. Here we are [Dameon] .

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^{And there he was. With a satisfied smile on his scarred face Kizu looked down at the gleaming Valley beneath his feet. He knew she was here. The special Apprentice. The Pale Kaen, The Pale Flame. Kizu had heard her angry cry more than 3 moons ago, so he left The Palace and even gave his might and rank to his only daughter, Hana. But, Kizu was sure that it was worth it. This was his last quest. He was quite sure that when he found his Kaen, he would be too weak to return. But, yes... The Kaen was worth it. The old Wolf chuckled and began on his way down. He enjoyed being lonely after so many years being surrounded by Apprentices, Samurai and Sensei. He even was fed of the endless arguing between his children. Yes. He lived a wonderful life and served the world as best as he could, and this was his last task. The Pale Kaen helped him, so Kizu owed her something. If he only remembered... her true name. Was it Ana? No, no... Ara? No, aha, no... Kizu looked at the skies, and saluted the sun with a warm smile. The Sun... her name was Amaterasu, or wait... Yes, yes.. it was Ama-.. What? A smell? Kizu smelled... a young male, aged 2... Ah.. he also carried the smells of many other Wolves. It was a pack animal, then. 'Who's there?'}

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Opnieuw beklom hij deze berg. Waarom eigenlijk? Het was koud, hoog en vermoeiend. Niks waar hij naartoe zou gaan. Maar hij haalde het. Luid hijgend, bijna oververmoeid en bevroren, dat wel, maar hij bereikte het. Maar wat hij zag, deed hem meteen twee meter naar beneden schieten. Een vrij oude reu, onder de littekens. Bijna angstaanjagend. Hij was opgemerkt, though. Hij was aan de verkeerde kant, en ondanks het feit dat hij onzichtbaar was voor het oog, kende een neus geen grenzen. Behalve dan afstand en de richting van de wind... Whatever. "Who's there?" hoorde hij. Dameon trok geïrriteerd met zijn oren en sprong met twee sprongen terug naar boven. De reu leek gouden ogen te hebben, en onder de vele littekens was zijn vacht bruingrijs. Hij was echt oud. Minimaal acht. "I am," zei hij, lichtelijk vragend. Wat zou deze reu met hem doen? Hij was oud, maar ook oude wolven konden anderen van een berg af jagen.

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^{It was a small Wolf, covered with a pale white pelt. He looked rather anoyed. Oh... did Kizu something wrong? 'I am.' Perhaps the little Wolf wasn't a talkative soul? 'Aisatsu, young one. What is a youngster like you doing here on his own, hm?' The pale boy didn't look like a weakling, but this wasn't a very safe place. Youngsters like this Wolf were known to be reckless, which made this place even more dangerous for them. 'Oh, where did I leave my johin-sa, hm? My name is Kizu.' The scarred Wolf smiled friendly, and his scars gleamed in the pale sunlight. The Kaen told Kizu once that she wanted to start a new pack. Perhaps this youngster was part of her new pack?}

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De reu leek geen kwaad in de zin hebben. "Aisatsu, young one. What is a youngster like you doing here on his own, hm?" Dameon rolde met zijn ogen. Youngster. Als hij zin had om een berg te beklimmen, dan deed hij dat toch?! "Oh, where did I leave my johin-sa, hm? My name is Kizu." Kizu, eh? Dat klonk een beetje Japans. Zou hij daarvandaan komen? Zou Ama weten wat hij met deze reu moest doen. Ah, whatever. Ze was hier niet, natuurlijk kon ze hem geen instructies geven. "Dameon. And what is a grandpa like you doing here?" kaatste hij de bal terug. I'm not answering any of your dumb questions, grannie. Just answer mine, dacht Dam zelfingenomen. Who are you?!

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^{Kizu wondered why the little male acted so grumpy. 'Dameon. And what is a grandpa like you doing here?' Grandpa? Ohoho! Not yet! Or.. well, maybe he already was. It was a shame he never could meet his grandchildren in this life. Maybe in his next, then? 'This old grandpa is looking for a young, white warrior.' Hm.. the last time he saw Kaen was almost 3 years ago. So, she wasn't that young anymore. 'The Pale Kaen, a fierce Albino called.. Amatariseu.' Yes! Yes! That was her name! Amatariseu. The Albino with a heart on fire. A fierce, white animal that defeated a lot of enemies. Powerful, but unfortunally very reckless. She was filled with hatred and agression. Kizu heard her call and could even smell the anger. Anger leads to hate, hate leads to... suffering. And that was why Kizu was here. To help the Pale Kaen, before it's too late.}

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Deze reu stoorde zich niet aan Dameons gedrag. "This old grandpa is looking for a young, white warrior." Jong en wit, hmm? Die kende hij niet, behalve hemzelf. Maar hij kon het niet zijn, want hij had geen flauw idee wie dit was. "The Pale Kaen, a fierce Albino called.. Amatariseu," vertelde de oude reu. "Amatariseu?" vroeg de jonge witte reu verward. "You're looking for my alpha?" Natuurlijk was het niet goed om die informatie weg te geven, maar deze oude reu zou de grote witte teef nooit kunnen verslaan. Ze was veilig. Misschien kenden ze elkaar van vroeger, van voor zijn geboorte. "I know where she is." De woorden waren zijn bek uit voor hij er ergernis aan had. Hij deed zijn best om te verbergen dat het een verspreking was, en dat lukte wel aardig. Er verscheen een scheve grijns op zijn snuit terwijl hij dacht aan de albino.

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^{Dameon looked quite confused. 'Amatariseu? You're looking for my Alpha?' Ah, so the rumors were true. The Kaen actually started a new pack. Kizu knew that she was born to be an Alpha, but he also knew that she was too reckless and impatient to be a really good one. That was why he was here. To help and teach the Kaen about being a leader. 'I know where she is.' Yes, that was very obvious. Kizu chuckled. 'Is she a good Alpha, Dameon-chan?' This little Wolf was a fiery one. Just like his Alpha. Maybe he was related to the Kaen.. 'Does she train her members well?' Kizu learned the Kaen a lot about fighting, and Kaen was a quick, talented Apprentice. But she was also very agressive, which spoiled her talent.}

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