rattle the cage

ASHE I'm not a girl.    Ashe squinted at the sun as she and Kiada spilled into the street, playful companions in tow. The world swayed, but she stayed upright, and she grinned over at Kiada. "The things rove in packs. Last leafchange, they tried to overrun all kinds of shops. I dealt with em mostly in the woods."    Ashe uncorked and took a long drink from the wine bottle, wiping the back of her mouth before passing it off to her new... friend? Is that what this was? They'd only just met, but she liked Kiada. Maybe it was the wine. Maybe she was just lonely. Maybe she actually had made a new friend. Bizarre.    She glanced back once to find Soot swinging in circles on one of Auni's antlers, parts of the web still there winding around his legs. A laugh bubbled in her chest, and she shook her head and began to stroll forward down the street, her cheeks warm compared to the LeafChange chill. "Uuuuuuhhh...." She pursed her lips, squinting to look down the street. "Maaaybee.... some wings would help?" She took her messenger bag off, and she glanced back at Auni with a smile, holding it out for him should he be willing to don the light satchel - over an antler, around his neck, whatever he preferred. "There's totally a treat in it for you."    She flashed a grin and a wink, and then shifted. The world burst in size in an instant, and there was a little sapphire hummingbird hovering unsteadily bedside Kiada. A buzzing laugh drifted down the Attuned link, her wings beating to carry her swiftly to the skies. Whoever spots one first gets first dibs, she taunted lightly. I'm a storm with skin.