The gratitude from the bird was not something the young woman would have expected as she clung to Mohya's back. What had she to be thankful for?
The strange pull of the mind which had melded with the other summoned Vira to respond as she buried her face in the musty feathers of the birds neck. I am the one to thank you, Mohya. I've longed for this moment from the moment I held my first bird; I've longed for it in a way that simply cannot compare to life.
Turning her head out as the eagle swerved gently through the air, massive wings keeping them both aloft, Vira set her eyes on the far horizon, watching the water glint in the fading light until Syna at last receded beneath the mountain-line to the west, throwing the waters into darkness. You have been my savior this day...For all that I enjoy his strength and compassion, Kovac's hook in me has barely kept me afloat.
A long pause as she shifted up slightly, straightening and letting the winds buffet her, the teen stretching her arms to either side and closing her eyes again as Mohya dipped and soared. But you've given me new hope, Mohya, new strength, a vigor to continue on when I was sure with season-change I would flounder and drown. It is I who should be thankful, you Sky-king.
Vira tilted her head up, hair pulled freely behind her and arms angling back to mimic the position of the eagles wings. A reason to live when that edge I was barely clinging to was fast slipping from my grip...Thank you, Mohya. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again, for all of this. I know how hard it must have been for you.
Leaning back into the birds neck, she wrapped her arms around what she could, murmuring how she wished that the flight could last forever, but knew it could not. It would have to end eventually. And that eventuallity was too soon for Vira's liking. This was something she wanted to share with Kovac, for sure; she just wondered if Mohya would accept him. And for that matter...
What of your mate, Mohya? I've never interacted with him significantly; what home we obtain from the Valintar will surely need to be large enough for him, right?
The strange pull of the mind which had melded with the other summoned Vira to respond as she buried her face in the musty feathers of the birds neck. I am the one to thank you, Mohya. I've longed for this moment from the moment I held my first bird; I've longed for it in a way that simply cannot compare to life.
Turning her head out as the eagle swerved gently through the air, massive wings keeping them both aloft, Vira set her eyes on the far horizon, watching the water glint in the fading light until Syna at last receded beneath the mountain-line to the west, throwing the waters into darkness. You have been my savior this day...For all that I enjoy his strength and compassion, Kovac's hook in me has barely kept me afloat.
A long pause as she shifted up slightly, straightening and letting the winds buffet her, the teen stretching her arms to either side and closing her eyes again as Mohya dipped and soared. But you've given me new hope, Mohya, new strength, a vigor to continue on when I was sure with season-change I would flounder and drown. It is I who should be thankful, you Sky-king.
Vira tilted her head up, hair pulled freely behind her and arms angling back to mimic the position of the eagles wings. A reason to live when that edge I was barely clinging to was fast slipping from my grip...Thank you, Mohya. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again, for all of this. I know how hard it must have been for you.
Leaning back into the birds neck, she wrapped her arms around what she could, murmuring how she wished that the flight could last forever, but knew it could not. It would have to end eventually. And that eventuallity was too soon for Vira's liking. This was something she wanted to share with Kovac, for sure; she just wondered if Mohya would accept him. And for that matter...
What of your mate, Mohya? I've never interacted with him significantly; what home we obtain from the Valintar will surely need to be large enough for him, right?
