As Tarentek finished speaking, Onyx had finished everything she was doing with the food and handed it to her father so he could start cooking it. "Ok, my turn now!" Onyx spoke a little excitedly, and took a deep breath to calm herself before she said anything else. "I already explained what happened at my ritual last night, so you must already know what I'm about to ask father." 

Raldel smiled without looking at Onyx, and nodded as he spoke. "Yes, I know. You have my permission to be included in the next coming of age ritual. You are the seventh one to find their path, so you also get to choose when the ritual will be." Onyx was confused, and it showed in her next question.

"I get to choose the day? I thought you were the one who chose the time of the rituals." Onyx shook her head as she thought, trying to remember what she had learned of the strange traditions tied to the coming of age rituals. "What time should I pick? There is no knowing anything beyond the next few days..."