Ocean, as it is unknown to most outside the family, is, in fact, my adopted daughter. She's only a mere thirteen years old, but under my guidance she is wise for her age. I took her in when she was but a very few months old. She had lost her entire family, she was left with only a mere trinket belonging to her mom- it was a tiny blue-and-pink butterfly shell... It looks like a small bow in her hair. Well, I took in the weeping child, unsure if she would live. So young a pup, away from her mother at such an early age... I protected her, taught her what plants and fruits were good to eat, how to swim- even though I hate swimming... Now she is hyper, she barely acts like she remembers her rough past... I am proud of the young Xweetok.

Not to long ago, Etelle travelled with her younger sister Sana to the Darigan Citedal... There they met Lunar's brother, Lunarter. The way Etelle describes him, he is but a terrible demon. I quote,He is but a terrible demon, not fit to walk the land of the living...

He tried to change my sister. Tried to change her into a terrible beast, thinking it was her true f*rm. But even I am unsure as to what Etelle's true f*rm is. Maybe what she was supposed to become, possibly the Shadow Beast, maybe the f*rm she is now is her true f*rm, but... He angered her. She loses her temper, she loses control over it... She would have killed Lunarter, if it were ever possible to kill him. He wounded her pretty terribly...

Her wounds are like Kal's now. She has grown weak with what the family has been callingShadow Sickness... It only affects Etelle and Kal, but I fear even the Shadow Demon Sana can obtain it, maybe even I or my dear Ocean can get Shadow Sickness... But it would affect us differently, I am sure. Sana would be over Shadow Sickness and immune to it as if it were a mere fever. I and Ocean would heal as if we just had the flu... But Etelle, she has become weaker then a normal pet. It could take months, even years for her to heal the wounds she has, including her own Shadow Sickness...

Well, Lunarter changed her. And she nearly killed his son. She didn't even think the guy had a heart... But she still doesn't trust him. She said she would rather be a shadow beast forever then trust him... She needs to be careful what she says- just might happen... But that Lunar fellow she loves came to her rescue. Got her to change back, somehow... Guess that wierd phraselove conquers all andlove will find a way really have some meaning...

Now here's a story that seems well worth telling... Kal told me this about his own life before Etellu's birth. Yeah, see, he's about two years older than his sister, even though he really acts like he's her younger brother... Anyways, on with the story.

As with any child, the first month or so of Kal's existence was a total blank. His mom and dad- a Din's Dragon and a Shadow Beast, a match never said to be and forbidden by the Faeries- were very proud of their son. They had thought he was going to be a completely normal Island Lutari, since his wings and horns seemed to not even exist... Their only gift to him was a magical blue flower, something that had once been Kal's Father's, until, finally, he was stuck as a Shadow Beast...

Though the Faeries knew not of Kal's existence, his Mother and Father still were careful to keep him from chancing ameeting with any random Faeries. Though they lived far from any villages, Kal was certainly not under-fed. His Father had taught him to fish even when Kal could barely crawl, and his Mother taught him what plants were good and bad to eat. He quickly became independent, but still stayed with the two beasts that were his parents.

The way Kal puts it, his father was often kind, having a somewhat strange sense of humor in the face of danger or grief. He was very caring, though, and very wise, always making Kal and his mother laugh when they were not feeling well. Kal's father rarely punished him, and had only struck his mother once- something had made him angry enough to become a true Shadow Beast, and in his rage he attacked her. Kal said this only had happened once in the two years he was able to know his father...

Kal's mother, on the other paw, was pessimistic, and often worried greatly over Kal's father. She loved him very much, though, and would have never left him, no matter what. She as well was very caring and intelligent, but seemed able to keep hold of the things she found interesting. She had a small stash of treasures, most found near villages. She also seemed to enjoy painting on cavern walls and carving images into tree trunks and soft stone. She had taught Kal many things- especially making special medicines and foods.

It was nearly a year-and-a-half later... Kal was restless one night, and ventured from his own small den within the cavern he and his parents called their home. He had ventured to the cave's gaping mouth, and watched the moon rise through the trees. He said that he remembered falling asleep to the sound of a strange noise that sounded much like the chiming of a music box and an ocarina...

Months later, his sister Etellu was born. Apparently that is her real name... His mother was even more worried now... So she sent both of them away, giving Etellu the only two posessions she had left: a strange cloud-blue bone flute with a pink ribbon tied to the end of it, and a small gold heart-shaped music box that was connected to a golden chain. Etellu's father had nothing to give except the strange symbol on her hind left leg: a blessing that she will one day find happiness...

Not long after, Kal found his way to Lutari Isle, his month-old sister in tow...