Nova
when fears are grounded,
The myriad of colorful cats watched her intently, some bunching their haunches as they prepared to leap at her. She was pretty high up, but her tucked wings still stood at the ready, unwilling to risk her feathers even if it seemed unlikely that they'd be able to reach her. Wiggling her butt at the cats, Nova chirped again and shuffled her feet.
Her toying was interrupted by a voice, Nova's head lifting to look at a woman who walked nearby. [i]'Watch out'? Watch out for what?
Just as the thought was hitting her, the orange cat who'd scaled her tree lunged for her, hitting her harder. Nova let out a screeching sound, a few of her feathers scattering as she lost her grip on the branch. She scrambled to escape its grasp, wings flapping wildly as she pushed against the bond.
The compulsion slammed into the cat, stunning it to stand frozen with claws outstretched and a wad of feathers in its teeth. It gave Nova a chance to flit away, finding a different branch out of reach from the cats. With a small huff of indignation, she stuck her beak into her feathers, smoothing out where the cat had managed to pull a few of the rainbow plumage.
Her toying was interrupted by a voice, Nova's head lifting to look at a woman who walked nearby. [i]'Watch out'? Watch out for what?
Just as the thought was hitting her, the orange cat who'd scaled her tree lunged for her, hitting her harder. Nova let out a screeching sound, a few of her feathers scattering as she lost her grip on the branch. She scrambled to escape its grasp, wings flapping wildly as she pushed against the bond.
The compulsion slammed into the cat, stunning it to stand frozen with claws outstretched and a wad of feathers in its teeth. It gave Nova a chance to flit away, finding a different branch out of reach from the cats. With a small huff of indignation, she stuck her beak into her feathers, smoothing out where the cat had managed to pull a few of the rainbow plumage.
dreams take flight
