Chapter Text
The
ravens are restless this morning, they can barely keep their beaks
shut, making so much mess with their vexatious, little voices.
«
Come on, boys, what the hell is going on now? »
Her
voice is trying to be calm, trying to not irritate her
feather-friends even more.
«
I can’t even understand you, if you’re shouting
like that! »
A
sigh escapes her lips, putting on her leather gloves, letting one of
them perch on one of her arms.
«
What’s wrong, mh…? »
She
asks her favorite one, facing it properly at the same level of her
eyes. The same moment, the Nest’s door opens, announcing the
house-guard.
«
Mistress? »
A
familiar voice calls for her, this time he chooses the
neighbour’s;
an inquisitive gaze peers over her shoulder, with his pointed
beak.
«
Your Father sends his regards. »
This
time, his voice is from her dad.
«
‘morning, Athelas. »
She
greets her bigger black-feather friend, the guard of her family
Manor… a Kenku.
«
The birds are restless today. Care to lend me a hand? »
The
big bird jumps toward her, oozing at the little ones still in their
nest, while the girl steps closer to the door, her attention caught
by the sky, her look darkens a bit: she can tell something will go
wrong.
«
Athelas…? »
She
calls, shifting her head a bit, enough to look at him in the corner
of her eyes.
« Yes, Mistress? »
Athelas says, his black
eye snoops towards the feminine voice outside the Nest, his attention
is all hers.
« Stop calling me like that, it’s weird.
»
The wood-elf says, with a light chuckle, turning her head to
the sky again, her crow still standing on her arm. The look on her
face becomes more serious, when the clouds start to move, in a way
she has never seen before; her senses are all on the alert.
A
rumble of a thunder crack the sky, but she doesn’t make time
to do
nothing: something like a star-ship emerges from the darkness, with
plenty of tentacles around the ship body.
The
moment the crow flies away, the young elf is gone.
*
Dark.
It’s
all she can see.
Fear.
It’s
all she can feel.