Alea
would you like to play a game?
At the sound of Sah's voice, Alea froze, like a wild animal counting on her camouflage to keep her safe. Unfortunately, Alea didn't have any camouflage in this form. Realizing this, she turned at once to Sah, dropping her flowers, her stance wary. She didn't like that he'd snuck up on her, as she saw it, and she didn't like being caught in her human form, without her owl's talons.
At his question, though -- and its friendly tone -- she tilted her head in contemplation. As gregarious as she had been with the gravestones, it took her a moment to find words for an actual person. Finally she answered, "I'm tending the graves. For Ludo."
At his question, though -- and its friendly tone -- she tilted her head in contemplation. As gregarious as she had been with the gravestones, it took her a moment to find words for an actual person. Finally she answered, "I'm tending the graves. For Ludo."
"Forgotten Teddy Bear" by Walt Stoneburner is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
