Cleric Maia of the River

"Rakali!! Get back here!!" Maia yelled, as she took off after the adorable little water rat. The very same little rodent who had gotten into the cheese stores and got her in trouble just earlier that week.

"The nuns will be so mad, Rakali, please come back!!" Maia pleaded, half-heartedly, knowing the battle was already lost. She continued to sprint after the water rat as hard as she could. Normally he'd only run a few feet from monastary's walls, but today was different. Oh, today was very different indeed.

Eventually, Rakali slowed down and allowed Maia to catch back up, but not before he lead her far away from the monastery and the lands surrounding. Maia didn't even realize it had gotten dark until she finally picked up the little troublemaker.

"Whatever will I do wit-" Maia's words stopped suddenly as she raised a single finger to cover Rakali's little rat mouth. Until now, she hadn't noticed, but she had managed to stumble into a hellcat's feeding ground, and the hellcats were not very happy to see her.

Not only did Maia and Rakali find a hellcat feeding area, but they found the whole den. Unfortunately for Maia, the hellcats were very, very hungry. Fortunately, however, it had just been pouring rain and there were plenty of puddles everywhere!

Now, the reason this is exciting is because Maia is a practicing cleric of the river. She is one of a few unique mages who can naturally command the element of water with almost no training needed. Though definitely not the best of her kind, Maia's quick wit allowed her to defuse the situation very quickly.

As the hellcats leaped to attack, they were pelted on all ends from numerous raindrops. From the trees, the ground, other animals (yes, Rakali too), the little darts of water pelted the cats until they turned tail and fled. With this, Maia scooped up the troublesome rat and decided the 3-hour walk home was probably worth it.

While trudging through the dark back home, Maia had noticed something glinting in the water rat's mouth.

"Now what is this, you silly thing??" She asked aloud, as she inspected the glimmering object. Why, it looked like a skeleton key! But what in the realms could this possibly go to??

This was a question Maia wouldn't get an answer to, at least until she left the monastery for good. Which, thanks to Rikali, would be happening sooner rather than later...

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