Prelude

Deep within the heart of the woods, where the tree trunks are more than ten feet around and reach hundreds of feet up, a cloaked figure held an infant child with pointy ears, golden yellow eyes, green hair, and translucent fairy wings. A slow faint chanting began at the center of the clearing and the infant began to glow, slowly raising into the air. Very slowly the hair began to change from green to yellow, to white, to pink, to red, and eventually lingering on alburn. The chanting slowly altered and the eyes transformed to brown. The chanting became more erratic, as the ears began to round and the wings slowly shrank away. Seven pairs of animals walked through the tree's and stoped infront of the cloaked figure and the glowing infant. The Royal Mare stepped directly underneath the glowing babe and said "I will carry the child, Golden One." A golden harness with a side carrier began to form on the Royal Mare, slowly the chanting became fainter and the infant began to slowly drifted into the carrier. The chanting came to a stop and a female voice rang out in the clearing "My brothers and sisters guard the Seventh One with your lives. In the name of the Great Queen may your future endeavors be blessed, and may you always arrive swiftly to your  destinations." The cloaked figure turned around and disappeared into the mouth of the cave. The Royal Stallion took the lead at the head of the Royal Mare, his life mate. The Royal Sow took up the right flank and her mate the Royal Boar took up the left flank. The Royal Reynard took up the right side and the Royal Vixen took up the left side of the Royal Mare. The Royal Lion took up the right side of the Royal Stallion and the Royal Wolf took up the left side of the Royal Stallion. The Royal Lioness took up the right side of the Royal Reynard and the Royal Wolverine took up the left side of the Royal Vixen. As the Royal Stallion started to move forward the Royal Hawks left their branchs and began to scout ahead.1

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