The Immortals, Tamora Pierce

Chapter 1: The Wildlife Expert

Daine, otherwise known as Veralidaine Sarrasri, is a widely traveler and protector of the animals, hoping from one nature reserve to the next. However what many do not know of is her other more unique abilities that she had been told since young to keep it hidden by her mother. It was something that she found later to be useful and held her path her life in the future. Animals were her life and much as she tried to go out and enjoy her life like any other normal girls her age, it never did suited her, preferring to be with her animals or at least be with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.

She like it that life is really simple and straightforward, however there were times when she hated how her mind seem to be playing tricks upon her. There was no one else as unique as her she found, and worried that perhaps her gift meant otherwise until on night when she saw her Guardian animal talking to her. Anyone by then would have found it to be crazy, but if it were not for the evidence, she would not dare to think otherwise. Still nothing changes what she truly loves about animals and dedicating most of her life to them.

She looked up to the sky that was slowly being painted by the morning sun, as Daine let her mind wandered, breathing in the fresh air that the African nature reserve has to offer her. At times like this much as she wish for the world to be just as perfect and untouched as this, she knows well that mankind are slowly killing mother nature, and it saddened her. There was also another reason, much as she loves being around some people, but Daine found the city to be rather suffocating and how much everyone seem to be rushing about like busy bees and ants. However here in the open nature, Daine found herself to be free to be one with nature and one with the animals. That was not just all, but she too learned from the ancient tribes that still remained here in the indigenous places of how they preserve and honor nature. It was a fascination to her as she more than often would stay with the various tribe learning of their culture, habit and skills.

To many they will think that she was perhaps a little too much over the top devoted to what she does, but to her, it was like a hobby, a getaway for her. To the city-dwellers, they will not understand of the cause that she is for, or of her weird devotion to learning so much. Daine sighed visibly, knowing well that it was hard to change the people's perspective in wildlife, especially to stop poachers as well. It worries her as each day she found out from the animals themselves of more missing cases if not a few more dead resident whenever she could not find them. Though she had published a few books, written a few articles, even posting videos onto the World Wide Web and even documentaries, however her causes were slow in gaining recognition amongst the younger ones and adults, but poaching was still on the rise.

Her greatest wish was for them to be able to live in peace within the grounds of the nature reserve that was meant for them, and not worry about poachers trespassing into the grounds to hunt for their skin, healing properties, and other bodily goods. Daine shivered at the thought of it should she be in their position, screaming and hurting so badly but there was no one there to save them. There were many things to do that day as Daine walked back to camp, watching as her various other group members slowly woke up and going about each of their duties as she helped out around the camp. They have a new campaign ahead of them and she was one of the few the pioneered in it, and she intended to make this a success.

Everyone knows that she is a stubborn person, and most of the time unless it benefited the animals, Daine will not appear on television, even rejecting a few that she deemed to be too condescending, saying that they will not bring the right ideas across. And the headache that she has caused her manager was something that they too had to no choice but to work with her as Daine herself is a celebrity in their world, and yet she does not care.


A/N:

Hello Everyone

This is the first time I am writing within this category and hope that you enjoy this story and where it might lead to. Enjoy~!