Post by Jaguara Katial on Aug 30, 2007 14:11:16 GMT -5
Away…yes away, far away from them. She had escaped in the middle of the night after managing to peck her way out of her blanket bindings that they left on her. She was glad to be away but didn’t know where to go after she had plotted and completed her escape. She knew that she couldn’t go back to the palace, as he would have just turned her out again even though that was where she truly wanted to be. Her chest heaved as she flew as farther away from those people and the palace, which was where she truly wanted to be. Her wings ached at not flying this far or this fast before either. The landscape had defiantly changed and nothing looked very familiar. She was lost and becoming more so with every passing second. A tree, is that a tree there in the distance? Yes, it’s a tree! The fledgling smiled in her heart as with no lips one could not possibly smile. The tree meant safety for the night as well as a place to rest her weary body. As she neared the tree, landed, and managed to almost fall, her legs had become stiff and they threatened to grasp the branch properly. She carefully made her way to the trunk of the tree and settled against it. Sleep was slower coming than she liked and her mind thought back to what seemed like days before sleep finally took her.
He groaned as he awoke from another restless sleep filled with visions of his home and her. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to escape that place no matter how hard he tried. The sun was beginning to appear above the horizon and filled the sky with hues of purple and orangey pink. His stomach growled at him as he remembered that he had failed to find any food the day before. He once again looked around the landscape and knew that eventually he would have to make an appearance in the village or starve. His appearance in the village could put a damper on his plans, but did he have any other options? He had looked all over the previous day for a quick meal and found nothing; chances were that today would be no different. He stretched his legs as he stood up from his resting place under a tall tree with low hanging branches. They provided a nice shelter from most of the summer breezes in the area and helped to keep him hidden from any one that might have been wandering around in the middle of the night. As he left the safety of the branches, he made sure to note the location for the night to come. He would return to this spot, it was safe and far enough away from people so that he wouldn’t be located until he was ready. He looked around and hoped that maybe he would be able to find some small morsel today. He knew that small mammals like mice and rabbits would still be sleeping in their burrows but birds would be resting in the trees and bushes. He looked up into the tree he had just crawled out from and notices something high in the branches. It was large, but small enough to make quite a decent meal. He looked around for a place to climb up and not startle the creature away. It seemed that luck was on his side for the moment as one of the drooping branches of the tree was large enough for him to climb on without having to jump. He carefully made his way up the tree and towards the creature. The closer he got the more apparent it became that it was a bird but as it was still dark and the feathers seemed to blend together with the shadows he still was having a hard time making out what it was exactly. Suddenly his balance faltered and the tree shook violently stirring the creature awake. It blinked its eyes a few times, gripped the branch tightly with its small talons, and looked around. Being a bird of the raptor kind her vision was quite good and she spotted the large canine without any trouble. She scowled at the stranger and moved towards the flimsier part of the limb to give him trouble trying to reach her.
“I’m not going back…you can’t make me go back there…” She looked at him with defiance and strength in her voice. Sebak just stayed where he was gaping at the sorgairian. Her colors her eyes…just like Nathifa’s...he thought to himself. He didn’t know what to do he was paralyzed with emotions of angry and love all at the same time. Was some one out there trying to play some kind of sick game with him? He sneered and turned away from the child.
“I don’t know what you are talking about…” He just mumbles under his breath disappointed by not having a meal and being reminded once again of things that he had left behind, of things he didn’t want to remember. The fledgling just sat in the tree and watched him leave. He intrigued her, his grumbling manner and sour disposition she found it funny in a way. She had to admit that her curiosity was getting the best of her, she wanted to know more about this stranger, and as such, she glided down from the tree and landed right next to him. She looked him up and down and to her he didn’t seem as scary as he first had. In his eyes, she saw sorrow and loneliness, heartache and determination. He was more interesting then the man with the fiery hair, so many things about him. She liked him and was going to stick around weather he liked it or not.
“I’m Majida!” She said with a huge grin in her voice and hopped over towards him. “What is your name?” She cocked her head and watched him closely to see what he would do now. Sebak eyed the little bird. She had guts he had to admit that, but he didn’t need another mouth to feed when he couldn’t even feed himself in this place, besides she reminded him of things he didn’t care to remember, what would be the point of keeping her around any way? Yet despite all of the shortcomings he couldn’t help but see some potential in her, she was spunky and could possibly have more potential in the future as far as his plans were concerned.
“Sebak, what does it matter? You’re not coming with me…” He turned to leave seeing what she was going to do now. She sat there stunned…so many wanted to take her with them that day at the palace and here she wanted to go with him and he didn’t want her around? He is defiantly different from all of the others I like him she thought to herself as she hopped after him as fast as she could go. She noticed his wings on his back. She flexed her own in an unconscious fashion.
“Flying is fun isn’t it? I love to fly, to see all of the things you can’t see from the ground its great don’t you agree?” She hopped next to him and tried to start up a conversation. Sebak stopped and quickly stared her in the face his brows furrowed in what looked like to be frustration. He threw out his wings so that she could see them for herself.
“I can’t fly…it would be best for children to be seen and not heard and to learn their place in this world…don’t ever assume anything child…” he folded them back against his body as he walked away from the stunned child. She just sat there and then smiled to herself and hopped after him as quickly as she could…yes with him was where she was going to stay.
He groaned as he awoke from another restless sleep filled with visions of his home and her. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to escape that place no matter how hard he tried. The sun was beginning to appear above the horizon and filled the sky with hues of purple and orangey pink. His stomach growled at him as he remembered that he had failed to find any food the day before. He once again looked around the landscape and knew that eventually he would have to make an appearance in the village or starve. His appearance in the village could put a damper on his plans, but did he have any other options? He had looked all over the previous day for a quick meal and found nothing; chances were that today would be no different. He stretched his legs as he stood up from his resting place under a tall tree with low hanging branches. They provided a nice shelter from most of the summer breezes in the area and helped to keep him hidden from any one that might have been wandering around in the middle of the night. As he left the safety of the branches, he made sure to note the location for the night to come. He would return to this spot, it was safe and far enough away from people so that he wouldn’t be located until he was ready. He looked around and hoped that maybe he would be able to find some small morsel today. He knew that small mammals like mice and rabbits would still be sleeping in their burrows but birds would be resting in the trees and bushes. He looked up into the tree he had just crawled out from and notices something high in the branches. It was large, but small enough to make quite a decent meal. He looked around for a place to climb up and not startle the creature away. It seemed that luck was on his side for the moment as one of the drooping branches of the tree was large enough for him to climb on without having to jump. He carefully made his way up the tree and towards the creature. The closer he got the more apparent it became that it was a bird but as it was still dark and the feathers seemed to blend together with the shadows he still was having a hard time making out what it was exactly. Suddenly his balance faltered and the tree shook violently stirring the creature awake. It blinked its eyes a few times, gripped the branch tightly with its small talons, and looked around. Being a bird of the raptor kind her vision was quite good and she spotted the large canine without any trouble. She scowled at the stranger and moved towards the flimsier part of the limb to give him trouble trying to reach her.
“I’m not going back…you can’t make me go back there…” She looked at him with defiance and strength in her voice. Sebak just stayed where he was gaping at the sorgairian. Her colors her eyes…just like Nathifa’s...he thought to himself. He didn’t know what to do he was paralyzed with emotions of angry and love all at the same time. Was some one out there trying to play some kind of sick game with him? He sneered and turned away from the child.
“I don’t know what you are talking about…” He just mumbles under his breath disappointed by not having a meal and being reminded once again of things that he had left behind, of things he didn’t want to remember. The fledgling just sat in the tree and watched him leave. He intrigued her, his grumbling manner and sour disposition she found it funny in a way. She had to admit that her curiosity was getting the best of her, she wanted to know more about this stranger, and as such, she glided down from the tree and landed right next to him. She looked him up and down and to her he didn’t seem as scary as he first had. In his eyes, she saw sorrow and loneliness, heartache and determination. He was more interesting then the man with the fiery hair, so many things about him. She liked him and was going to stick around weather he liked it or not.
“I’m Majida!” She said with a huge grin in her voice and hopped over towards him. “What is your name?” She cocked her head and watched him closely to see what he would do now. Sebak eyed the little bird. She had guts he had to admit that, but he didn’t need another mouth to feed when he couldn’t even feed himself in this place, besides she reminded him of things he didn’t care to remember, what would be the point of keeping her around any way? Yet despite all of the shortcomings he couldn’t help but see some potential in her, she was spunky and could possibly have more potential in the future as far as his plans were concerned.
“Sebak, what does it matter? You’re not coming with me…” He turned to leave seeing what she was going to do now. She sat there stunned…so many wanted to take her with them that day at the palace and here she wanted to go with him and he didn’t want her around? He is defiantly different from all of the others I like him she thought to herself as she hopped after him as fast as she could go. She noticed his wings on his back. She flexed her own in an unconscious fashion.
“Flying is fun isn’t it? I love to fly, to see all of the things you can’t see from the ground its great don’t you agree?” She hopped next to him and tried to start up a conversation. Sebak stopped and quickly stared her in the face his brows furrowed in what looked like to be frustration. He threw out his wings so that she could see them for herself.
“I can’t fly…it would be best for children to be seen and not heard and to learn their place in this world…don’t ever assume anything child…” he folded them back against his body as he walked away from the stunned child. She just sat there and then smiled to herself and hopped after him as quickly as she could…yes with him was where she was going to stay.
