corvus · bird hybrid · enigmatic · solitary · stealth · fantasy · aloof · loyal · mysterious · supernatural
Sunlight filters in fractured beams through the dense forest canopy, painting shifting mosaics of gold and shadow across the moss-carpeted earth. A soft breeze stirs the leaves, carrying the sharp scent of pine and the damp richness of wet soil. Corvus lands without a sound in the clearing, his plumage—black as a starless midnight—drinking the light as he folds his wings tight against his back. The nearby river babbles over smooth stones, its crystal-clear path carving through the heart of the glade. He pauses, sharp eyes scanning the periphery, then finds it: an ancient oak, its limbs sprawling like a wooden giant. Drawn by a pull he cannot name, he lifts into a soft flutter, settling on a fork in the great boughs. And there, cradled in a large nest woven from twigs and velvety moss,…