After Tarentek went back to his room, Onyx spent a few minutes cleaning up and putting out the lanterns around the den before she went to bed herself. [i]A lot of stuff happened today, and it doesn't seem like tomorrow will be any less eventful...[/i] Her thoughts slowly drifted into silence as she fell asleep.

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Onyx woke the next morning to the sound of someone calling her name. Yawning and stretching, she walked over to one of the square holes in the wall of her room and pulled the cloth that she had hung over the opening out of the way. She quickly saw who was calling to her, it was her eldest brother, one of the strongest sentries in her tribe. "Opal! Brother, what is it?" She called out to him.

As soon as he saw her he flew over to land on the ledge just outside of the square hole. "Good morning sister, or should I say noon?" He greeted her with a small smile. Onyx looked up at the sky, and sure enough, the sun was already past The tallest mountain peak. [i]I slept that long? Well... It WAS almost high-moon when I fell asleep last night.[/i] Her brother's smile dissipated and was quickly replaced with an undecipherable mask. "Where is the outsider?" He asked in a voice just as stony and cold as his expression.

"He should still be asleep. Would you like to see him?" Onyx only took a moment to wonder about the fact that Opal knew about Tarentek, before she realized that the entire tribe must know by now. She let out a sigh as Opal climbed through the hole in the wall to stand beside her in her room. 

"I do not wish to see or associate in any way with him. I am simply under orders to take you both to see Raldel." Opal's words surprised Onyx. Her father had said he was going to do a reconnaissance mission, however she thought he would have taken longer doing so. 

"Father has already returned? I thought he was going to assess the situation, not go on a field trip." Onyx was leading her brother to the room Tarentek was in as they spoke. She kept speaking before Opal could respond, "Wait here. I will wake him up." Ignoring her brother's slight grumble about being told what to do, she quietly entered the room. Tarentek seemed to still be asleep, as he did not stir when she said his name. She walked over to him and, hoping that he wouldn't react violently, shook his shoulder until he awoke. 

"Good morning." She said softly as Opal walked in. She shot him a glare that she hoped he would read as 'be quiet' and continued speaking to Tarentek. "This is Opal. He has been sent to bring us to see Raldel again."