You can’t stop the change,
any more than you can stop the suns from setting.
He manages to stay on for what he thinks is the worst of it, but Zavien's quickly proved wrong. Noah rears back then bolts again, twisting so sharp that he doesn't even have a chance to brace for it. His body moves like a whip, ripping his hands from the mane that's been his lifeline. His feet slip from their hold under the wings, body suspending for a moment before hurtling towards the ground.
Zavien flails before tucking his body tight, anticipating the impact before it hits. Dust and dirt cloud around him, his side slamming into the earth. It rattles his brain and pushes the air from his lungs with a dull pain that localizes in his left shoulder. The trajectory has him rolling a few times before coming to a stop where he sprawls his limbs against the solid ground.
More aches begin to blossom, but the short fall seems to have kept him primarily intact. Enough that he grins towards Noah, hair tousled and smeared with dirt, a soft chuckle on his lips. "That could have been worse."
[FIN]
Zavien flails before tucking his body tight, anticipating the impact before it hits. Dust and dirt cloud around him, his side slamming into the earth. It rattles his brain and pushes the air from his lungs with a dull pain that localizes in his left shoulder. The trajectory has him rolling a few times before coming to a stop where he sprawls his limbs against the solid ground.
More aches begin to blossom, but the short fall seems to have kept him primarily intact. Enough that he grins towards Noah, hair tousled and smeared with dirt, a soft chuckle on his lips. "That could have been worse."
[FIN]
Zavien
