For this kind of life

NOAH

Noah found himself in Torchline once more, collecting supplies for something Cordelia wanted to create for their home and for their children. But he couldn’t find it. She had described the herbs and plants in great detail, but the void was turning almost everything. Even with the ocean surrounding it, these islands were touched.

Once a paradise of vibrant colors and lush foliage, the tropical haven now lay ensnared. Where once emerald leaves danced in the gentle breeze, now twisted tendrils of deep purple spread like wildfire. The air was heavy with an eerie stillness, broken only by the occasional rustle of the void-touched flora.

Even in this place, Noah didn’t hear the chirps of tropical birds. The prickling along the back of his neck that he had grown too accustomed to these days came again. Noah crouched down to inspect some of the pulsing, violent purple leaves. There was a malevolence that seemed to come from each reaching vine and each spreading leaf that made Noah’s stomach twist.

I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess,"
But no one comes in and yes, you're alone

Seren

Cold water lapped at her bare feet. A numbness was creeping up the legs that made her bones ache. The sensation matched her state of mind, and so she kept close to the water's edge and ignored the grumble at the back of her mind. Umbra was sensible, and had a firm grasp on what was logical and reasonable, and had long since learned that Seren listened to any of those things only when it suited her.

Fed up with the starchild, the dragon left her to her meandering exploration of the island and launched himself into the blustery sky. From a higher vantage point the spread of purple through the green foliage painted a pattern that would have been appealing in its color and shape had it not been for the ominous sensation that followed with it. While the girl might find it interesting for the sheer artistic value, the dragon cared little for the change, and was more interested in the potential for finding himself a meal.

A figure moving on the ground far below had the large Blue dipping a wing into the wind. With graceful ease he took to circling, lazily gaguing whether the figure was edible or not.

I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields

NOAH

The unicorn was not always keen on traveling, more than willing to stay home with the wife and children of his bondmate. The griffin, however, had come with Noah.

she circled high, too, with bright eyes and a protective heart. Her mind and soul connected to the demigod was her motivation to confront the other skyward predator when they appeared — even as her heart fluttered and bounced around her ribcage.

The confrontation was not an attack. She simply mirrored the dragon by dipping her own mottled wing. She lowered herself into level airspace to the blue beast, golden eyes searching to lock on and convey her message:
he is mine.

Noah, on the ground surrounded by purple and green and black and all manners of other hues, stopped in his tracks and lifted his glacier eyes — but the sun obscured the two companions.

I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess,"
But no one comes in and yes, you're alone

Seren

Turning a shimmering head to follow the approach of the little furball, the dragon let out a sonorous cry that echoed over the landscape. Amused more than anything he sent a mental nudge to his bonded, passing on the image of the griffin, and was surprised when Seren responded with a thrill of surprise. And joy? Perplexed, Umbra beat his wings and stopped mid air, hovering in place so that the starchild could catch up.

She came bounding through the vegetation with absolutely no regard for the dangerous plants that littered the jungle. Seeing Eira in the sky had to mean that her bonded was near; and it had been an age since she saw Noah.
"Hello?" she called, voice bright with anticipation. "Noah, are you there?" She couldn't see him yet, but she had no doubt that if he was lurking anywhere near, he couldn't miss her approach.

I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields