Gift of Wings

Hotaru · 04-26-2012, 02:34 PM

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WC: 567

It seemed to Hotaru that Dalgina had a healthy fear of the city. The young wolf stayed close to her older companion, her usually loud voice was small and nervous. It was a relief to be with such a well-behaved child and it made Hotaru's job easier. The blind wolf could tell that their small band had gathered a lot of attention. Whispers drifted into her ears, but Hotaru chose to ignore the stranger's words. She stood tall, her confidence was strong, and her tail was in a dominant position. The air of strength she held kept both of the wolves safe and allowed their passage through the city to remain unhindered. Even so, the blind wolf refused to relax her guard.

Fawkes kept a close eye on his master and her small black friend. He would dip down often and circle around the pair of wolves as they walked through the city. The red-tailed hawk noted his master's powerful strides, and his eyes gleamed with pride. She had really changed over the past few months, and had even managed to surpass her old self in several ways. Even though Hotaru was blind, her fiery spirit kept her safe and out of harms way. Well, most of the time. Even though he hated it, Fawkes helped Hotaru track down several vendors who could potentially supply at least Dalgina with a chick. Fawkes hated the idea of being replaced; although he was sure Hotaru wouldn't do that to him. Even so apprehension lingered in his mind as he settled onto her shoulder when they began to bargain with an old coyote.

Dalgina was quick to pick out a hatchling, and Hotaru began to discuss a price with the vendor. The old coyote was pleasant, and he offered Hotaru a good deal. However, the old man was at his core a merchant, and continued to pester Hotaru into getting a "lovely female" for Fawkes. Fawkes rattled on for a few minutes in low speech about how he wasn't interested in such a female and did his best to put down all of the birds that the coyote offered. A squawking match began quickly as the birds began to argue, all of them threw low speech insults at each other with a fiery passion. Hotaru simply sighed as she examined the eggs, her hands ran over the warm shells with gentle grace. Her dexterous paws stopped at a medium sized egg, its gold coloring invisible to her eyes. "That my friend is a Gyrfalcon egg; hard to come by, but steady birds. They are the largest falcons in the world. One would be perfect for a woman of your...qualities."

Her light grey tail swished slightly with annoyance as the older male subtly mentioned her disability. Even so, a large falcon would be a good companion for Fawkes. He could show the chick the ropes and it would allow him to take a much-needed break. Hotaru lifted her satchel up for the coyote to see. "We shall take both." After several more minutes of haggle, Hotaru left the merchants stall with a chick and an egg nestled comfortably in her satchel. They were both wrapped with cheap cloth to keep them warm, and Fawkes complained on her shoulder. When they had left the outskirts of the dying city, the grey wolf relaxed a little. "Have you thought of a name Dalgina?"

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