Chapter 2! Please give reviews!

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Karen and Phil somehow managed to get to the meeting on time. The Elder and his wife bowed their heads to them as Karen and Phil bowed theirs. Zinkoff looked at Karen and smiled. She smiled back at her only Clavat friend. Tipa was a very mixed village with almost each tribe race in it. Though it did not matter much to Karen. Or anyone else.

"Now that everyone is attended for. Let us begin." The Elders wife smiled and looked at her husband to start the meeting. The Elder cleared his hoarse throat.

"Children. I have called all seven of you here today for a great honor that has been bestowed on you all. As you may know the crystal that stands behind me is a Myyh crystal. It protects this village from the miasma.

But this crystal can only protect us for so long. Like our selfs, we need food and water to survive. This crystal is the same. It is our duty to collect Myyh for it to survive. For us to survive. That is why you have all been chosen to go and collect some Myyh." The Elder explained.

Everyone could feel the tension. Each and everyone of them dreamed of this day. When they were finally ready to go out into the world and do as their sisters, and parents and there parents before them did. Karen saw from the corner of her eye that Petula the female Yuke, was almost shaking with excitment. Most likely she was trying not to burst out into conversation with her best friend Star. Atleast that was what Karen thought.

"Now you will be split into two groups. Each will have one leader. You have one year to collect the Myyh." the Elder explained.

Petula couldn't help herself any longer, "Elder! We have to like collect Myyh from the Myyh tree's right? Aren't there going to be monsters and stuff? And do we like do this every year? This IS why we were taught to fight and stuff right?" Petula asked.

The Elders wife nodded, "This is a yearly thing for you all. Each year at this time you will collect just enough Myyh to charge the crystal. Then come back." she explained slowly.

"And when we come back the festival begins right?" Lili the Lilities asked. The Elder nodded, "That is correct. The festival is when the crystal is given the Myyh. Anymore questions?" he asked.

No one spoke. "Good. You will be departing tomorrow morning. Now for your groups." The Elder pointed to Star and Karen. "You will both be the group leaders from now on."

Karens face went bright red. 'Me a leader?' she thought. She had never been the leader of anything. Why now? She could understand why Star would. Star was strong, brave, amazing in almost everyway, and in Karen's opinion felt like Star was born to be a leader.

"Here are the groups, Star's group: Zinkoff, Petula and Phil." Zinkoff and Phill grinned at eachother happy to not be stuck alone with Petula and Star.

"Karen's group, which has not as many people in it: Red and Lili." The Elders wife announced. Karen smiled, this was good. Both the people in her group were two of her friends. Well, Red often kept to himself alot. And Lili usually was either making clothes with her parents or practicing her fighting skills. But either way this was good for Karen.

Soon the journey for Myyh would begin. In all seven childrens mind, they all wondered the same. What lies ahead of them?