I-1563: Sammal

“You’re stupid!” “No!” “Are so!” The two kainu launched themselves at each other, rolling in a flailing mass of tangled limbs. This was precisely the reason the floor of the barn had been strewn with straw and even coarse sand in some parts. Giada and Rubin simply couldn’t contain themselves when they had time to spare, sparring and wrestling with their newfound energy after they both had good meals and plenty of rest. “You guys,” Sammal protest...

Previous Without knowing what to expect, Caledonia and Sammal had brought Eirwyn to the bedroom they found once they explored the house a little more. It was a simple bed set into the ground with steps leading into the depression in the foundation. There were piles of comfortable pillows and neatly folded blankets beside the steps that stretched all around. They broug...

Previous They decided to walk back to the barn to give their scraggly manes and tails a chance to dry more before they arrived. And it gave them a few more precious moments together without the interruption of a gaggle of children asking questions and begging for stories to be shared. The silence that stretched between them was comfortable, barriers having been broken down that night so they walked side by...

Previous Icarus was blessedly quiet during the flight, but he kept lifting his head, turning it from side to side. It took Milarose a moment to understand what he was doing, and when he figured it out, he felt surprised. The kainu couldn't fly--this was probably the first time he ever had. He was enjoying the feeling of the wind on his face. It seemed so...innocent.  ...

Previous Milarose watched the golden kainu gallop away, kicking up clouds of dust and dirt in his wake. Icarus...what a ridiculous drakiri. He didn't seem to have a bone in his body dedicated to self-preservation.  Shaking his head, Milarose turned and kicked off the ground again into the air, wind whipping his mane back from his face as he flew high into the s...