for his family and by chasing rabbits and the like around, he finds that he is building up his stamina for fights. As the water pulls away the last of the extra heat, Jericho swims toward the shore, only surfacing when his paws touch sand. Wadding out of the briny depths, he steps from the lapping waves onto golden sands and shakes his coat free of the fat, heavy drops of water that linger.

Saga’s bellowing roar his Jericho winching and he is quick to set off to where Eltrys waits to give a lesson. With granules of sand lodged in various spots on his still wet coat, the rainbow-striped boy arrives at the summit of falls and offers the earthen man a sheepish smile as he quickly wiggles his way into the crowd of gathered wolves and bear. The smell of the salty sea hangs around his form as he settles in near Riv, offering the man a smile before turning his attention back to Eltrys.


"Jericho Agatsuma-Kedieo"

Gavroche had spent much of the beginning of his day anxiously organizing some of the plants that he had gathered. Some of them had started to go bad and had been brought to a compost pile of sorts. He wasn’t sure what, but he was sure that the matter could be useful in growing something. A further distraction came with a call from Eltrys and Gavroche’s ears perked. He pulled away from his den behind the falls and made his way to the meeting point. He found Alexa, his aunt Saga, his… uncle? Riv and his brother are present. Sliding up next to Jericho Gavroche flashed him a grin. His brother’s coat was still wet from his swim, the scent of salt on his coat. “Nice time you go swimming, bring me with~” A bump to his brother’s shoulder. His gaze shifted to Eltrys then, a small nod of greeting given to him. “What’s the lesson you have in mind today, Eltrys?”

"Speech," 'Thought.'

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Eltrys waited and nodded as Saga was the first to settle in. They waited a few moments more and the great bear repeated his call! He smiled at her and nodded his thanks, it did seem the others might be lagging a little behind, many of them on the younger side and prone to distractions. They each filed in quickly after her call. Each expectantly waiting for him to begin.

Gavroche was the one to speak up and ask what the topic of discussion would be.

"The lesson is how we might relate to the different parts of a plant. So bear with me. A single stick breaks under the weight of one foot, but a bundle of sticks together holds its strength! More so, a single plant has many parts that make up the whole. We shall take the Stinging Nettle, for instance. Even though it has a formidable bite all on its own, it would stand defenseless without each part working together to help it grow and become more numerous.

Without the root, the Nettle would gain no nutrients to grow. Without the stem, the nettle could not reach into the air to find sunlight, without its leaves it would have no means to gather the sunlight to maintain its defensive sting, without its flowers, it could not multiply and carry its genes to the next generation dying of extinction, never to be seen in the world again. Its bite is only as strong as the nutrients that feed it."

He watched his students as he spoke, walking slowly back and forth over the dias. They all had a role to play.

"Now who can tell me, what would you rather stumble into? A ditch with a single Nettle plant or a ditch with multitudes of Stinging Nettle?" He asked the crowd, waiting for a brave soul to speak up. He had a guess as to who it might be.

"Speech!"

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On the cusp of leaving her puppyish features behind Alexa turned distracted to see the others file in. She saw a sandy male with a long tail, Gavroche and a pitch black male with a white face kinda like she did! Her mismatched eyes lingers on the black and rainbow boy for a moment too long but pulls her attention sharply as soon as Eltrys starts talking.

She tilted her head to the side as he started talking about plants but then about sticks... What was he trying to say? As he continued to explain she tilted her head this way and that until she realized he was talking about the different parts of a plant playing different roles in order to supprt siad plant! Seemed like a convoluted way to tell people they were stronger together, but he was the teacher. She shrank a little into Saga's warm fur when he offered a question for the group to answer.


Speech/Thoughts

One by one, the young members of the pack began to show up after she called for them. The first being the purple coated yearling she had met prior, and the young girl sat beside her. She waited for the others to settle in before turning her full attention to Eltrys, and shortly after Gav's question did the earthen male begin the lesson. She listened intently, and although she knew absolutely nothing about plants and had no interest in the healing arts, she listened anyway and did her best to pick apart what he was saying. While healing wasn't her forte by any means, there seemed to be an underlying message that she could use for her own knowledge. What he said so far made sense when she broke down each part. And at his question, she waited to see if anyone wanted to answer first, but so far, all there was was Alexandrite sinking into her thick fur. She chuckled at the motion. Was the girl being shy? Or did she not understand? "I'd rather fall into a ditch with a single nettle. I'd stand more of a chance against one, probably less of a chance against many. Even with my thick fur and larger size, a ditch full of stinging nettle would hurt me far more than just the one." "Speak"

How Eltrys began the lesson had Gavroche arching his brow. It was not directly an herbal lesson, but he was using herbs to describe it. Stinging nettle, a plant that Gavroche had quickly learned was something to avoid. Just encountering one was an unpleasant experience, leaving lasting stings from the little pricks it could give. But in greater numbers the plant was even more threatening… and each part of the plant aided its growth and defense. Gavroche listened quietly, enjoying the lesson thus far. But he had always been keen to listen when mention of herbs was on the tongue.

Then came the question posed to the group, his aunt answering first. Gav gave a small nod of agreement. “I’ve encountered the plant myself once, and it is less than pleasant just dealing with the one. The stinging lasts even as you move away from the plant because of the prick of the hairs along it. Each hair is like a needle, filled with a chemical similar to ant bites in a way… That said, I’d much rather only deal with the one myself. The greater the number, the more pain that can be caused.”

"Speech," 'Thought.'

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