It was good to feel her humor, and Jigano returned a pulse of mischief and affection, even though events of recent days had left both more blunted than they had been before. Still, he was healing with the help of his friends, and it felt good to share some time with the displaced warrior that was as much game as training. Up and away, then! he called, smaller wings bursting into flight and startling the falcon as he flapped swiftly into the sky after Kiada.
Below, Isuma saw Auni's little antlers as something to explore, curious talons reaching for them as she balanced on her hind legs, wings half-spread for balance.
Above, Jigano strove for height, and the speed and momentum it would give him as he sought to overtake the Harpy. On your left! he called out cheerfully - a blatant lie, it turned out, when he aimed not for her left but for her tail, clever toes trying to snag and tug a tailfeather as he attempted to pass her and keep rising, trying to gain the high ground.
Below, Isuma saw Auni's little antlers as something to explore, curious talons reaching for them as she balanced on her hind legs, wings half-spread for balance.
Above, Jigano strove for height, and the speed and momentum it would give him as he sought to overtake the Harpy. On your left! he called out cheerfully - a blatant lie, it turned out, when he aimed not for her left but for her tail, clever toes trying to snag and tug a tailfeather as he attempted to pass her and keep rising, trying to gain the high ground.
