Kutoa

"Shhhh." Hangxie scolds as if it will somehow quiet their footsteps.    Yuxin is forced to smother his chuckles when his mate keeps casting worried glances over his shoulder. The confused and slightly irritated squint he receives as his sides shiver is adorable. "She sleeps heavily. It'll be okay 'xie. We'll be back with a breakfast surprise before she wakes up. And even if we'...

It all begins with a rustle in the bushes and ends with accidental daughter acquisition.    Yuxin stares at the bush and the bush stares back. A pair of eyes nearly as pale as his own blink and then they and the gray snout they were attached to vanish back into the foliage.   "W-wait!" He stutters, shoving his muzzle into the bush. Why is t...

Yuxin bobs his head, ears swinging forward as he hears the tell tale jingle of Gildes. He does it again just to hear the noise again. It's nice to have enough to actually pay for what he and Hangxie need. Well the coins on the string are both of theirs pooled together. So they're both making enough to splurge on a fresh fruit treat if they wish. Or sweets, even some of the woven goods made by the townsfolk. Speaking of, Yuxin has spent a few Gildes on the dark i...

Kutoa is a lovely place, full of so many things. Weavers, practicing their craft, sheep being herded in the fields and through the streets, bepotelkh and humans alike bustling about their work days, the smell of food is strong in the air and there’s carts being pulled full of imported supplies like fruits and flowers, there’s so much. Perhaps not any more than any other village Yuxin has visited, but it still excites him to see. After a long and emotional ta...

The lands at the base of the mountain really were different from the snow and rocks he saw for almost half the year. The flowers and short grasses of summer were close but far more sparse than the rolling fields and full trees. It’s all so… green. A vibrant and beautiful green. So full of life. And the air… Yuxin lifts his nose to the breeze, scenting the damp earth and sweet growth of new grass. The forest is vast and sprawling and the meadows it’s brok...