16 Xiao Yin (1/2)

Ming Yue felt something warm and fluffy under her blankets. It was a very comfortable feeling and she started to cuddle it. Suddenly she heard multiple chirps and opened her eyes, only to see a pair of silver eyes looking at her. She rushed out of bed and moved away for the creature, preparing to attack if it was hostile. However, it was nothing of the sort. Instead of a fearsome animal like she thought, there was a small little owl on the bed looking at her. It had bright silver eyes, and grayish feathers.

Ming Yue noticed the broken eggshells by her bed and realized who the owl was. It came from the egg she picked up from before!

After realizing this, she lowered her guard and slowly approached the owl. As she walked towards it, the little owl flew and landed on her shoulder nuzzling against her cheek. Ming Yue was surprised from the owl's actions and reached for its neck, stroking it. It purred in delight as she continued stroking. She smiled at its cuteness and started thinking about a name in the mean time.

”Hmm, since you are a girl, how about Xiao Niu?” she asked.

The owl shook her head, she didn't seem to like the name and wanted something different. Minutes later, they finally decided on a name.

”How about Xiao Yin? Since your eyes are bright silver”, she said.

Xiao Yin tweeted happily as she accepted the name. Xiao Yin seemed to have a degree of intelligence despite being born just yesterday. Ming Yue thought about this as she changed into her clothes and left her room. As she walked around brothel, everyone noticed Xiao Yin and commented on how cute she was. Her silver eyes were quite adorable.

Ming Yue went to Owner Su's shop with Xiao Yin, she wanted to know if he could recognize the race that Xiao Yin was from. When she entered, he immediately noticed the owl perched on her shoulder.

”Oh, is that the creature from the egg? I didn't think it would hatch so soon!” he said.

”I was wondering if you know what kind of owl Xiao Yin is?” Ming Yue replied.

”So you've already named her, interesting. Let me get a better look at Xiao Yin then.”

Owner Su approached Ming Yue, inspecting Xiao Yin. After several minutes, he went to the back of his shop and came out with a large book. He opened it, flipping pages frequently until stopping near the end.

”Aha! I found it!” he said, ”It is a rank 2 Star Owl, While it does not have much offensive capabilities, it has incredible senses and can detect danger from miles away. Furthermore, it is a great tracker and can spot things that were easy to miss. Star Owls are also known for their intelligence.”

Ming Yue was somewhat surprised at Xiao Yin. She didn't think that she would have such a pet. She wouldn't have to worry about any assassins and be able to avoid any dangerous situations. Both man and beast were be hard pressed to try to ambush her.

She thanked Owner Su and left the store.

”Don't forget to sell me anything interesting that you find!” he said as she left.

Ming Yue nodded and went out to do some other errands. There was only 2 weeks before the expedition and she wanted to prepare accordingly. She went to Tie Di's forge and asked him to check on her blade and make sure that it is in good shape. After leaving it to him, she went to complete some small herb collection missions for the pavilion. Considering that she had Xiao Yin with her, who had good tracking skills, they were quite quick and easy to do.