Soon after exhausting all her efforts to find Kilani, a new ally made her way into the ranks of our queen’s realm -- one who seemed to know a great deal about the tigers and offered a wealth of information that would help the dragons wipe out the tiger race forever.  Oscura’s new ally was not of our kin, nor of tiger kin.  Instead, she appeared to be of a race thought to be long gone.  Her reddish fur, accented with streaks of white revealed her to be a fox. 

Legend tells of the race of foxes being exceptionally cunning and intelligent.  Her sudden appearance in Oscura’s court raised enough alarm that the fox was almost executed on sight, until she offered Oscura all she knew to extinguish the tiger race forever.  Oscura was still not quite trusting, knowing that nothing comes for free.  She asked the intruder what her price was.  The fox’s reply was simply for asylum - a place to live and be free.  She then introduced herself as Shaleigh.  Over the course of the next few months, she began to show her worth.

Shaleigh’s information proved to be genuine.  Oscura orchestrated small raids based on Shaleigh’s intelligence data.  All were successful.  Oscura then began improving on her battle strategies with Shaleigh’s insight on the tigers’ battle unit formations, the locations of the tiger camps, and how strong the tiger forces were.  Shaleigh was proving to be a valuable asset indeed. 

And then Shaleigh presented our queen with the sparkling jewel in the crown of her intelligence information: the location where Kilani was being cared for.  Shaleigh confirmed what Oscura had heard – Kilani’s health was deteriorating and death was imminent...