I'll jump from the cliff and I'll build my wings on the way down
Oh, but she wasn't the only one. Henry had never been this far out, never thought to take a flight across the ocean waters. It was frightening - he didn't know if there was any other land masses out there. If it was just a giant expanse, with no end in sight, he may end up lost in it. For all his adventuring spirit, he thought, why did the ocean terrify him so much? Sharks, probably, and other monsters of the deep.
However, if he remained in his eagle shift, he could explore the edges of the ocean without ever needing to get in the water. Plus, with the vision of an eagle, he could easily see if anything was rising to the surface of the water. So, holding himself to it, he found himself gliding over the blue waves with more ease than he'd anticipated. It was incredibly open; freeing. He could see anything else coming his way.
Perhaps he grew too confident in this fact. Perhaps he let down his guard. Perhaps he focused too much on the glimmer of silver scales beneath the water. As he dove for the fish under the waves, talons swooping forward, he found himself colliding into another. Squawking in alarm, he flapped huge brown wings and attempted to untangle his talons from the other eagle's.
"What are you doing out here!?" The words were involuntary, not knowing this was an Attuned. He thought it just a normal eagle, which would never be this far out at sea. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let go!" It came out panicked, his wings in a flurry to gain balance because they were both careening towards the water.
However, if he remained in his eagle shift, he could explore the edges of the ocean without ever needing to get in the water. Plus, with the vision of an eagle, he could easily see if anything was rising to the surface of the water. So, holding himself to it, he found himself gliding over the blue waves with more ease than he'd anticipated. It was incredibly open; freeing. He could see anything else coming his way.
Perhaps he grew too confident in this fact. Perhaps he let down his guard. Perhaps he focused too much on the glimmer of silver scales beneath the water. As he dove for the fish under the waves, talons swooping forward, he found himself colliding into another. Squawking in alarm, he flapped huge brown wings and attempted to untangle his talons from the other eagle's.
"What are you doing out here!?" The words were involuntary, not knowing this was an Attuned. He thought it just a normal eagle, which would never be this far out at sea. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let go!" It came out panicked, his wings in a flurry to gain balance because they were both careening towards the water.
HENRY
