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A Tale of Two Spirits
Once long ago in a forest who's name has been lost to time lived Astrieal the spirit of the wildflowers. Astrieal was a cat like none ever seen her all black fur was slightly long though it looked as if no light could ever puncture it's darkness, except for in the center of her forehead she bore a red poppy birthmark that many mistook as a real flower. Her eyes were a deep red outlined in black making her iris look like petals. Astrieal spent her days frolicking deep in the center of the forest where a large clearing sat covered in the most beautiful wildflowers to ever live with colors that have no names. Astrieal loved her flowers and fiercely protected them, one day after patrolling the perimeter of the field she playfully began to chase a butterfly around the clearing sending dandelions up into the canopy. Astrieal basked in the sun flickering though the tree tops when she caught movement from the corner of her eye, turning to face where the movement came from Astrieal saw a large raven descending onto a tree branch. The Raven watched Astrieal intently never breaking his watch of her not even to land on the branch. Astrieal huffed a dandelion from her nose, straighted her posture and began making her way to where the raven sat. As she approached the raven said nothing it only watched coming to look down on her as she reached the tree, Astrieal looked up making eye contact with the raven "Who are you? Why are you watching me?" Astrieal demanded "I am Hasteal, spirit of the wind" Hasteal matter of factly said "and I am here to collect the wildflower seeds" "WHAT?!? why would you want them wind spirit you can't grow flowers in the wind. You have no need of them, and you can't have them!" Astrieal hissed moving from sitting to a defensive stance. " Oh silly wildflower spirit" Hasteal giggled " I don't want to keep them, my wind carries your seed to spread them and continue the life of the forest. How is it that you don't know this truth? What a worthless predecessor you must have had to learn from and your parents must be so ashamed of what a...