The Clandestine Cloak

It’s true, Greely is a figure of intrigue. His shadowy character and wise but few words have won over the hearts of many.

But times are changing. Jammers have seen the pages of his journal, and they suggest that he is working for the phantoms. But I know him.

That’s impossible.

I had been destined to lead Jamaa, and soon I was to anoint the next alphas. I had chosen a monkey named Graham and a tiger named Gilbert to help lead us, but were still looking for a wolf leader. A koala was to join us soon. (Bunnies weren’t released from their heart stones yet.)

They all know a fragment of his story, and we meet is secret to discuss our information. Greely is gone now, and quite possibly working for the phantoms, or so the theorists say. We all know the truth.

1: Immigration.
Jamaa’s borders were crowded. It was my responsibility to make them feel at home. More animals joined by the hour, and it was getting impossible to serve them all. I needed a rest.

So, I did what any jammer would do.

Okay, maybe what just I would do.

I went exploring.

My duties shoved off;  I ran into the forests of Jamaa. I freely hiked and ran to my heart’s content. I ran to the nearest river and threw stones in. I was ignorant then, I suppose. I hardly felt the time pass. It wasn’t long before I was found. My superior, Mira, still grieving the loss of Zios,  had recently become rather stern and slightly cross, but seemed to care just as much.

“Liza, if you need a break, just tell me ahead of time, okay?” she said. “Let’s go back to town.”

AKA my life of quiet desperation. I was supposed to be an alpha, a discoverer of new things. It still makes me a little mad that Mira never let us do our own projects, but I guess it was for the greater of Jamaa. It appeared that I was not the only one who thought so. Sometimes, Peck got hopping mad, Graham went bananas, and Greely howled with pain.

I’m done. But really, we did behave like animals sometimes.

For the most part, the others and I were getting ready for Cosmo, and looking for the wolf alpha.

WIP