"Actually, the story is a little sad." Zorbels looks at Karyuu with sorrow in her eyes. "These tefusang where adopted by a very sweet old fenki. She rescued them from a mining camp. The animals were heavily over worked and not fed enough. This old fenki, bless her heart, paid to have a group of strong warriors to invade the mining camp and take all of the animals to safety. She spent her life savings on this mission." zorbels pauses taking in a deep breath.
"She loved animals so much, and thought them to have rights like any other being to roam these lands. She was a good friend of my mothers. After the mission was complete the old fenki took the two tefusangs as she had no one who would adopt them. She did however find homes for the others. Because of spending her lifes saving, she had to beg for trias as she was to old to work. My family tried to help her but she was too proud. One day she was out begging for trias near the tavern when the two Ylian that had owned the mining camp stumbled out drunk. One told her if she told a good story he would pay her well for it. So she decided to tell the one of this mining camp and her mission. As soon as the Ylian had found out it was her who had ruined their business, they dragged her off into the wilds and tortured her to death." Zorbel swollows a sob climbing up in the back of her throat.
"Later after her death was annouced, and body found .... I had come to learn that one of her deaths wishes was to give the tefusang to me. She felt that I was the best suited to take care of them. I would go over to her house as a child and help feed and exercise them, in return she would let me ride them." Zorbels smiles a little at the memories. "I do miss her but these two are an every lasting memory of her kindness to this world. I am still hunting down the Ylians who did this to her." Zorbels reaches down and scratches one of the Tefusang on the head. "That is how they came to be in my possession."
