Discovered
Eone Rilt moved through the dense forest with her exploration crew on Eva 9 site 220. Eone was the youngest member and she was an idiot savant when it came to artwork and her profession as a genetic engineer. Coming to the once destroyed burned site it was lush with light vegetation now. Efforts from their restoration project, in the carrier pouch she had the two little cub creatures peaked out making soft sounds. Rescued by Eone during the fire caused by the now banned marines.
She let them pull themselves out and climb up her form, one moved under her hair where it was tied back to peek out making soft chitters. She smiled it reminded her of a raccoon squirrel cross with pure green fur and foliage skin. Working she caressed the creatures as she helped a sapling take better root, re-engineering it's root system, strange eyes even brighter under the light caused by the device.
A sound made her look up as she paused to find herself face to face with stag like creature the size of a car. It had nasty claws that could put a bear to shame back on Earth. The others backed off but she stayed still and reached up a hand slowly and stopped, hand out, waiting. The creature snorted and moved closer, sniffing before its nose touched her palm. Then pressed with muzzle she moved with care and caressed it fully. Digging fingers into moss fur, forehead bumping it's and tilting her head closing her eyes. Its ears slacked, others came out, and it's young. She let them move in and explore her. Sharing the foliage best for them she had brought. Tending the mother that hissed but she removed a wicked claw.
Cleaning her and soothing her, tending her better for a better chance to defend her young. The creature wasn't stupid and nudged her lowering. Eone blinked and realized it wanted her to get on. She did even as her companions startled calling at her in disapproval. The creature righted and moved off bounding in stride followed by its young, she held on but giggled.
It stopped at a clearing area, the nesting grounds. There she met the pack. Caressing and sharing and tending those that needed it playing with the young. Sitting on the ledge overlooking the valley. Feeling the sunset and tilting her head back she closed her eyes with her arms out a bit, feeling the sun against her form, the warmth. The creature that found her moved and curled around her she opened her eyes and looked to it and reached grabbing an antler she kneaded it with fingers down to caress and pet letting it rest with her.
The two engineers above her yet behind had found the glen and the restoration project, laying in wait, remembering this one to be violent to the one that had set the fire and saving two creatures despite getting burned. Her hands were still bandaged. She had worked hard to repair what had been lost, engineering life from ash. Then this encounter with the usually aggressive creatures, brought to the den. Accepted, her equal care. Watching her lean back and rest against the creature moving her coat, the twin creatures moved up to curl around her neck and the four pups moved to nestle against her and it's mother or on her, especially over the heart.
The young human caressed them and slowly sung wordlessly, but softly. The pups and pack got raised ears and listened getting closer to settle down. Reaching up a night flier a sort of bird like butterfly landed on her finger, glowing like the plants around them, but changing tone to the tones of her voice.
The Engineers looked at each other the youngest looked back at her and watched more closely while the other left to go report. She fell asleep with the pack and deeply, at peace. Out of all the humans he had seen this one was the most peaceful and protective. Cautiously Thudral moved down the tree unseen by most due to the cloak and cautiously approached. The animals knew him; he had been at this outpost for two of their generations already. Uncloaking he knelt down and watched her, after a moment he slowly reached out and moved her bangs letting the tips of his fingers trace her skin, amazed that it was actually softer than it looked, warm. Her hair had silken but rough texture like fine fur.
Krale arrived back to see him and signaled to step away and return to the ship. Krale moved to take his spot and used a syringe system gently administering the sedative and taking samples. Gingerly coaxing the animals off but the two under her care he gingerly picked her up. Thudral was given the two to care for in her absence as he took her to the ship for decontamination procedures. They would study her and take her home for further study if certain humans should be relocated to continue or just destroyed and reseeded.