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Saul Stormbringer · 04-20-2012, 03:06 PM

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21.04.2012 . 11.30am . the dampwoods . optime form

Saul Chibi is by Requiem!

Their move to the Moonstone Lakes had taken its toll on Eirias. The Gyrfalcon was still young, and having already moved from Ichika to Hilsburn, the bird had been very confused when they'd upped and left the guest house and come out to the middle of nowhere. Saul was relieved to see the bird maybe once a day- he'd been checking back in every day but Saul hadn't seen him properly since they'd arrived. Yesterday, he'd roped Niernan into helping him start a treehouse, and after the two had retired for the day, Eirias had hopped into Saul's hut and demanded some meat. The male had been more than happy to feed the bird, who had settled on the roof. When Saul had woken that morning, he'd been greeted with a sharp call from the bird, who had apparently decided that he didn't want to stay away any longer. It had lifted his spirits somewhat, and given him something other than Lilin and her avoidance techniques. He'd decided to take the bird out into the forest and see how good he was at hunting.

After waking Temeraire up and feeding him some breakfast, Saul had asked his son if he wanted to accompany him out to the forest. His son had declined, telling him in no uncertain terms that he had important plans with Elias this morning and that he wasn't going to miss that for anything. Saul had chuckled good naturedly, and told him to keep it quiet so that he didn't disturb anyone, before he'd called Eirias to his arm. The falcon gripped him hard, puncturing his arm in a way that Saul hadn't felt for weeks. Still, it was an important part of the bonding process, for Saul to carry the bird into the forest. They were quiet- Saul hadn't learnt adequate low speech to understand much of the birds mutterings, and Eirias really only understood commands in High Speech. So they remained silent, a companionable understanding that this was a bonding exercise.

A large clearing would be suitable enough for Eirias to stretch his wings and hunt sufficiently. Saul came to a stop, a finger stroking the birds breast soothingly before he gave a softy Away. Eirias cocked his head once, before doing as he was told and flying up to a tree branch. He knew he was going to have to work on his commands with the bird, but he was doing well enough for now. Taking a deep breath, Saul allowed himself to settle into a training mode, deep in the forest where they shouldnt be interupted.

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