cut me open and let all the ink run from these veins, until my words bleed dry, and only blank pages remain
Maybe something caught him by surprise out of the corner of his eye? Maybe a stray bird, still frazzled by Deimos's compelling winged him? Maybe Freina's magic escaped unbeknownst to her and bumped against him just right? Whatever the reason, Rance missed the flag entirely, tumbling out of the air with a surprised cronk to go along with his undignified landing. At the last second, he shifted back into human form, rolling across the frozen ground in a body that could take a bit more damage.
He cursing under his breath and rolling to his knees when Aisha's order snapped across the attuned bond. At the same time, Freina was crouching by him, concern open on her kind face. In almost any other situation, he would have been grateful for it. Here and now, though.... "I'm fine," he all but snapped, frustrated with embarrassing accident. His gaze shot quickly to Oliver and Aisha across the training area, the unguarded flag, then up to Freina. He flashed a grin. "Thanks!"
In a snap he was a raven again, hopping back into the air and swooping around the too helpful young woman, talons outstretched to snag at the flag again.
Rance uses the opening of Freina's distraction to zoom for the red flag again, this time from a lower angle instead of from above!
He cursing under his breath and rolling to his knees when Aisha's order snapped across the attuned bond. At the same time, Freina was crouching by him, concern open on her kind face. In almost any other situation, he would have been grateful for it. Here and now, though.... "I'm fine," he all but snapped, frustrated with embarrassing accident. His gaze shot quickly to Oliver and Aisha across the training area, the unguarded flag, then up to Freina. He flashed a grin. "Thanks!"
In a snap he was a raven again, hopping back into the air and swooping around the too helpful young woman, talons outstretched to snag at the flag again.
Rance uses the opening of Freina's distraction to zoom for the red flag again, this time from a lower angle instead of from above!
RANCE
