This part of the open woodland is filled with bright birdsong.
There is a flurry of wings and a tiny blue humming bird zips past you with a noise like a bee hive in summer.
Enchanted you follow the small creature until you come to a small meadow, deep with clover and honeysuckle. A small yellow and black creature lies in the
One of the irridescent hummingbirds lands on a branch near you and pipes 'This is the Humming bird's meadow.'
Mayani, a leanser It fluffs up it's feathers and licks it's beak with a long thin tongue.
'I am Ckkkzztt and this is Mayani, she is a leanser. There are Mirkotti here too.' It pokes it's tongue out as it says this. Obviously it isn't the fondest of the creatures though you are certain you don't know why.
'They come from the same place as the leansers and Kis and Met do. But that land appears to have since cut ties with the weave-web or worlds.' Ckkzztt preens and chirrups to the leanser who smiles shyly at you and scratches behind her ear with one hoof.
There is a flurry of wings from the far side of the meadow as a tan and maroon shape comes bounding across the clover, scaring off the hummingbird.

Oddette'mia, a Mirkotti mare The creature skids to a stop, clownishly falling over it's long deer like legs and making Mayani laugh. It gracefully untangles itself and grins at the Leanser, wiggling it's ears sheepishly before turning to you.
"Hullo I'm Odette'mia, a Mirkotti."
She attempts a bow and almosts falls over again, giving Mayani a mock dirty look as the cub rolls on the clover laughing. Mayani wipes the tears from her eyes on her knee and shakes her head at the Mirkotti, trying not to grin.
"Oddette you know the birds don't like it when you're like this"
Oddette'mia shakes out her mane and laughs "I can't help it if I feel energetic!" She bucks and prances through the clover around the cub with more grace and agility than you expected her too after the way she kept falling down. Then you realise that she was acting clumsy to entertain the leanser cub.
Shambu, a Mirkotti stallion There is a lilting musical sound and Oddette spins on her heel, letting out a cry of delight and leaps forward towards a most remarkably coloured Mirkotti stallion who chuffs to her, rubbing muzzles with her before turning to you.
"Greetings to you. I am Shambu, Oddette's mate. We are the first Mirkotti to live in the Tir."
He sighs, his ears sinking sorrowfully. "The realm of our parents has since ceased to be open to visitors and with that we can no longer visit. Such is the way with some realms. The mistress Unseen still visits from time to time but it is rarely the same"
Mayani yawns and sinks to her knees, dozing off and the two Mirkotti lope away side by side.

Nearby a bright red bird descends from the woods, trilling before flitting away further away you can hear a sharp, slightly explosive and irregularly sounding 'thock!' further to the North. Follow the Cardinal to the meadow dell or head for the strange sound in the distance stream?