Ray returned home after that unexpected encounter with her dead parents on the shoreline. Never would Ray have ever expected to talk with them again, and yet thanks to Ludo's meddling Ray got the chance. She knew it wasn't supposed to have occurred but she was thankful. The encounter had given her some closure. And now, back home in the apartment above her store, Ray was thinking. She hadn't celebrated the Festival of Lights in years. But given the circumstances… Ray made up her mind. She would make a lantern this year for her parents.
Ray got out her sketchbook and started thinking about designs. She wanted the cutouts to be her mother's favorite flowers and medicinal plant, chamomile. But what to include for her father? A coyote. For his first shifted form and for the symbol he often used in his dealings. That sneaky bastard. She thought fondly.
Her design finished, Ray set to work. She quickly made each side of the lantern, meticulously cutting out the shapes she had drawn. Then she attached all of them to the base of the lantern. Holding it up she lit it. Spinning it around, the lights gave the illusion of a coyote running through a field of chamomile. It was perfect. Satisfied, she decided to take it out on the street to see how it looked in the moonlight. Maybe she could see how others were designing their lanterns to see if she needed to add to hers?
Ray got out her sketchbook and started thinking about designs. She wanted the cutouts to be her mother's favorite flowers and medicinal plant, chamomile. But what to include for her father? A coyote. For his first shifted form and for the symbol he often used in his dealings. That sneaky bastard. She thought fondly.
Her design finished, Ray set to work. She quickly made each side of the lantern, meticulously cutting out the shapes she had drawn. Then she attached all of them to the base of the lantern. Holding it up she lit it. Spinning it around, the lights gave the illusion of a coyote running through a field of chamomile. It was perfect. Satisfied, she decided to take it out on the street to see how it looked in the moonlight. Maybe she could see how others were designing their lanterns to see if she needed to add to hers?
