Submission (#1633) Approved

Panta stretched, lifting her arms high above her head and letting out a big yawn as she awoke from what felt like a long nap, though it had most likely just been an hour or two at most. It was a nice day outside, the kind of day where one wanted to nap under the pink trees Faerindell was known for... which tended to be every other day, to be honest. Like her mama Pasca, Panta enjoyed taking naps out in the sun, laying out in the rolling hillsides, surrounded by flowers everywhere, at least when they weren't working, anyway. Mama and her sisters would go back and forth between Faerindell and Enmir during the months the miasma wasn't as thick, to collect herbs and other assorted plants for her apothecary side job. Sure, it could be a little dangerous, at least if certain curious kittoms strayed too far from the safer wetlands of Cindermarsh and wandered too close to the swamps of Shademoor, but...

Well, big sis was always there to steer them back in the right direction, at least!

Speaking of which, Panta couldn't quite recall what they had all been doing prior to dozing off. She seemed to recall that they had all been playing together earlier that afternoon, but what had happened after that? Hmm, her tiny little kittom brain was still a little bit fuzzy post-nap, but it probably didn't matter much. Ah well, perhaps another nap might do good to clear her mind... Panta was still quite a bit sleepy, and the weather was awfully nice... the blue-white kittom found herself starting to doze off again, lulled by the peaceful nature of her surroundings, the gentle sway of the breeze, and the sweet scent of the flowers growing along the grassy hills. Just a few more minutes....

A stray thought woke her from her nap a second time, as Panta remembered just what she had been doing. That's right, she'd been playing hide and seek with her sisters, hadn't she? It was her turn to do the finding, but then she had gotten sleepy, her counting spot a very nice spot to lay down and take a nap. Well, it probably hadn't been too long, and her sisters probably were napping too, which would make finding them easier, now wouldn't it?

"Ready or not, here I come!" the little kittom called out, as she got to her feet, and started searching for the other two nin. Lucia would probably be the easiest to find, as her starry night colors stood out amidst all the pink and green, but Paopu... would probably be harder. Then again, both of her sisters were very excellent at hiding stealthily amid their surroundings- not that Panta herself wasn't good, too- which always made playtime plenty of fun.

"Come out, come out wherever you are♪" Pantalea's singsongy voice rang out, as she checked out all possible hiding places her sisters may have taken cover in. Under a rock? Nope. Hidden in the tall grass, or maybe, among the flowers? Also a total bust. Could they have climbed up the trees? A possibility, just like it was possible they may have already gone back home to their little cottage, where they all lived together with their Mama, Pasca, when they weren't traveling for work. Deciding to take a chance on her hunch being right, the kittom started her careful climb up one of the many pink trees dotting Faerindell's landscape, hoping to catch sight of a flash of blue or yellow among the boughs. Was that... Lucia's curly tail she saw?

"I found you♪!"