Making ammends with Earth Wisperer, and starting to build things up

The last two days I’ve been up so late that I’m already sleeping like I am spending all night in the Umbra. Things are starting to get itchy again, like I’m spending too much time as an ape, but four legs is not the right number for studying and reading and learning these sorts of things, and I’m not going to sit around in war form when I don’t have to. The more I’ve been studying, the more I’m sure that I need a new place to do it, that isn’t a trek all the way over to that mountain to do so. I already have a place in mind; time to start, already.

This was an opportunity to go be with Humps-Everythi… no, calling him that isn’t fair. He’s not out to mount me, I know. And… ever since we killed the banes in my chimerae, it’s been easier to feel that way, too. Feel less nervous about everyone, not just him. Feel more… comfortable. Earth-Whisperer was a good packmate, and I’d resolved to have him as one again, like we intended to before.
( Making some amends with an old packmate, and making a new cave )

( Getting EW in the pack. )

Apparently he killed a mage and took this book a while back. He gave me directions, and I went and got it out of the plastic container he left it in.

Holy Grandmother of us all. Is this a…

Oh. No way I can let this be taken by Sapphire.