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You follow Lady Reaper down a trail to the golden half of the forest. The sun dances on the leaves of these strange oak trees. The trunks are dark brown but the leaves; copper, bronze, golden, and even a few light orange cover the blue sky. The well-worn path you travel is strangely free of roots. "Hey traveller. Heads up!" Eve proclaims so calmly you scarecely react until something barrels into you. The fox-sized creature bounces off your chest and spreads his sharp wings to land next to the cat-morph. 
A chiming giggle tells you that you've been had again by the feline's mischievous nature. You scowl until your eyes fall on the golden-colored creature in Eve's arms. His big blue eyes woo you into forgiving the realm's keeper and you smile. Grinning back at you, Eve lets the bundle of fluff pounce back to the ground and she extends her hand to you. When you've composed yourself, she introduces you to the creature."Zecharia, or just Zech for short, is a carhawox. That is, he's a caracal, fox and hawk hybrid. They come from Lanse'shri." She informs you with her hands behind her back. Spreading his darker-tipped, golden wings, Zech pounces towards Eve's flagging tail. He paws at it vehemently but can't seem to get a hold over it. Suddenly, a loud snore distracts him and he bounds away. Eve signals you to follow. 
The deep red Carhawox is easily visible underneath all the golden leaf litter. This one seems to favor his hawk genes. He's sleeping heavily where the sun breaks through the branches. Eve comes up behind you and tilts her head upon seeing the other Carhawox."Ah, Elias... lazy bugger." She whispers with a soft laugh. As she says this, Elias stirs and rolls over on his back. His taloned forefeet claw absently at the air and his beak clips at the air. Out of the corner of your eye, you see Zech crouching low and sneaking up on the sleeping carhawox. Lady Reaper steps back and you see it wise to do the same. "The two of them are like brothers." Eve explains. Sure enough, Zech pounces towards the red Carhawox only to be met by Elias's bright eyes. The golden jumps back in surprise and, with a chuckle, his brother goes back to sleep.
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