The sound of children in the Halls of Nyx can be heard if you listen carefully, we aren't far, yet tread quietly while the elders of the Nyx are deep in their work so we don't disrupt them....nnDesodra and I were hanging out in the Nyxian Libraries...obviously a little anxious 'cause we weren't old enough to go with the adults to the Trials and other clean up duties of the nasty bosses that Lady Nyx had requested of them to do for the night...nnDesondra sits on the floor playing with her hair and her pet and told me she wanted to get a new puppy and a kitten..I was a little hesitant at first but changed my mind quickly when i realized the opportunity that had arisen in her idea!nn"We are going into Darkshore to find my kitty and to pick up a puppy along the way to help" she said to me. ""OOO!" i replied jumping up and down with glee. "New kitty! New Kitty!" i say as we lay out our devious plan for the night...nnWhile the adults are away, the children will play....nnI am a scruffy tomboyish young mage, oblivious to the ways of the world in some fashion.. My Name is Nielairiel, and I was seen in Silvermoon City, observing a Nyx meeting a little too closely..because of my trespassing onto such information, I was taken into the Halls of Nyx to be cared for and sent to the Dalaran schools of Arcane Magic for study. I was on a little "vacation" from school when this trip came about....nnWe did decide on a route.. Desondra, the young hunter, had secretly listened in on many trips to forbidden territories before, knew exactly how to get where we needed to go to find her puppy and kitten.nnWe ran from the safety of the Halls into the night with our travel bags in tow and some extra food to get the pets to come to us. Running in the night, we passed through the vast fields of the Barrens, seeing many wonderous animal and a few sick looking ones (which we steered clear of). Eventually we reached the northern borders and went into Asshenvale straight to Splintertree post to let the Flightmaster know we would like to be added to the list of authorised riders. Here I decide to ask a hunter friend of mine to join us and have some fun hunting in the middle of the night..He oblidged and flew in from Orgrimmar to meet us.nnThrought the dark forests we ran avoiding detection and even killing a few rabid animals along the way...and there he was!! Desondra spotted the puppy eating something in the brush in the distance! and I kept at a distance to not disturb her as she tracked him, readying her stick and spells for himnnShe kept a safe distance from him and started to work her calls to get him to come to her. He wanted to attack her in the beginning and gave her a few nasty bites and scratches, but her coaxing finally worked as he came to her, tail tucked and in full submission, stick in his jaws coming to her. She gave him some of the meat we had packed away and he rolled on the ground wanting to play with us all. It was too funny to watch me being a mage and all knowing nothing of the hunters ways.nn

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nnFrom there with the new puppy, we went into forbidden territory.. Tales have been passed down to young hunters that there was a beautiful kitten, native to Darkshore, that with the proper calls and toys, it could be coaxed and tamed..only the strongest hunters have these kittens which grow in to beautiful gigantic cats.nnSuch was her desire..to prove her status as a hunter who is knowledged and patient with her animals..to gather the kitten from the forests of Darkshore and bring her to the Nyxian stables..nnIt was a long night and we searched for the elusive kitten..Deondra tracked and found the faint glowing pad marks in the soil and knew it was near!nnShe jumped from behind the rock scaring us all glowing brightly in the night! Heavens what a sight the kitten held! Desondra worked fast to keep the kittens attention focused on her to get it to stay with her....nnn

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nnIt worked!! the kitten stayed!!!! Desondra proudly stood with her kitten in the moonlight of Darkshore...nnWhile the adults are away the children will play.....nnHmph..the kitten was the start....nntreked to Ironforge for a little fun in the snow. We hustled on foot all this way and took another turn....for the Bear in the snow...we got inside the Dwarven lands of Ice and snows..the kitten blending in perfectly to the terrain..and went after that mad polar bear Desondra had also wanted to keep with her. He was easier than the kitten and found him quickly... blood, snow flew and claws shredded as the maddened bear resisted with all his might to become one of the horde...hmph..all in vain I chuckled to myself...nn

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nnnDang bear! She got him subdued like none Ive ever seen! Desondra was injured a little but nothing that would be noticed by the morning by the adults..nn

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nnWe scampered back home with the pets in tow before the adults got home and saw that we were gone..nDesondra quickly stabled and fed them and tended to her scratches in our childrens wing by the glow and warmth of the fire on the piled furs....nnWe fell asleep from the nights adventure to wake to the sound of our elders in the halls rejoicing in their revelry of victorious battles far away......nnnWhile the adults are away.........