Blizzard-Night

                  The morning sun shown through a thin layer of louds on the surprisingly warm February morning.  Patches of grass were starting to show themselves from underneath the snow, and most people could get away with wearing a thick sweatshirt and a hat.  It was actually quite a lovely day for Sakari, Alenko, and Achill to be going out to do their Rite of Knowledge.  The trio trotted along the road as they headed towards where the wild toko pack lived.  However, because the wild toko pack was becoming more and more docile with each Rite of Knowledge people did, the TCA was opening spots for handlers to throw in their own tokos into t

                  Alenko, Sakari, and Achill strolled down the trail to where the Rite of Fortitude was to begin.  Their handlers had made arrangements for three starters to meet them there at the entrance, they were all very busy, and could not come and do this rite with their tokos.  Luckily, the rules were changed so starters could go with the participants in each Rite of Fertility.  The trio had no idea who they were going to find waiting for them at the start of the trail, and they prayed it wouldn’t be any old, grump starter.  They were going to be spending the next five days or so with these tokos; if they were stuck with some gr

                  It was a cold, February morning when Alenko, Achill, and Sakari went out to begin their Rite of Merit.  They were going to be doing one of the Wild Trait exercises: the ice fishing challenge.  In this challenge, they would have an hour and a half to catch as many fish possible without eating any of them.  Each member of the trio had a radio collar on that would monitor their progress.  Achill lead the way down through the pine tree forest to where the frozen lake was.  The sun was still trying to crest over the hill side; it was still dawn.  The sky shown brilliant reds, pinks, and oranges as the snow crumbled under the feet