nobody can hear you

Soh was unaware of Sunjata's considerations; she had no idea just how many shifts he had, having only seen the macaw before - along with whatever he had partially shifted to downstairs. She simply waited patiently until he was ready to go, then followed him to the windowsill and launched herself into the air. She always forgot how much she enjoyed flying until she took off again, feeling the wind in her feathers and the way her wings stretched through the air. For a moment, she was content to tilt up a little, feel the sun on her round face. Then she was on Sunjata's feels, following him up through the blue sky.

A better view of the valley was exactly what Soh was hoping for and, not for the first time, she lamented the fact that she couldn't fly and draw at the same time. Still, if she could commit the broad strokes of the valley to memory, it would make filling in her map easier later.

But flying in silence was boring and rude, so Soh peered at Sunjata through golden eyes as they climbed higher in the sky. How is your quest coming along? she asked. She remembered that their first meeting had been interesting, if awkward for her, but that he'd made even a strange topic easy to discuss with a stranger. Indeed, he hadn't felt very strange to Soh at all, even for a girl that made friends far too easily.

Sohalia

there's more to living than being alive