Vivoi walked out of her class for training in the Gift, and ran into, literally, a young lady who looked worse for the wear. She was a Yamani about the same height as Vivoi, and has deep almond eyes, again, the same as Vivoi, her black hair, jet black, plain straight, was tied into a tight ponytail that looked as though it had been there for quite some time. The hair fell down to her mid back, and if it were let down, would probably be the same length as Vivoi's own. They looked very much alike, neither noticed.

"Sorry" Vivoi muttered about to quickly walk away, when the girl replied "Excuse me, but might you be able to tell me where I could find, Vivoi Kaysui, The Shang Owl?" Vivoi stopped dead in her tracks, slowly, she turned around " I am the one you seek, and who might you be?" The girl looked down, shyness, Vivoi guessed " I am Amanoi, could we talk in private?" Vivoi nodded and began to lead her to a classroom that she knew was empty for the next hour at least. Why am I trusting this girl, I only just met her, but I feel compelled to do so, Vivoi thought. Once inside, the girl began to pace, unsure of what to say Vivoi opened and closed her mouth a few times. Amanoi stopped pacing very suddenly, and looked Vivoi right in the eye, Vivoi was caught in her gaze. In that moment something happened, something neither knew, an unspeakable bond was formed, the cause of which was unknown to either party.

"I really should go," Vivoi stated "I have a meeting that I am late for at the palace, meet at the palace for the Midwinter celebrations, the first day, I have to speak to you again, get to know you better, bye!" Amanoi looked absolutely astonished, "sure, see ya then" With that Vivoi left, in a hurry, she really did have to meet Alan and Alianne for a formal dinner in about an hour and she still had to get ready. Realizing the time, Vivoi began to run. That was about the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me, Vivoi was allowing her thoughts to wander while she ran to the palace, there is a bond between us now, a deep bond--, suddenly a new voice entered her head, a new voice.

Whoa, I even for got to tell her why I sought her out, but—Vivoi cut it off,

Who are you? Why are you in my head! .

Who are you? Why are you in my head? Wait—Vivoi?

Amanoi? Is that you? But—How? Why? I'm confused, where are you?

I'm confused, too. You felt our connection, as well…maybe that's it.

Well, yes, I did feel, but please, I need to get to the palace, meet me on the training grounds tomorrow, and we can work this out.

Okay, bye

Bye

A very confused Vivoi made her way through the castle to her quarters, and found Alan waiting outside her door. "Why are you there?" She demanded, he shrugged "Just making sure you are going to come to the dinner tonight, you do have a knack for getting out of those." Vivoi laughed and shoved him aside, she went into her bedchamber, him waiting outside, in the sitting room. He was right, Vivoi did have a knack for slipping away from these functions, she hated big meetings of people. Especially court functions, it's not that she disliked Liam and Lianne, or Roald and Kalasin, or any of the young knights that Alianne associated herself with, she just disliked the big dinners, and being waited on hand and foot.

"I'm not leaving until you are dressed and ready to go, I am going to personally escort you to This one, your not going to skip out too early either, Liam and Lianne will have my head…Jasson was rather annoyed when you left immediately after the dessert last time." Shaking her head Vivoi put on a deep purple tunic and breeches, with a lavender robe over it. All the while, thinking of Amanoi, and her strange afternoon, she didn't have time to consider jumping out the window instead of going to dinner as she usually did. "What's taking you so long?" Alan asked her, and glancing at her clock she realized it had taken her a half an hour to dress. She was ready and left her bedchamber, was unhappy at the look of disappointment on Alan's face. "What?" she asked, exasperated "You are female, you know. You could wear a gown every once in a while, you know, dress up," Vivoi simply laughed at this remark and left for the Great Hall.

True to his word, Alan not only accompanied her to dinner, he stayed with he all night, dancing with her, and making sure she didn't leave. Vivoi did try, many time to slip out, each time, Alan grabbed her into a dance or a chat or some such. It wasn't until near dawn that Alan escorted Vivoi back to her quarters. Vivoi dropped immediately into a deep slumber, waking a couple of hours after dawn, she only got 3 hours of sleep, but immediately she went to the practice grounds, for her lessons on hand to hand combat, to pages and squires. She informed the servants of Amanoi's coming, and told them to inform her immediately when she got there.

After a couple of hours of lessons, and warm-ups exercises, and a couple practice bouts, Vivoi decided to find a secluded corner and just go through her exercises. Waiting for Amanoi was almost boring. I see you, I'll be right there, the voice in Vivoi's head startled her a bit, how can she see me, the servants haven't told me she's here. Vivoi was confused. Suddenly a large eagle flew and landed an Vivoi's shoulder. She was not quite startled by the strangeness of the animal, the animals around here are kind of weird, since there are about 3 young wildmages running around, not to mention their mother, the Wilmage. It's me, Amanoi, I'll explain in a minute, can you show me where I can get some clothes, it's hard to change them. Vivoi nodded and began to make her way to her quarters, she was sure to have something there for Amanoi.

Opening the door to her quarters, sick of the strange looks, at the bird on her shoulder, she set the eagle down, and went into her bedchamber. When she got back into the sitting chamber, she found Amanoi sitting there in her breastband and loincloth. Vivoi tossed her a tunic and breeches.

"Now, about this bond of ours, have you any idea, have you any idea of the how and why of it? And while I'm asking questions, how were you a bird about 20 minutes ago, and a person now?" Vivoi was inquiring

"Okay, first, the easy question, I have Wild Magic, but not with all animals, just birds, and it's an amazingly large amount, especially for it being with one type of animal. While I'm here I have to see Veralidaine and Numair. Next, the hard question, Our bond, is rooted very deep, for us to be able to speak mind to mind. Have you ever spoken in that matter before?" Amanoi was very straightforward.

"No, not mind to mind as clearly as we were earlier. I have spoken very fuzzy with pictures with a friend of mine, Alan of Pirate's Swoop, he has a very large Gift, and it was an exercise that we are working on." Vivoi remembered that exercise well; she was exhausted for several days afterward.

"Well, I sought you out for a reason, I was compelled to do so, I know not why. Each night, for three moon before I came to Tortall, Corus, here, and met you, I had dreamt of the palace and the Shang institute, and the road between the two places, I saw you walk and fall… you fell many times over. So I came, I sought you out, and here we are." Vivoi was impressed, three moons, that 's a long time to have a dream for every night.

" But that still doesn't answer the question of our bond, there is no denying that it is deep, but how? And more importantly why?"

"Well, Vivoi—" She cut off as both of them began to sneeze uncontrollably, their eyes watering over. When their eyes cleared, there was a man standing in front of them, a large powerful-looking black man in gold armor

"My daughters, my Chosen, I am the reason for your bond which has boggles you so. I am Mithros, the Sun Lord, and ruler of the gods. You are my Chosen along with three others like yourselves who will come in due time. You are sisters, and I have Chosen you, you have been given a hard path to walk, but walk it, you must. You cannot seek out the others, you must let time and dreams bring them to you. Vivoi, you are the eldest, Amanoi, you are the next, and possess wild magic, each of you will possess a different type of magic, with something new. There are five to form a pentagram, Each something new that you cannot know. Vivoi, the strongest will gain all powers as time progresses. I cannot tell more for now, goodbye, my daughters." His voice faded and when they had recovered from the astonishment of it all, they sat to discuss what had just happened to them. Surely this was no dream. They were the Chosen of Mitros. They were sisters.

Amanoi and Vivoi were destined to be together, they were sisters. Waiting for the third and fourth to come, waiting for their great journey. They would become more than sisters, the Shang Owl, and a wildmage, they were part of something bigger. Fate had chosen them to be part of this destiny.