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The prayers lasted for about two hours more, and even though many warblers were glad that Shadow was no more and that he could bring no more harm to them, others were just furious that he wasn't disposed of earlier, when given the chance. It didn't matter anymore though. Fortunately, they were birds that knew that the present and the future was what counted, and knowing that they had a lot of work ahead of them, they started to work soon after the ceremony was over.

The kea's help was very welcomed. They were hardworking birds, since they needed to be back home... and for their pranks. Sybil helped, though it was very difficult to her since her muscles still ached tremendously from her game with Dagger yesterday. That didn't stop her though, since the more help the warblers got, the sooner the restoration of the forest will be, and they could recover at least part of their prosperous home.

Mambo went to accompany her, knowing how she must feel.
"Oh, it's alright miss Rose. It's sad, but they protected this sanctuary. There isn't a much noble sacrifice than that." he told her, wanting to cheer her up.

Sholeh was aware of the memorial taking place, but predictably, she didn't assist. She knew it was going to happen, and for her, it was a good thing too since those birds were becoming too numerous and were depleting too many valuable resources.

Mambo wasn't one to console, yet he tried his best.
"Well, let's honor their memory by restoring this place." he commented, proceeding to help her with the planting.

Everybody at the Haven helped, with the exception of Sholeh, Yodel, and occasionally Cheryl, but everybody gave it their all in restoring the place. It was hard due to the heat of the drought and lack of water, but thanks to the keas and Sozen bringing water from the wetland's lake, both the Haven residents and the seeds were receiving the water they needed so urgently.

Crocux was unable to help due to his injuries and Jack was busy taking care of him. Guardian couldn't do much but did what he could. Saris was no were to be found as he was about to make a shocking discovery. as Saris wandered he stumbled upon his brothers hiding spot. "well this is different." he thought out loud and went to investagate. he was waring his brothers pouch to remember him by. as he got closer he noticed that it looked lived in and recently too. "hello? is anyone home?" he called to the hiding spot.

Sayan did all he could to help with the replanting--- eager to see the Haven restored and looking after Rose. "At least... at least they didn't die in vain. And they won't.," Sayan said also saddened by the many deaths.

Sybil was nearby and heard Rose, very proud of her. She would make an excellent replacement. After a while, she came to a sudden stop, realizing that she was hurting herself with so much work.
"Come on Sybil. Go home. You have done so much already. Go. It's not very wise to overwork your muscles like that." Peepers said after keeping an eye on her for a while. It was late afternoon, but it was still a while before dark, and Sybil would have liked to continue helping, but knew Peepers was right.
"Alright Peepers, you win. Tell the others that I apologize for retiring so early." Sybil said, as she headed to her tree to rest. Dagger's game did a heavy number on her, and was aware that if she continue to overwork her muscles like that, it could do irreversible damage.

"The Forest of New Hope... I like it. With any luck-- many future generations will grow and live here peacefully and without harm.," Sayan said rubbing against Rose. He could hope such a future could come true.

Just then, Peepers came to the pair, hoping he wasn't intruding.
"Good afternoon you two. Hope I'm not in the way. Just to let you know that miss Sybil had to retire earlier. That playtime with young Dagger was too much for her." Peepers explained, though he knew they would understand.

"I can stay and watch over the replanting if you wish-- or I can join you." Sayan said with a smile. He was willing to stay and help for as long as he was needed.

Peepers just chuckled, still unable to, after all that time, comprehend why the Haven residents let themselves being treated that way.
"I understand why you do it, but is it really necessary? Those orcas are nice and loyal, but I think they go too hard on you all." Peepers expressed, not wanting to imagine all the pain and brutality they had to experience every time the orcas captured them.

Sayan nodded-- agreeing with the statement.

Peepers still thought it crazy.
"To keep you happy too? To be thrashed around like that?" Peepers exclaimed, thinking that their experience was like him being shaken up by a Tasmanian devil, or perhaps a wolf, so it was crazy.
"You're a weird bunch, but, have it your way." he then said, continuing with the work. Being mistreated like that wasn't his idea of fun, but if the Haven residents liked it, he wasn't going to object.

Peepers continued working on the planting, still trying to understand how Rose, Sayan, Sybil and the rest tolerated such mistreatment.

The work continued for at least two hours more. She nightfall was just minutes away, it was time to leave the work for tomorrow.
"Alright everybody! Take a rest. We'll continue tomorrow!" Peepers announced, with almost everybody retiring. As,all group of warblers though, just headed to the beach, knowing that with the remaining orcas gone, there was finally no risk, and they could enjoy the spectacle without any lurking danger. Even Whirlpool, who had stayed there to help Crocux get better, went to that part of the beach to enjoy some of it before going to sleep.

Sybil couldn't sleep. She simply dozed off. She knew that tomorrow, and for who knows for how many days more, it was going to be a lot of hardworking duties to restore their beloved forest. She hoped that tomorrow, her muscles would return to their original shape and she could help more. And at night, she could see Light Beach. She had missed it for the last two nights, but no more. Now that there wasn't going to be any fear of the orcas attacking, anybody could contemplate Light Beach up close and for as long as they wanted.

At Hunted island, Barloc was happy that after Shadow's return, their place remained untouched, yet they saw from a distance just how badly damaged the Haven was. Kali convinced her husband that from tomorrow onward, they would lend their help to the residents, even though Barloc hated that place with so many predators living there. But the cockatoos didn't deny how much the Haven residents had helped them, so they weren't going to neglect any help they could give.

The elephant brothers havesince fallen asleep beneath the shade of the trees. Having done most of the heavy lifting, they collapsed from exhaustion. Still they are willing to all the can to help.

Royal sleeps with the warblers, while Jaerl sleeps with the keas. Both of their homes were gone. They were consumed by the fires.

Syris hears a voice he recognizes as his big brother, Saris. "Big brother? Is that really you?"

As the night went by, Sybil couldn't sleep anymore. She got off her tree, and to her relief, her muscles were much better. She knew that she needed to sleep more in order to be full of energy tomorrow for the restoration, but she still had a few worries in her mind. She went to Jack's spot at the beach where he was treating Crocux to see how the crocodile was doing

"Hey Jack. Can I see Crocux?" she asks, wondering if Crocux was in the mood to see anyone, or if he at least was awake.

ooc: Jack's home is at Crocux's den and even though I haven't mentioned it they're still at the beach since Crocux isn't allowed to move until he's had a chance to heal first.

Saris was surprised and went in and saw his little brother. "Syris!?" he rushed over to give him a big hug. Saris was struggling to hold back tears as he was so happy to see his little brother alive and well. "I thought you were dead." he said his voice cracking.

AJ: "Hi, Sybil. What are you doing awake at night? Is something bothering you, Sybil? I know something is me. I'm trying to figure out how to make Sholeh more comfortable in her new home. She's threatened to bite me in the neck, if I ask her for a favor and has not been very pleasant in general. Still I plan to keep my course. I will change her for the better. Gently I will work. You'll all see, just how to tame someone like Sholeh," I say with confidence and a sparkle of strong determination in my night sky eyes.

OOC: I wasn't certain where Jack was, but I knew he was somewhere at the beach. Either way, I changed the post to make sense.

"Easy there AJ!" Sybil demanded, the margay speaking to fast.
"I knowSholeh is with you. Good thing too. She needs support. But enough talk about taming. We are not here to tame anybody, just give second chances." Sybil explained, trying to get AJ's excitement under control as she tried to hear if Jack replied.

Jack says "well lets see." he paused for a minute to hear Crocux say "Sybil! come here come here, what is it you need" he asked his usual good natured cheery tone.

"Just... wanted to see how you were doing." Sybil said shyly. She knew it wasn't her fault what was happening to him, yet being owner of the Haven, she still felt responsible for the event.

"Sorry about all that, I had to fake my own death to escape Shadow. Careful though big brother, I'm not in good shape. I sabatoged the cannons, Shadow was going to use but was badly injured in the process. If I don't need to hide my identity anymore then this disguise is no longer necessary," Syris says as he moves to remove his komodo disguise, only to cry out in agony, laying down again. Beneath Syris, Saris's little brother's disguise is the true Syris, the Cayman Island Blue Iguana that is his little brother. Also beneath the disguise is the truely horrible extent of Syris's injuries. Sybil and Crocux were witnesses of the severity on the outside, inside upon his real body, they would see just what he went through for all their sakes.

Saris nodded "you have nothing to fear. I saw Shadow get executed myself. you don't need to hide any more at all. come on now, we've got a lot of family for you to meet and one of them can help treat some of those wounds." (Saris is a nail monitor but then again their moma could've been weird)

Crocux says "I'm doing fine Sybil. I'm embaressed that I couldn't help today but I've been through way worse then this."

Sybil was glad Crocux was better. That's all she needed to know.
"Well... I'll let you alone now." she said with a retreat, not wanting to take time off his rest. She then headed to Saris to see what he was up to.

"Hey Saris..." she greeted, wanting to know if he was a much calmer animal than before. She didn't want to feel the need to banish him again.

Saris looked at her and said "oh Sybil their you are. what wonderful timing. I need your help." (I thought she was talking to Crocux?)

OOC: I thought Saris was with Crocux never mind. I'll change it so that you don't have to change yours.

"Yes?" Sybil asked, wondering why he needed her speifically.

Saris says "come quickly. now. I need to get him to Jack." he went in to pick up his brother to help him over to the beach.

Syris weakly struggles upright and climbs onto Saris, his big brother's back. The bandages start to redden but Syris, does not know. If he did, he might have started to panic because it meant that the bleeding had started again.

AJ: "He, he, maybe, I'm getting a little carried away. Well, you should get some rest soon, Sybil. I, myself are going to do some hunting, exploring and gathering."

Saris looks at his little brother and says "easy now little bro. don't strain yourself" and slowly starts walking towards the beach heading for Jack.

Sybil didn't even asked what was that all about. She was annoyed at one particular thing,
"Don't tell me that this is another injury!" she said, bothered with the possibility that Crocux wasn't the only one injured at the Haven. She was even starting to suspect it was because of a stupidity on Saris's part, just like Crocux before him.

Saris says "hey I found him like this Sybil. it looks bad. please help me, he's my little brother. he got this hurt by sabatojing Shadow's cannons. please you just have to help."

"Well, it's a good thing Whirlpool and Jack is here." Sybil said, though unable to hide her discomfort on having another injury. But then she was reminded of something very important.
"Say, weren't all Komodo dragons back at their island?" she said, after realizing what she was dealing with. She had been so concerned about Crocux that it was now that she was paying attention to her surroundings.

Saris gave her a look that said "do we look like kamodo dragon's to you?" because they clearly weren't.

"Well, a smaller one, and with... different colors." Sybil answered, wondering if he took offense to that.
"Come on, it's not like that's a bad thing. We had Komodo dragons helping us against Shadow." she quickly pointed out, not wanting to give the bad impression that she hated the species as whole.

Saris says "for god sake Sybil! I'm a nail moniter and my brother's an iguana!"

"Its alright Sybil. The last time you saw me was at Shadow's base, as a older komodo, dead, from my wounds. Calm yourself big brother, I was a komodo when she last saw me and not everyone knows how to...idenify species of lizards. I'm a Cayman Island Blue Iguana, if you were wondering...Sybil," Syris says, clenching his teeth together in pain.

OOC: Did you use reincarnation again? You should have told me! No wonder there was so much confusion

Sybil remained silent, continuing helping Saris but taking great offense at his scold. After reaching their destination, she left the two of them to solve whatever family issues they had, not wanting to take part of it.

OOC: No, he faked his own death. His injuries were real, but he took something that made him seem dead.

OOC: Really? Then how come he was a Komodo dragon back then and now is an iguana?

OOC: He was in disguise as a Komodo Dragon.