A silver shape cut the evening clouds, reflecting the ruddy reds and muted golds of sunset from his scales. He glided lazily along a thermal, heading home the fastest way, though not perhaps the easiest, and he was in no hurry. It was because of that laziness that he paused when he heard the song below him, standing out from the sleepy chirping of the other birds who were trying to settle in for rest. It was robust and brazen and... well.
From a bard's perspective there was more enthusiasm than talent, which was a strange thing to say about birdsong, and the curious lorekeeper couldn't resist the urge to discover which of his Attuned brethren was making that noise. He turned on a wingtip and dropped leisurely, Isuma reep!ing excitedly from her perch between his shoulderblades as he came to a gentle landing in the clearing next to the tree the song was coming from. He rose up on his haunches, placing a careful foreclaw on the tree to steady himself as he stretched curiously upwards, snorting a cool draft up the trunk. Isuma bounded up his neck and head, launching herself from his nose to flutter up next to Adam and peep a greeting as Jigano spoke.
Hello. What are you singing for, friend? he asked, clearly not recognizing Adam in the small bird's body.
From a bard's perspective there was more enthusiasm than talent, which was a strange thing to say about birdsong, and the curious lorekeeper couldn't resist the urge to discover which of his Attuned brethren was making that noise. He turned on a wingtip and dropped leisurely, Isuma reep!ing excitedly from her perch between his shoulderblades as he came to a gentle landing in the clearing next to the tree the song was coming from. He rose up on his haunches, placing a careful foreclaw on the tree to steady himself as he stretched curiously upwards, snorting a cool draft up the trunk. Isuma bounded up his neck and head, launching herself from his nose to flutter up next to Adam and peep a greeting as Jigano spoke.
Hello. What are you singing for, friend? he asked, clearly not recognizing Adam in the small bird's body.
