Picco was… persistent. Young, cute, more fluff than body, and easily a sneaky snack for any passing predator. But battle she did, fighting beak and claw with the elements and all who would stop her to get to her prize, the destination that screamed out to her fluttering heart… A young dwarf girl, new to her magic, in need of a familiar faithful and adoring.

The connections Nature makes between the mages and their animal companions is a mysterious, powerful thing, strong enough that they sense each other from across oceans, mountains, even time.