KORBIN
Leave my loneliness unbroken!
- quit the bust above my door!
- quit the bust above my door!
"Oh, she is," the raven replied, with a deep affection whispering about the words. "Hard as nails and beautiful like a sharpened blade; all silk and steel. You'd probably get along just fine."
The raven kept preening the dark feathers, compulsively making sure they were all clean and well aligned after their playful dance. It looked up and gave the girl-cat a reproachful stare, however, when she tried that joke. He didn't find it funny in the slightest, and it showed.
"Well, good. I'll be looking forward to more stories when we meet up again. Deepfrost usually deplete my stash of good ones... will need fresh fodder once the new year arrives." Already she had given him things to weave into tales, and more than one at that.
If he ever got his hearing back, so he could tell them properly. The bird ruffled its feathers glumly; so far it wasn't looking good.
The raven kept preening the dark feathers, compulsively making sure they were all clean and well aligned after their playful dance. It looked up and gave the girl-cat a reproachful stare, however, when she tried that joke. He didn't find it funny in the slightest, and it showed.
"Well, good. I'll be looking forward to more stories when we meet up again. Deepfrost usually deplete my stash of good ones... will need fresh fodder once the new year arrives." Already she had given him things to weave into tales, and more than one at that.
If he ever got his hearing back, so he could tell them properly. The bird ruffled its feathers glumly; so far it wasn't looking good.
Quoth the Raven,
"Nevermore."
"Nevermore."
