by Hopeflower » Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:53 pm
Alira cracked a small smile. "Your friends must have meant a lot to you, for you to put your life on the line for them," she growled quietly. "That's not a trait I see often among our kind."
Mwuaji kept watch until dawn, when he woke Viridis for her turn. The mottled green female yawned, stretched, and opened her dark eyes. Her gaze settled first on her parents, who were sleeping peacefully. Then she looked at Astus, who was curled up in his usual spot at the back of the cave. Silver was covered by her three hatchlings. Steelclaw was splayed over her neck, Thistle and Carus stretched out over her back. And as she stood and padded to the cave entrance, she looked at the three newcomers; Banescale, Sylicora, and Fatalis. How had they fared, spending the night in an unfamiliar den? It looked like Fatalis hadn't gotten any sleep at all, the male still being as alert as when she'd gone to sleep. She blinked at him. "Did you sit on a sharp rock to keep yourself up all night?" she growled.
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
"Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do." ~ Bob Ross
"The future is always uncertain and painful but it must be lived." ~ Unknown