A Bizi Clue!

**I lost the first couple emotes ;A; But basically it had been like 4 months since Bizi went 'missing', and Ilistala has been ending her months vanishing to search for Bizi and on this day she KICKED Xenthos off her back and was insistent that Gurashi follow her! Esei, who was following Gurashi and has also been missing Bizi, came with!!**

listala, an enormous leopard charges off to the north, looking back just once to see if you is following before racing away.

Xenthos begins to follow you.
==== Xenthos is following you ====

**run run**

Lifting her head, Ilistala looks at you hopefully.

You flail about helplessly.

You have emoted: Gurashi quickly jogs after Ilistala, an enormous leopard, antennae sagging in concern.

You have emoted: Gurashi wanders up to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, mandibles clicking as he wrings his hands together. "Ilistala?"

Ilistala, an enormous leopard sniffs around, looking at you before darting around the glen towards the southern end.

**run run**

Ilistala, an enormous leopard pauses just long enough for you to catch up before continuing off to the southeast.

Ilistala melds into the shadows, quickly disappearing from view.

Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says, "I think she ran a ways this time."

You flail about helplessly.

You have emoted: Gurashi watches Ilistala rush off, catching his breath as he looks over his shoulder at Xenthos. "Oh... she has been doing this a lot?"

Xenthos shakes his head at you.

**run run**

You look at Xenthos, expression filled with concern as you frown.

You look at Ilistala, an enormous leopard, expression filled with concern as you frown.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against you.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard chirps once at you, and moves off to the east.

You have emoted: Gurashi frowns as he continues along, head tilted.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard is already disappearing to the woods off in the southeast, only her tail visible for a brief moment.

Ilistala melds into the shadows, quickly disappearing from view.

You fret over everything that might go wrong.

**run run**

Chasing after, you exclaim to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "You are so fast!! You have more leggies!"

Ilistala, an enormous leopard pauses here, staring at you, and then at the thick growth to the north. She lashes her tail in agitation, then walks behind you and attempts to push you through the thick plantlife.

You have emoted: Gurashi makes a short, confused sound as he is pushed into the bushes, stumbling a little, stopped only once he comes up against a tangle of branches too thick to pass. "Er... did you lose something here...?"

Ilistala, an enormous leopard shakes her head emphatically, then pushes harder, trying to pop you through the tangle.

You have emoted: Gurashi makes another noise as he is pushed ahead, grunting and breaking through.

**this is where I edit the log and pretend I didn't go the wrong direction and got lost and confused until I was guided gently in the right direction lmao**

Hidden hollow.
The shadowy outline of a twisted forest casts a dark gloom here. There is a moderate breeze here. The roots of oak trees are tangled together by thick brambles and low saplings to form this sheltered glen. A small stream trickles from south to north, running unimpeded under the plants. The loose soil around the waterway is covered in rotting leaves and fallen branches. Fungi and mosses coat the stream's banks, flourishing in the dank, decaying half-light. A leopard lurks in the shadows, curiously watching anything that moves. Dusan, a coruscant wyvern, lurks in the shadows here. Nothing more than a puffball with cerulean eyes, a seal lynx point ragdoll kitten lies here lounging languidly.
You see exits leading north and south.
Lifting her head, Ilistala looks at you hopefully.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard chirps happily at you.

Esei pets Ilistala, an enormous leopard ingratiatingly.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against Esei.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard begins digging at the dense bushes to the east, apparently searching for something.

You have emoted: Gurashi picks a few leaves free from his cloak and his hat, then looks around the hollow, slowly wandering up to join Ilistala, an enormous leopard. "...you ARE showing me something, yes."

Suddenly, you ask Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "You have found something?"

You have emoted: Gurashi straightens, as if a thought crossed his mind.

You think to yourself: .... she was looking for Bizi before, Xenthos said.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard nods her head at you.

Eyes widening, you ask Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "You are showing me Bizi??"

Ilistala, an enormous leopard nods her head at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi's antennae raise, mandibles clicking in excitement.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard digs more enthusiastically into the brush.

Elated, you exclaim, "Oh my gosh! Let me help let me help!"

You have emoted: Gurashi begins to pull at the brush as well, all four arms frantically yanking and pulling aside brambles to make room for passage.

You think to yourself: Bizi was here, Bizi was here!

Ilistala, an enormous leopard steps aside to let you work.

You have emoted: Gurashi continues his task wordlessly, expression intensely focused as he continues to break down the naturally-made barrier. A particularly gnarly tangle occupies the center of the clearing, and he takes a step back to catch his breath.

You glance askance at a cruel hunting knife.

You glance askance at Xenthos.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard has been standing by watching, but when you stop working she moves forward and butts you in the back with her head.

Faintly buzzing, you say to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "Am getting, am getting... sorry, uhm....."

Faintly buzzing, you ask Xenthos, "Do not tell Mister Lord Predator O-K?"

You have emoted: Gurashi doesn't wait for Xenthos to answer, wielding a cruel hunting knife in his hand and using it to cut seamlessly through the offending forest life, letting it fall free and leaving a perfect doorway through the bushes.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard stares at the opening in the bushes.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks at Ilistala, an enormous leopard then back at the opening in the bushes. He removes his hat, stooping down low to poke his head inside.

Looking around the almost too-small clearing, you say, "Hey, it is kind of..."

The soft glow of the sun reflects in a beautiful array of colours upon the water's surface, an almost entrancing display of nature's grace.

You have emoted: Gurashi's voice trails off, and his expression becomes unreadable. He leans in further, only his back visible as he roots around inside the bushes.... and returns, holding a single, violet feather, wilted and weathered from its time here.

You think to yourself: Bizi...

Ilistala, an enormous leopard stares at the feather, then at you.

Xenthos easily vaults onto the back of Ilistala, an enormous leopard.

You have emoted: Gurashi takes a deep, slow breath, holding the feather, turning it over in his hand. "...it is Bizi's," He confirms at last, straightening it out only to watch it fold over again.

Faintly buzzing, you ask Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "...she was here?"

Ilistala, an enormous leopard nods her head at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi turns the feather between his fingers, shoulders sagging. He looks back into the little space, pondering the network of undergrowth visible inside. "So she is at least in the Glomdoring..."

Softer, you say, "And not the Undervault..."

You have emoted: Gurashi sighs, relieved.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard nods her head at you.

You have emoted: Gurashi holds the feather close to his chest, then turns to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, cupping the leopard's face in three of his four hands. "Thank you."

Faintly buzzing, you say to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "Feel O-K knowing she is... at least home."

You glance askance.

You reach out, wrapping all four arms around Ilistala, an enormous leopard as you pull her into a tight hug.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against you.

Hugging the leopard around the neck, you say to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "Really - many many thank yous."

Ilistala, an enormous leopard rubs up against you, purring like a cat.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks at the feather again, making a face. "... there's a lot of big-brain stuff she does not like, so when new things happen, she is temperamental, yes." He explains.

Faintly buzzing, you say to Xenthos, "She feels stuff, apparently. Like Friend Aschwar! Tridemon says she must be an empath..."

<-- *Esei timed out, came back!*

Esei pets Ilistala, an enormous leopard ingratiatingly.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against Esei.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks over to Esei now, holding up the feather. "Look... it is Bizi's...!"

Esei blinks.

Esei tilts their head and listens intently to you.

You have emoted: Gurashi turns the feather in his fingers. "Ilistala found it there - in that bush."

Offering the feather, you say to Esei, "See? She is close. That is not so old."

Faintly buzzing, you say, "Maybe a month, no more though - her feathers break down very quickly for some reason..."

Shadows grow longer in anticipation for the return of their dark mistress as Father Sun's chase brings him closer to the world's edge.

You have emoted: Gurashi takes a deep breath, looking again at the feather, then at his feet, shaking his head.

You pet Ilistala, an enormous leopard ingratiatingly.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against you.

Ilistala, an enormous leopard inches bashfully over to you and nuzzles you tenderly.

The soft glow of the sun reflects in a beautiful array of colours upon the water's surface, an almost entrancing display of nature's grace.

Adoringly petting Ilistala's head, you say, "You are truly a very good girl, yes. Xenthos is very very lucky."

You pet Ilistala, an enormous leopard ingratiatingly.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against you.

Faintly buzzing, you say to Ilistala, an enormous leopard, "Do not worry, will find her, O-K? Promise."

Ilistala, an enormous leopard nods her head at you.

Esei pets Ilistala, an enormous leopard ingratiatingly.
A loud rumbling emanates from Ilistala as she rubs against Esei.

Esei gives you a friendly squeeze.

Spiritous Wraith Esei of the Ascending Dusk says to you, "Good luck."

Esei, riding Dusan, the coruscant, draws the Fingerblade of dha'Wyrden-cree across the inside of their wrist, causing a line of blood to well up. They then lifts the blade into the air, as shadows spill out of the wet crimson tip, swarming around Esei, riding Dusan, the coruscant, and taking them with them as they sink into the ground.
Trailing stars and smoke, Dusan trails off to the ether.

You have emoted: Gurashi looks about the hollow one last time. "Mm."