I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.

Nelu considered the man's advice before nodding his head. "Yes, that makes sense." He glanced about looking for something sufficiently round that he could use, eyes fixing on a stone in particular that had an oblong shape that would work well for his bowl. Nelu got to his feet and scrambled over to the rock, using his paws to roll the wobbly stone over to his bowl.

The man introduced himself as Mercury, one of the vanguards who was charged with protecting him and his siblings. "I see, have you seen a lot of battles? What kinds of creatures have you had to fight?" Nelu had an interest in battle though he had yet to really pursue it much. The boy placed his paw on one side of the clay bowl and the other on the stone before pushing them together. He then carefully peeled the stone out to reveal a small, clay bowl. He set about smoothing the top edge before looking back to Mercury.