LOREN
In retrospect, Loren probably should've employed some cautious editing in his translating. However, as he sighed, he knew that wouldn't be fair to Korbin. The healer could only really worry about one person at a time, though, and right now Chuy needed the Launceleyn a lot more than the raven did.
Throwing Korbin an amused glanced, Loren let out a huff of laughter. Looking back at the newcomer, the healer shook his head. "No. Korbin is his own person. And trust me, he is a person. I know he looks like a bird right now but...well it's complicated. I'll explain it all, trust me. Regardless, I am definitely not his anything." Pausing, he nodded belatedly. "But yes, to actually answer your question that is his voice."
Holding up his hands, palm up, he continued to smile reassuringly at Chuy. "No need to thank me, I've been in your shoes." Loren took a deep breath, trying to gather his scattered thoughts.
"Right where was I. Caido. This world might not be like the world you came from and...you might not be exactly the same as you were before." Tone soothing, he tilted his head to the side. "It's why you can hear our voices in your head."
Pausing to let that sink in, he straightened up a bit. "Everyone in Caido is special in their own way. Some of us can call up spirits or even gods. Some of us have had our bodies augmented. Some of us have magic." A sparrow appeared in one of his palms, and an orb of water in the other. Holding them long enough for the newcomer to get a good look, he dismissed them eventually.
Then the healer took another deep breath. "And some of us are close to nature, and as a result have been blessed with certain gifts. Including the ability to shift into other forms." With that, he shifted into a honey badger, settling in on all four paws, making sure to kept his gaze trained slightly away from Chuy so as to appear as non-threatening as possible. And the ability to send and receive telepathic messages.
Throwing Korbin an amused glanced, Loren let out a huff of laughter. Looking back at the newcomer, the healer shook his head. "No. Korbin is his own person. And trust me, he is a person. I know he looks like a bird right now but...well it's complicated. I'll explain it all, trust me. Regardless, I am definitely not his anything." Pausing, he nodded belatedly. "But yes, to actually answer your question that is his voice."
Holding up his hands, palm up, he continued to smile reassuringly at Chuy. "No need to thank me, I've been in your shoes." Loren took a deep breath, trying to gather his scattered thoughts.
"Right where was I. Caido. This world might not be like the world you came from and...you might not be exactly the same as you were before." Tone soothing, he tilted his head to the side. "It's why you can hear our voices in your head."
Pausing to let that sink in, he straightened up a bit. "Everyone in Caido is special in their own way. Some of us can call up spirits or even gods. Some of us have had our bodies augmented. Some of us have magic." A sparrow appeared in one of his palms, and an orb of water in the other. Holding them long enough for the newcomer to get a good look, he dismissed them eventually.
Then the healer took another deep breath. "And some of us are close to nature, and as a result have been blessed with certain gifts. Including the ability to shift into other forms." With that, he shifted into a honey badger, settling in on all four paws, making sure to kept his gaze trained slightly away from Chuy so as to appear as non-threatening as possible. And the ability to send and receive telepathic messages.
light is precious in a world so dark
begin at the beginning
tell a story. make some light
begin at the beginning
tell a story. make some light
