Leonard tailed the rest of his tribe, happier now that the climate was warmer again, but still sluggish. Just by the sounds on the island, he knew that his tribe was the first to arrive, so he wasn't in any rush.

Nicoma stood kind of in the middle of the group. She wanted to get to the island to see Clay, but she wanted to take her time as well. She was happy that the weather was warmer and had a lot of energy that seemed to have been dormint in the colder climate.

Newton didn't lead his tribe to the Gathering island until every other tribe was a little annoyed at waiting. When Kifu jumped onto the island, Leonard rushed up to her.

"What took so long?"

Kifu twisted her lips to the side and then smiled. "I don't know."

"How can you not know?"

"I . . ." she trailed off. "Leonard, I need to tell you something."

"Shoot."

"No, not right here. Come on, I need to talk to you in private."

Leonard's happy energy instantly fell into a concerned face. "Kifu, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong." She started picking her way through the crowd, where they somehow got sucked up in the middle. "Just follow me and hear what I have to say."

The two jumped over onto the Fire Tribe territory and started walking toward their usual spot. Kifu didn't have the patience to wait--she had already waited for nearly a moon--so she picked up the speed into a light jog. Leonard grew more concerned as he matched her pace.

Finally, when they reached their spot, he blurted, "Kifu, tell me, what's got you?"

Sighing, Kifu answered him. Leonard recoiled in shock.

[[OOC: Hogo, Nicoma, do what you have to do for the Gathering. I'm done. After this Gathering, we'll jump ahead to where Clay and Nicoma graduate to second-stage apprentices, okay?]]

[[OOC: Kk.]]

Nicoma ran to Clay as soon as she saw him. "Where were you!?" she said, "Never mind, don't answer that."

Clay laughed, "I just get here and I'm bombed with questions!"

"So, what's have you been doing?" Nicoma asked him.

"Training, same as you." Clay said. The two talked for a long while, not leaving the island like they usually did.

[[OOC:Alright, me done, no sence in dragging it out. lol]]

[[OOC: lol, cous. Hogo, we're going to skip on ahead, just because this Zodiac Tribes thing I lasting WAY too long for my taste. Sorry, friend!]]