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[What a surprise - another very rare voice post from Moro! And like usual for her with the strange magical device, her message is short and sweet.]

I seek those who saw the battle against the rotting corpses. The place called "Vaskoth", where I died. More than mere survivors, I wish to seek those that I had touched.

Come to the forest. I shall be there.

[And there she always is. She was gone for a time, perhaps in the mountains or further towards the edge of the barrier, but her tracks around the village are fresh once more and the wild animals shriek her name in terror if they aren't gossiping madly about how little she's actually chased them lately.]

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[When Rudy sees the message in his journal, there's nothing but silence on his end as he stares at the message. ... He'd already spoken with Moro once, and he honestly wasn't sure if she wanted to see him once more. She was clearly - at least seemingly to him - ashamed of what had happened back then.

Moro made no indication of whether or not she'd intended to seek out those she had not met yet, or if she had something to say to them. It leaves a very apprehensive feeling in his gut, but he'll set out anyway, carefully looking out for giant prints in the snow as he heads deeper into the forest.]

[Vash reads the post and taps a finger quietly. He'd much rather forget Vaskoth even if he knew he never would let himself do that.

He doesn't think he touched Moro during that fight, but part of that time is hazy at best. Nightmares that he can only somewhat put back together. He's thinking he won't actually have to respond and talk about that fight.

He shuts his book. Only someone has just gotten back from a kidnapping and as he closes his book suddenly the hiccup strike.]

Hiccup!

[And suddenly Vash is no longer sitting on his couch. Instead hovering just a bit above Moro. The screaming might give her enough time to move out of the way.]

AHHHHHHH!

[There's a worry which grips Aang as he witnesses the message. And he closes his eyes as he tries to fight back the horrific memories of what he witnessed that day.

But he knows that he has to face Moro, and he has to face the truth. So he grabs his glider and sets off. He lands near the forest and then proceeds on foot, searching around for the wolf god.]

[Welcome back, Rudy. Moro doesn't expect to see him again, actually, as she intended to address anyone else afflicted by the curse to tell them what she told Rudy. That there is no cure. There is no Forest Spirit to even make his mercy an option.]

You have returned. You seek more knowledge of what you will become?

[She shuffles to the side, but he still can break his fall by hitting Moro's thick hide and scraggly fur before slamming into the ground. Needless to say, Moro is rather startled, and with an angry snarl she goes to bite him. It didn't hurt, no, but the old wolf is tense and paranoid enough as it is! If he's lucky enough to scramble away (which he probably is), Moro will calm down once she's realized what happened.]

[Moro, as usual, has found a comfortable place to perch herself. A spot where the snow is cleared up and there's nice warm(er) dirt to lay on. And of course, she can overlook the village - she loves the area that's uphill of the place, despite having plenty of space in the rest of the forest.

High places are nice. They remind her of her mountain.]

So you were present at my greatest shame.

[Stefano may not have witnessed the Vaskoth battle, but all the same, he finds himself curious about the areas outside of the village. So he's out exploring, making sure the river was always within his sight so as not to get lost. It isn't long before he starts hearing Moro's name spoken by all the animals, both the screams of terror and the gossip.]

...Ehh? Who is-a Moro?

[Investigating a little more, he eventually comes across Moro's large tracks. He gets down close to sniff at the large paw print.]

Mamma mia... These tracks are bigger than-a Vitaly's...

[Now he's getting a distinct feeling that staying in the forest is probably a bad idea...]

[Albert found it strange to hear words from the wolf god over the journals. He would be remiss to not have noticed the change in the forest and its wildlife with the return of Moro, but he had decided to not seek her out; the curse was gone, the pain was gone, and he was rather eager to leave that experience in the past.

But there was that part of him that did think about the curse that had affected him for the good part of a year, and that's why he travels east of the village on horseback, an elf owl fluttering ahead and leading the way.

He travels a few miles into the forest before he pauses in a clearing. Waiting.]

You wished to see those you touched, Moro.

[ Kakashi had been told that he needed to seek out Moro, a giant wolf who held dominion over the forest, to request his (her?) permission to use the forest for training.

So here he is, at the edge of the forest, with his pack of dog summons sniffing at the ground as they try to pick up Moro's scent. ]

[Almost everything about Moro is intimidating and overhwhelming by nature - especially the words she uses. Aang looks up from a lower vantage point towards her, stammering as he tried to collect himself.]

Moro... I- I...

You didn't know what you were doing, back then.

[He doesn't think she should feel ashamed if there was nothing she could do. Then again, he's felt shame himself for the actions he's done in the Avatar State.]

[There are many beatings Vash is able to dodge, but willing to take on anyway. Anything coming from Moro is not one of them. Double when it's quite clear he has startled her.

He would have given a yell if hadn't already had the breath knocked out of him in the fall. Instead he gives a silent and quickly calculated push up and away from the ground. Narrowly avoiding the giant jaws attempting to close in on him.

Just for extra space and caution he rolls a couple feet back on top of his push. Breath coming in short he raises his empty hands up.] Moro! I'm sorry! It's me! Vash! The broom haired guy! [It all comes out in gasps as he tries to catch his breath from the fall and quick maneuvers.]

[Moro stops short of biting at him again, teeth bared and a deep, guttural growl rolling out of her chest. She withdraws, stepping back from him, bared fangs covered as Moro relaxed her face into a mere scowl.]

It was a mark of weakness for me to succumb and lose myself. The rage is overpowering when your blood runs hot.

[And then boils and overflows to become an eldritch horror, but. Moro was not helped by the zombie disease she caught.]

Were you touched?

[She's laying down nearby. Nothing aggressive, but her attention is locked on Albert all the same.]

I recognize this scent, but not the voice.

[She's not spoken with you before, has she?]

But the scent of the curse is weak on you.

[Moro is not shy about marking the territory as hers. Scent markings are all around the woods, though she's yet to reach her favored scare tactics. For now, there was simply tracks, waste, and scent marking. That alone was usually enough to make the message clear.

The dogs can track her with ease - Moro is not used to being hunted down in the slightest. She's making her usual rounds through the trees.]

[ Smells like a girl, boss, is what Pakkun says when he picks up Moro's scent, sniffing a bit at a tree nearby.

Moro is female, then, Kakashi mentally notes as his eye scans the frozen, packed ground, some parts still covered with snow. The track left behind is quite large, far larger than most wolves, anyway. Closer to the size of an older summon.

The hunk of meat he'd brought with him might not be enough, judging by the size of the track.

He sighs, then continues forward, steadily moving through the forest with his pack as he searches for Moro. ]

[It's actually quite deep in the forest, where Moro is. They'll be lucky enough to have the wind blowing their scent away from Moro. Though, she wasn't doing terribly much - just drinking from a creek. And she's quite big, so there's a lot she needs to drink!]

[ Catching sight of white fur in the distance, Kakashi makes no real attempt to disguise their approach.

Startling a wolf the size of Moro is certainly not a good idea, after all. Once he pushes past the clearing, he studies her for a moment, admiring the beautiful coat of fur, the immensity of her paws. She's a truly remarkable creature, and Kakashi can't help but feel a sense of quiet awe.

Given her size and relative solitude, though, he'll have to be careful on approach. So he crouches down, one knee pressed against the ground to put himself in a more submissive position as to not make her feel alarmed or like he might intend to attack her, and reaches into his utility pouch to take out the five pounds of wax-wrapped hunk of raw beef he'd acquired. It's a good cut, but certainly far too small for her.

This, he unwraps and sets in front of him, then clears his throat lightly to try to get the wolf's attention without startling her too much.

Behind him, his pack of three dogs stand staring up at Moro. ]

[Moro's ear had turned to him at the unwrapping of paper, and she turns her full attention when he clears his throat. It's a relatively new scent, so Moro lets out a deep, warning growl and doesn't approach, staring straight at the "pack" before her.]

[ Kakashi flicks his fingers in a quick gesture at his pack, and immediately they go down on their bellies in a submissive position, as he bows his head in greeting. ]

My name is Hatake Kakashi. [ He says, loud enough for Moro to hear. ] I've brought you an offering and mean you no harm.

[ And with that said, he shoves the meat forward to the edge of the creek and then retreats about five or six feet without getting up onto his feet or turning his back on her.

The dogs move with him. ]

We hadn't met before Vaskoth. Not in any official way. My name is Albert Silverberg.

[But he had his own traces within the forest, the most prominent being a giant owl who likely lived a more harried existence in the mountains with Moro's return.

Albert keeps his distance, pulling a bit on his horse's reins when he feels how tense she is; they were both uneasy to be so close to the giant wolf. He tries to meet her observation without alarm, but cannot quite hide a grimace when he processes her words.]

I had thought the curse was entirely gone. That was the aim, at least.

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[Vash relaxes just slightly as the teeth are put away... for now. A nervous laugh bubbles up where the hiccups have momentarily at least been properly terrified away.]

S-sorry. I, uh, well... you see I've kinda been forcefully teleporting around because of the Malnosso. I can't seem to control it. I'm really very sorry for falling on you Ms. Moro, ma'am!

[He's not entirely sure where Vaskoth is, but rotting corpses, those he is familiar with and hearing about them sends a sick feeling right through the pit of his stomach.]

There are zombies here then. They can't control them completely.

[Rudy quietly shakes his head, not looking at the wolf.]

You had asked for those you touched. So, I came.

[Still, coming out here was usually a pretty rough trek. For the couple days it took, Rudy might as well make the best of what time he has right now and not waste Moro's.]

There have been a couple things on my mind since we last spoke.

T-touched? [He blinks, taken aback by the question. Perhaps he'd seen some fall to Moro during the conflict, but he can't quite make the connection between the terms.

N-no. You didn't get me. [It was lucky that he and Roku had been working without the power cap, so that their bending abilities were able to be used to their full defensive capabilities.

But he does dwell on her words as she states that. It almost reminds him of what it's like to be in the Avatar State; so he feels like he can relate.]

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