Chapter Twenty-One: Known Unknown

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In Victorian times, holly symbolized foresight

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In Victorian times, holly symbolized foresight

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The early morning sun smiles upon Lush Jungle. Not even a moon ago were they all trapped on Primarina Island. No surprise Bahiti was the center of it all. Her and a bunch of Ditto. It's good they have their home back, but the reason Violet was driven to fight for it... Leafeon can't seem to remember.

       "Leafeon." Mintpaw's chipper voice calls from behind her. "Your leaves look better now."

       Leafeon cocks her head. "Look better?"

       The white Eevee giggles. "You smell like Spring. And Spring means everything grows back." His smile falters. "I just wish the snow would come back. It's easier to hunt!" He pounces on a stray leaf fluttering in the breeze.

       Leafeon looks around the camp. Wild Spark is always one of the first awake, yet this morning, the Jolteon is nowhere to be found. "How's Fawnpaw?" The somber expression on Mintpaw's face tells her everything she needs to know.

       "Um, we can go with Runningpaw and Pixie Cloud." Leafeon rolls her eyes at the mention of the Sylveon's name. "They're trying to find out who attacked Fawnpaw and Moana. We can help."

       "Opal did it," Leafeon says with finality. "That's why she vanished." She limps over to the fresh-kill pile. "Maybe we should go hunting," she says to herself upon seeing its pathetic state. She pushes her leaf back and turns to Mintpaw. "Are anyone other than Pixie Cloud and Runningpaw awake?" He shakes his head and Leafeon's chest fills with dread.

       "Okay... No Pixie Cloud. We can... go help Violet. She said hi to me when I was trying to get a butterfly to stay on my nose." He wiggles his nose then brightens. "And since Tidal Wave is out hunting with Maple, we won't get in trouble for helping her."

       "That's a terrible idea." A Glaceon, Flurry Scar, walks past them. "Leafeon don't even know who Nightshade is half of the time." She drops a plump Rattata on the pitiful pile. "Violet has her dog; we shouldn't worry about her."

       "Without Wild Spark, we don't know what to do," Mintpaw whines. "We explored the territory, Tidal Wave is hunting, we did battle training yesterday, and I'm sick of looking for herbs for you!" Leafeon gives her apprentice a stern look. Shame he can't see it.

       "Go visit the Volcano Park." Mintpaw's ears perk. "It's Nightshade's birthday. They gon' be lettin' lanterns go for her." A raspy laugh leaves her maw. "Them lizards are the funniest thing. Do they expect her to see them from halfway 'cross the world then come flyin' back home?"

       "At night," Mintpaw mutters. "I have a better idea. We can see how Rosehood is doing." Rosehood? A name as bad as that certainly doesn't ring any bells. "That Rowlet from the first day I was named apprentice." What Mintpaw means to say is that Rowlet that nearly shot them for no reason.

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