nefelibata (noun.)
     cloud walker
     one who does not obey the conventions of society, literature, or art

Biologist Elain Mavka is sent to a foreign planet recently named Miea.  A place where she gets free range to explore, document, and report the findings of site 27-43. Otherwise known as the Mushroom Forest. What seems to be beautiful and mysterious turns out to be just that. Where Elain is the first explorer to make contact with humanoid aliens. Though are they really the aliens when she is on their planet?

Her only company on this journey is young Milo Zephyr, who is still in his training wheels, and Selcouth, a companion she encounters soon after their arrival. Well, them and the strange feeling that they are being watched.
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On another side of the spectrum, the older sister (Enya) of her infant brother (Kenton) are looking for a way to survive up in the station effectively named Head Quarters. Her with an assistant's job to keep everything in order on the ship. Then, with no explanation, there was a sudden blaring siren and flashing red lights. A guard she knew, who was a few years older than her, marches them straight to an escape pod. Sending them to a planet they've never known before.

The three of them landed on completely unexplored territory of this planet and it didn't take long for Enya to stumble into a nine-foot monster of a creature. Or, rather, it stumbled into her.

Nefelibata

“It is nice to meet you, Skadj.” The biologist reached out her hand as a peace offering. It was a small struggle to reach out the limb as she was still pulled into Brotte’s tight embrace. The female of his species bared her sharp canines and stalked around them. Circling them as if they were some sort of prey. Selcouth lowered his body closer to the ground in a protective stance, watching the female closely. 


Each of Skadj’s steps had her clawed feet dragging across the muddy ground. It left marks with each movement. “Nefelibata siht ot esolc rehtar knitting eb ot mees uoy.” 


Brotte bared his own teeth, curling further around Elain like the female would strike at any moment. Elain got that idea too, but she wasn’t too afraid that she was a threat. Their people were studying them. The biologist didn’t think this female had the authority to do so. She couldn’t even remember seeing Skadj at the Arelleane eht. 
