The starwhale wasn't dead yet, rather to Arialla's surprise; she ground her beak as she realized that this meant yet another opportunity to help it that she had to actively choose to ignore if she wanted to survive.
Before she got into that debate, though, she remembered that she was supposed to be reporting back to the Ark. The starwhale's free now, but the three ghost whales are circling it -- they'll take it down before it can get back into the sky unless we ... do something.
This would be the time for the ship to retreat, she imagined, with the ghost whales distracted. They had done their part, with the netting; Gideon had channeled Safrin; the only person who hadn't done anything of substance was ... Arialla.
And there was nothing she could do -- nothing survivable at any rate. With a feeling of impending doom, she hung in the sky, forcing herself to watch the starwhale's destruction.
Arialla projects a message toNeos describing the current situation, then remains in her eagle shift watching the starwhale.
Before she got into that debate, though, she remembered that she was supposed to be reporting back to the Ark. The starwhale's free now, but the three ghost whales are circling it -- they'll take it down before it can get back into the sky unless we ... do something.
This would be the time for the ship to retreat, she imagined, with the ghost whales distracted. They had done their part, with the netting; Gideon had channeled Safrin; the only person who hadn't done anything of substance was ... Arialla.
And there was nothing she could do -- nothing survivable at any rate. With a feeling of impending doom, she hung in the sky, forcing herself to watch the starwhale's destruction.
Arialla projects a message to
Arialla
Freedom. Flight. Grace. Keen-sight.
"Golden Eagle - Mongolia" by carfull...from Wyoming is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
