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    Nathaniel was... Kinda unsure what he was supposed to be doing next.

    He was capable of executing several rites, and was constantly learning more of and on them (though as last Winter had shown, he had yet to perfect their application). He was also now capable of producing Talens and Fetishes for the pack- but without deeper connections in the Shadow, or enough clout with the spirits of a particular choir, he didn't feel he'd be able to make them effectively.

    So... what happened next? Then there was the matter of his university admission... Where was Nathaniel supposed to be headed, as a crescent? As a Bone Shadow? As a pack member? As a future college student?

    He wandered around in Urshul, to where he believed he could find their Alpha, to where he was hoping to find direction.

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    A clatter and a bang alert the world to Hector's presence!

    The Alpha is bin diving again - for food and clothes and anything else he can use, carry away for later, or potentially swap with another vagrant. He might even be jabbering to himself in the manner that only a homeless vagrant can.

    Hector sounds happy. Sounds like he has found some shoes!
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    A wrinkled wolf nose and a light sneeze. Yep, that... That was the Alpha alright.

    Nathaniel promptly sat in his Wolf Form a good few feet from the pack leader's most recent foe

    <<Want Talk. Able?>> He was content to wait until Hector had finished his 'hunt,' remaining in Urshul (the scent might very well be more unbearable in Hishu).

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    Hector wipes himself off, completely at ease in close proximity to a hulking wolf-creature. The Alpha finally settles on the ground and starts switching his footwear.

    "Yeah I can talk. What is up?"

    Hector looks up from his task and over to Nathaniel's four legged form.
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    Nathaniel wrinkles his nose lightly, before shifting back to Hishu. In retrospect, Urshul was probably not the best form for such a discussion.

    "What do I do now? What is expected of me?" Nathaniel wasn't at all sure what he'd learn from this- what advice their Alpha would have.

    "We have the Pure to face. And I can make Talens, I think, but I'd need to gather Spirit Allies to make them effectively. We also have the Shadow... I'm not sure if it's even possible to fix what's been done, but I could look into the matter. Then there's our Eye in the Sky..." Nathaniel left out the college admission- for now, at least.

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    Hector rolled back on his haunches, relaxing with the shoes held lightly in his hands.

    "You've already done a lot. Get stronger."

    He turned back to his shoes. Then paused.

    "You are a Crescent like Emily, right? Talk with her. Specialise - focus on what she doesn't do. With Rites, I mean."

    He is looking back up now, staring with feral intensity at the other wolf.

    "Seek out ways to get better Brands. That way the spirits will respect you more. You are strong with Wisdom but when I see you in the Shadow there is nothing else I can see in your story. Me? I have Glory. And Cunning. And Wisdom. I can make the Brand's, sure. But think about ways to earn them. That way the Lune's won't eat you when they turn up."

    He shrugged.

    "Maybe track a few Spirit's down for what Gift's they can teach you. Rites are one thing. Gifts are another."

    He started tugging on the shoe again.

    "And then there is always the Herd. It's not like we have many dupes or allies to help watch out for the Pure. Or anything else. Oh yeah - I dunno... Maybe do some weight training or something? You look like a flimsy human. And it really shows in Urhan and Urshul."

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    Nathaniel took it as the general advice and steps he'd already strived to take, for the most part. Renewal of Nature had taught him an elemental gift, he was constantly training with Emily, and his research into rites was already diverging, if only slightly, from Emily's.

    Still- the subject of brands was one he was interested in. "And advice for attaining brands? I don't... think I've done anything deserving of them." And while he was also capable of branding, he was rather unsure of his own accomplishments. What had he done for Honor? Glory? Purity? Cunning?.....

    "We could always call Eyes-With-Wings again, when we prepare our attack on the Pure. It might have intel?" It better, for the price they'd paid.

    "Ah- I'm training. And I'm working with... Um... Well, I was recently accepted into a university. And I've started a sort of club to help study the occult there...." That latter bit only added because Nathaniel was under the perhaps foolish impression it might buffer his admission that he'd been accepted into a lengthy commitment that might very well take him away from the pack.

    A scratch at the back of his head, waiting. He trusted the Alpha to give sound advice, if only because he had the brands to prove his experiences.

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    Hector beamed a wicked grin.

    "Leave the brands to me. I can perform the rite. Let's see - you've been on some hunt's, right? Thats enough Glory to start with; an occult group... well... that might be a start for Cunning. I mean, you're using it to keep tabs on what the herd know's right? Drawing out the insightful ones and leading them astray? Or do you intend to harness their interests for your own ends... I got no idea how you Bone Shadows work and for all I know they are your dupes and you are working on uncovering some big ritual or something. I mean, if you are, that might fit under Purity as you represent your Tribes teachings."

    He rambled, stopping to look over the Crescent more seriously.

    "Yes we should call up that spirit ally of ours. And you're right - there had better to be something to show for it. So let's give the spirit a little more time* before we do anything there. Why not use the time to make us some Talens or something?"

    Spirit Brands are just xp. Not sure if that is true for Talens or if they have to be created in-game. Check with ST Kelreth.

    *Pure are part of Kelreth wider plot. The ST will let us know when he wants to move on I'm guessing. But you can always check
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    More nods as the crescent listened. He had earned Glory and was paving the way towards Cunning, and even Purity? That was welcoming to hear. Perhaps he'd done worthwhile things after all?

    "I know some Bone Shadows use the Herd in that way- and there are rituals I'm trying to learn that specifically involve using them to starve powerful spirits in the area. But yeah, it's mostly to figure out what the Herd knows." And to sate his own curiosity on the matter, finding out what he could on Others without risking skin or hide.

    "Do you have any particular Talens you'd prefer? I can't make many of them- It can be a lengthy process." If you go the route of diplomacy and NOT forcefully binding relatively harmless spirits everywhere you go, that is. "Wolfsbane is easy and common enough- it ah... can force a wolf to go Hishu, if they're not raging." It was also powered by Wolf spirits, which Nathaniel found to be easier to work with.

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    "You make it and I'll take it."

    Necessary Guile, spirit totem of adaption and urban survival, would accept nothing less.

    Hector shifted his weight.

    "Good idea, I guess - figuring out what the herd know's. More to the point, a group like that will get you some names. You know, the kind to watch. Herd Must Not Know and all that. Maybe even throw in some purpose built lies to throw them off the scent."

    He winked and waited to see what the Death Wolf would ask next.
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