What would Nari do?
Shanku flew off suddenly with a guttural snarl. Turai watched as she made her way high into the rigging and perched on a sail.
"Maybe killing her would have been more merciful," Turai sighed sadly. He looked up to the sky, ears and wings drooping. "What would you do, sis?"
So many years ago, he had watched Nari happily help her new cub out of the eggshell, cuddle and caress the hatchling, and look around at her family as she introduced the newest member. Turai couldn't help but feel obligated to watch over Shanku in Nari's absence, but he wasn't father material. He was hardly uncle material! Turai let Shanku have her space for the remainder of the evening and amused himself by goofing off with the other pirates.
Notes & Commentary
August 30, 2012, Thursday
What would Nari do?
Raising teenagers is like being pecked to death by a duck. Or nailing Jello to a tree. Take your pick.
Aye, that be Shanku's mother. Unlike others of her kind, she doesn't have two hair colors. There's a good reason for that, but I'm not sure how long it'll be before the reason why is given. Shoot, it took over two years to show the fun shapeshifting! Her wings are mostly black, but the lowest row of feathers are brown. Shanku got most of her feather color from her mother, but that's it. She takes more after her dad than her mum.
Nari there ended up sparking a short story and a light writing binge. So I'm back to working on the ebook for a bit, but only when the baby is asleep. Writing takes a lot more of my concentration than drawing.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Turai Specklewing - Nari Zefana -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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