A Fallen Bird
Hearing a loud commotion outside, the snow leopard chakat slides out of bed.. Still in bed, one of his mates stirs. "Tyrin, what was that?" she sleepily asks. "I don't know, but I want you and Sessa to go back to the harem, just in case." She nods,...
The Rabbit and the Tiger
The mountain cottontail makes his way up the steep, snow covered path. It's not winter, but it's always cold up this far up. He'll soon make the plateau, and then, his destination. He wears a long coat knitted from shed husky fur, and over that a...
The Merrin, part 26
Key sips at his soup. Avy's curled up around her tail, asleep. With addition of the wind generators, they've been able to keep it a little warmer in the shelter. At only 15 degrees, it's still cool for his liking, but it's tolerable without his armor...
The Merrin, part 25
Three days. It's been three days since he's been able to leave the cave. The storm outside has been raging for nearly all of that. With a sigh, he heads back inside the cave. In an effort to keep the heat in, he's put up some of the leftover shelter...
Leilani, of Arcania?
The brown otteress walks out onto the beach. She smiles. The sun is setting. Time to dive. Her name is Leilani, and she'd originally come up here to help teach the dolphin people how to use the resources of the lake. Now, she's back to doing what she...
Losing Sight 2
With the house rented for the month, and their things unloaded, he parks the cart in the yard and they head off to the shaman. When they walk into the office, they find no one waiting behind the desk. Puzzled, Nath gently knocks on the door next to...
Losing Sight 1
The red panda comes out of the deed's office and looks around. There aren't any houses available, and the one he was promised still hasn't been vacated, and from the looks of it, may never be. Now, he needs to figure out where he and his companions...
The Merrin, part 24
Avy gently presses her last wing against the wall. All 6 now hang there. She sighs heavily and adjusts her cloak. Key made it to help keep her warm. The cave is cooling, and as a result, so is the shelter. After getting herself something to eat, she...
The Merrin, part 23
Avy sits holding a wing. One fell off her this morning. It hadn't come as a surprise, she hadn't been able to use them for a while. Even if she could, her tail is now too heavy to fly with. Key sits beside her, checking her other wings. _I will so...
Relieving Stress
_Cloudflare Error: 522 Connection timed out._ "Still? Sure, right when I need to find references the site goes down." With nothing else to do, I lean back in my chair and growl at my computer. "Mike, ease up. You're awfully tense for a snow," my...
The Mouse and the Dragon
The homeless mouse walks down the darkened, deserted road. His staff sweeps the road in front of him, searching for tripping hazards. Through the trees, he hears thunder roll in. A storm is coming. He'll need to find shelter. Having traveled this...
The Merrin, part 29
With another drop in outside temperature, they've decided they can't wait any longer. As Avy cleans the bed again, Key heads outside to check the wind generators. It's too cold for him to walk to the com shelter, so he can't check on that anymore. Not...