And the Greatest of These
I listened to the lazy drone of the mayflies as they danced across the wide waters of the lake, and the triumphant calls of the grebes and moorhens as their chicks fledged with the coming of the warmer days.
Isi’s Story - Entry One
Increasingly, there were even those whom lived among the stars, making their way to every single food vendor like mayflies on a stream's shore, eager to get the taste of reconstituted food out of their mouths; even the worst street food was like honeyed ambrosia
Dogs of War - Chapter 9 - Blood & Thunder
There was no denying it, he was starting to feel _old_, he'd probably outlive groom but that was about as much as could be hoped, not much really considering the mayfly nature of human life.
Maverick Hotel Part 3
Just a mayfly on the wall. "you know my policy on fighting within the hotel," she lectured him.
The Beastmaker's Ascension
A harrumph of grudging respect came from his mask as he privately acknowledged that these mages really _had_ reached a rather impressive degree of mastery, considering their mayfly-short lives.
Fat Ass Brat Wrath
Your heart was in your throat, this felt like making a lifelong dream come true (if you had the lifespan of a mayfly). you pulled back and readied yourself for the moment of truth.
The Second Coming - Chapter 2
Cere'qul said to him, paying no mind to the mayflies fleeing his presence. his interests lay exclusively in fluttershy. "what do you want me to do with them?" she asked. "lick them, plant yourself on them, whatever you want." he answered.
Earth's New Masters Part 21 A Little Too Human
Then for the tying portion, we can teach wet flies the first day, nymphs the second, mayfly dry flies the third day and spend the last day on other dries like terrestrials, caddis flies and stone flies." i interjected.
Gryphon's New Pet
The gryphons that nested in mountains and trees had short mayfly lives, but those who mingled so closely with the earth and sky extended their years through century upon century.
Earth's New Masters Chapter 22 No One Is To Blame?
Pretty soon the water was nearly blanketed with the tiny mayflies and the conditions that manfred had warned about manifested.
Two Sides of the Warp Token Chapter 8
“i was fighting before you were even born, mayfly,” the female snarled, her blue eyes flashing. the male placed his hand on her sleeve, gripping her arm tight. “not here, shessare,” he muttered. “do not let yourself be antagonised.”
The Second Coming - Chapter 3
He was overcome with a sense of arrogance, his ego suddenly aware of all that he had that made him infinitely superior to all the mayflies around him, and at the moment, his superiority was most apparent in comparison to the miserable draft horse, possibly