Blessed are the curious
The praise brings the smile fully into existence, excitement shining in her eyes as she pulls in a breath. Squeezing her mom's hand back, she releases it to ready herself as she listens to the pertinent lesson. Knell nods her head, biting at her lip to contain the bit of nerves that rise when she thinks of not being able to communicate. "Be clever." It's just another puzzle, another game for her to figure.
Shuffling her feet, she watches her mom shift. It's fluid and easy, a seamless transition from woman to fyrhund in a blistering pulse of heat and energy that elicits another bright smile from Knell. Will her shift be the same? Or maybe different? Will she look as impressive when she shifts? What will it feel like? A thousand more questions arise, curiosity twitching along the tip of her red tail, fingers wiggling as if trying to feel the shape of it.
Pulling her gaze from the fyrhund, she looks down at herself, similarly searching inward with her awareness. Eyes scan red hair, tiny fingers, flicking tail, and booted toes while her mind brushes against the edge of something wild and crackling with fire. It presses back, a pressure beneath her skin, a heat starting behind her ears, a fluttering in her chest. Knell sucks in a tiny breath before leaning into the space she's found, opening the flimsy gate that contains it.
Fire licks along her skin just as she gasps, a strange sensation of being compressed and molded into something else spreading over the awkwardness of her body. She tumbles forward into a heap on the ground as reddish fur sprouts, ears rising above her head as her nose lengthens to sit foreign in front of her eyes. Knell lifts a hand to poke at it, only to find a black paw to bat at it. Blinking, she inspects the appendage as well as all the others, sensing that the shift has finished and finding that she feels... great.
A small bark comes from her mouth as she jumps to her paws to spin in a tight circle, catching sight of the fluffy fur that now covers her body. It crackles and flickers like fire, the strong smell of smoke entering her nose as she suddenly realizes her heightened senses. She turns to look at the surrounding forest, blue eyes widening to take in the sharp contrast of the colors and shapes, her mom only a few steps away.
Knell gives a lupine smile as she hops forward, boundless energy coursing through her, so much different than the clumsiness of her growing form. She nuzzles momentarily against her mom's larger leg, beaming up at her before jumping ahead to put her new nose to use, flitting from one smell to another with childish wonder.
Shuffling her feet, she watches her mom shift. It's fluid and easy, a seamless transition from woman to fyrhund in a blistering pulse of heat and energy that elicits another bright smile from Knell. Will her shift be the same? Or maybe different? Will she look as impressive when she shifts? What will it feel like? A thousand more questions arise, curiosity twitching along the tip of her red tail, fingers wiggling as if trying to feel the shape of it.
Pulling her gaze from the fyrhund, she looks down at herself, similarly searching inward with her awareness. Eyes scan red hair, tiny fingers, flicking tail, and booted toes while her mind brushes against the edge of something wild and crackling with fire. It presses back, a pressure beneath her skin, a heat starting behind her ears, a fluttering in her chest. Knell sucks in a tiny breath before leaning into the space she's found, opening the flimsy gate that contains it.
Fire licks along her skin just as she gasps, a strange sensation of being compressed and molded into something else spreading over the awkwardness of her body. She tumbles forward into a heap on the ground as reddish fur sprouts, ears rising above her head as her nose lengthens to sit foreign in front of her eyes. Knell lifts a hand to poke at it, only to find a black paw to bat at it. Blinking, she inspects the appendage as well as all the others, sensing that the shift has finished and finding that she feels... great.
A small bark comes from her mouth as she jumps to her paws to spin in a tight circle, catching sight of the fluffy fur that now covers her body. It crackles and flickers like fire, the strong smell of smoke entering her nose as she suddenly realizes her heightened senses. She turns to look at the surrounding forest, blue eyes widening to take in the sharp contrast of the colors and shapes, her mom only a few steps away.
Knell gives a lupine smile as she hops forward, boundless energy coursing through her, so much different than the clumsiness of her growing form. She nuzzles momentarily against her mom's larger leg, beaming up at her before jumping ahead to put her new nose to use, flitting from one smell to another with childish wonder.
Knell
for they shall have adventures!
