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He felt Miryam was calling him from the lair. <<"FATHER, COME BACK, FEEL LONELY. Don't leave like mommy.">>
He says, "Little one don't worry, I am coming back. When I am back, We will go on an adventure. I will find you a new mommy (no1). She will take care of you and me both."
An hour before dawn, while crossing fern lowlands, Kai sensed movement. A faint claw ticks, not directed at him yet. Galehorn snorted a warning to him.
Suddenly five silhouettes burst from the thicket, Jagged-Axe Hyenas, two star rank. Likely scouts' tamed hounds of someone's.
Kai didn't slow. He clenched thighs, Galehorn surged. Blueloom rained plasma bead that exploded nearest hyena, +20 EXP. The rest scattered, yipping.
He didn't want to brand these weak ones. His aura is precious. They aren't useful to him.
