12-31-2019, 11:36 AM
HALCYON
He was sleeping on the beach, belly up to the warm sun, when something passed overhead. The shadow was bigger than the seabirds, and some primal part of his unconscious is aware of this, and prods at him till he wakes. Halcyon yawns, pointed teeth exposed as his striped mouth stretches wide, and he blinks amber eyes at the open water ahead of him.
There, circling ever lower over their secret cove, is a stranger.
Mama had left just after sunrise to do whatever it is that Mamas do, which left Halcyon with the responsibility of guarding the beach. She has never said as much, of course, but Halcyon likes to play pretend. And he is very good at playing guard, if he does say so himself.
He is fully tiger as he leaps forward along the beach, an adolescent yet imposing predator. He skids to a halt in front of the winged stranger, and snarls a warning to stand still. What is he supposed to do now? Halcyon doesn’t think that Mama would like him to hurt the stranger, so perhaps if he growls lout enough he’ll just go away. But then the stranger is talking, and he something he says is familiar.
‘Do you know where Aquaria is?’ the stranger says, and Halcyon recognizes Mama’s name. His eyes narrow, and he shifts to a slightly more equine form, just enough so that he can talk.
“What do you want with Mama?” he asks suspiciously.
There, circling ever lower over their secret cove, is a stranger.
Mama had left just after sunrise to do whatever it is that Mamas do, which left Halcyon with the responsibility of guarding the beach. She has never said as much, of course, but Halcyon likes to play pretend. And he is very good at playing guard, if he does say so himself.
He is fully tiger as he leaps forward along the beach, an adolescent yet imposing predator. He skids to a halt in front of the winged stranger, and snarls a warning to stand still. What is he supposed to do now? Halcyon doesn’t think that Mama would like him to hurt the stranger, so perhaps if he growls lout enough he’ll just go away. But then the stranger is talking, and he something he says is familiar.
‘Do you know where Aquaria is?’ the stranger says, and Halcyon recognizes Mama’s name. His eyes narrow, and he shifts to a slightly more equine form, just enough so that he can talk.
“What do you want with Mama?” he asks suspiciously.
shut off your mind and let your heart breathe