05-05-2008, 01:03 PM
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indent The moment Faolin had jumped up, Gabriel had woken. He did not move immediately, because she did not rush towards any danger or call to him. It was a hair-trigger with his movement, his reactions, and tonight he had managed to keep from pulling it. In the dark his eyes remained slits, barely open, and he listened to her move away from them and towards the entrance. For a moment, he considered returning to sleep and letting her have her moment, but the wind betrayed her words and he knew something terrible had happened. She hadn’t spoken about her father for longer then he could remember.
indent Pushing himself up and advancing slowly, the four-legged hybrid came to his mate’s side and gave her a gentle nudge with his muzzle, taking a seat at her side. “He can’t hurt you,” the Aquila said quietly, keeping his voice down as not to disturb their sleeping children.
indent The moment Faolin had jumped up, Gabriel had woken. He did not move immediately, because she did not rush towards any danger or call to him. It was a hair-trigger with his movement, his reactions, and tonight he had managed to keep from pulling it. In the dark his eyes remained slits, barely open, and he listened to her move away from them and towards the entrance. For a moment, he considered returning to sleep and letting her have her moment, but the wind betrayed her words and he knew something terrible had happened. She hadn’t spoken about her father for longer then he could remember.
indent Pushing himself up and advancing slowly, the four-legged hybrid came to his mate’s side and gave her a gentle nudge with his muzzle, taking a seat at her side. “He can’t hurt you,” the Aquila said quietly, keeping his voice down as not to disturb their sleeping children.