♫ 7/320: We had been instructed by our Council of Wisdom that Yeula's ability to communicate with animals ...

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We had been instructed by our Council of Wisdom that Yeula's ability to communicate with animals would be quite advanced. Therefore we allowed her to indulge her desire to draw nearer to, yet keep a safe distance from, the caribou. Yeula smiled, then she began jogging, just before running towards the caribou who had since taken the hill down just past our visibility.

As Yeula began to run, it was apparent we were dealing with a unique set of capabilities. Her speed increased towards the better part of thirty miles per hour. As I was unsure of just how fast she could already move, I went into a level of ability I was sure she had not yet seen, teleportation. To speed up, one must sometimes slow down, or in the case of accessing teleportation capabilities, enter total stillness. I became aware of the architecture of the blades of grass dancing about my shining shoes, then the roots of the trees, their trunks, their leaves, the air, the sound of my voice traveling across the landscape to a point of ten paces in front of the racing Yeula. Others amongst us arrived there as well, creating a distraction by transforming into caribou themselves. 

Yeula smiled. It seemed a game to her and she gave a playful attempt at evasion. I went into the mind speak of things to see if she could already hear me somewhat. In the communal voice I spoke of the respectful space which all creatures deserve, and the difference between observation and interference. Yeula stood up, from her set to run position, and pointed to the ridge which seemed to run parallel with the caribou's path of departure. We understood her request and suggested the parallel ridge would be a fine point to observe and study the caribou from a safe distance.