"Good good hunting, Tadaka-sama," Ke-o-kecha said. "May your fur shine even when you are old old and your tail hair falls out." He bowed to the Phoenix shugenja. "May your whiskers always be subtle," Tadaka said, bowing in return. The ratling chief turned from his guest to the guides. "Honor of our pack is yours," he said to them. "Guide Tadaka-sama as you would your brother." Mouse, Krree, and Chihu bowed and raised their tails in reverence to their leader. They touched their whiskers to the ground three times. Tadaka walked between the tall boulders and out of the bowl valley. The three nezumi followed. Their pack members cheered and thumped their tails in approval. The land sank quickly as the four of them left the encampment. Soon they were surrounded by the gloom of the Shadow-lands. Mouse walked next to Tadaka, as she knew the way best. "Mouse good at staying out of trouble," Chihu said, "but only after making trouble first." He laughed. Mouse scowled at him. "If your tongue were sword, Chihu," she said, "you could slay Evil One from here." Both Krree and Chihu laughed at her rejoinder, and even Tadaka cracked a smile.
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