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He broke into laughter at her exclamation. A contagious giggle broke her own cream laced lips. Come was all he said and obediently she followed. They headed into the breeze. Pushing the sulfur smell behind them and bringing promise of something new. Carmel ears tilted to him as he explained of his existence in this world. A story similar to hers, though he did not know the harsh reality of her full story.
Not yet
The sea salt breeze grew as they neared the sanded beaches. The lightweight of her body moved effortlessly atop the grainy soil. Buckling her hunches she merely slid down the steep slope to the shoreline. A few feathers had ruffled from the journey, and more were displaced by the swift breeze. He landed beside her, face into the wind, enjoying the way it cooled the heat from their bodies. Her navy eyes looked out into the vast abyss before her. The breathtaking skyline reflected off it's surface scattering a rainbow of color in all directions. She smiled then.
His interests shifted to her. A prying question on his lips. Her brow furrowed in thought at the question before looking upon his face. "I am not sure where I belong," her statement simple enough but filled with truth. "I don't think I can stay here though. Not with the way things were left back there." Her eyes fell again as the breeze shifted her wing. The secrets they hid exposed momentarily before she straightened them. A flashed glance to his face to gauge his reaction. Maybe he hadn't caught a quick glimpse of her past. The hideous gray scars that lined her hide beneath her wings embrace. Beqanna had been good to her, but for other reasons, she was sure...
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Not all that Glitters is Gold