Here's a question for you Oddey, which is your favorite female hybrid?
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Chapter 19: Stormy Skies
Riley and Bitsy were getting nervous. They didn't like the weather when it was stormy, Hemm stood up, "Come on, it's only a bit of rain. Let's not get too worried here". Hemm walked up to Riley and put a hand on her shoulder, Riley nudged her head against his hand, in a manner of appreciation. Bitsy was getting annoyed, "We're not going to be able to hunt properly when the weather is like this".
Lara and Silpher were talking, Lara sighed, "Lorn would help a lot if he was here... but he isn't so we have to think of a plan". Silpher nodded, "Let's try and think of something useful". Ulric walked up to them, "What about those Paramites to the East?". Silpher shrugged, "Oh well, guess we'll have to hunt something today... Coming Lara?". Lara nodded, "Alright, let's go then".
The ground was slippery but thankfully everyone managed to keep their footing. Silpher's left leg slipped into a puddle, but he pulled it out quickly. "We need to hurry before the rain gets worse". They found some Paramites grazing, Lara walked up to one of them and kicked it in the head. Silpher and Ulric ran towards the other two Paramites. Silpher grabbed one and threw it against a tree, Ulric threw another down at the ground. The Paramites hissed, but were quickly finished off by the hybrids. The Paramites were not very large, but at the moment this was all they could find. They headed back to their camp to share the food.
Silpher looked at the sky, "I hope you're alright, Tulia". He sighed and continued walking. Ulric was missing Inna as well, although she got on his nerves sometimes, she was there for him when he needed her the most. Riley and Bitsy were talking to each other and making jokes. Bitsy was laughing heavily. Riley continued her joke, "So, a Glukkon, a Slig and a Mudokon walk into a bar...".
Hemm noticed the other hybrids coming back. "Oh hey, Silpher, you got some food?". Silpher nodded, "Here". He chucked a large piece of meat towards Hemm, Hemm wobbled slightly as he caught the massive lump of meat. "Nice!". After the hybrids were finished eating, they started talking about how long they had before they had to meet up with the other hybrids. "It's been a few days now, only a few more left to go".
As the hybrids woke up next morning, they noticed a slight problem. There were several new rivers created by the storm last night. Now they would have to rely on more senses in order to find the other hybrids. Silpher and Ulric could pick up the other team's scent, so they lead their group that way.
Lorn's group had gotten soaked during the night, their huts weren't build to stand that amount of rainfall. After everyone dried off, they started heading back the way they came, but they ended up having the same problem that Silpher's group had. Lorn sighed, "We'll have to track their scent and look for signs". Lorn looked at the sky and sniffed, "This way". He managed to lead the group towards the fresh scent.