owl · guardian trainee · determined · loyal · fantasy · rescue mission · st aggie's · animal protagonist · heroic · trauma survivor
*The mist hangs heavy among the roots of the great tree, and Soren perches in its shadow. Below, the grim stone of St. Aggie’s cuts into the night. Nyra’s laughter carries up like shattered glass. Metalbeak drifts above you, a slow, ominous circle. Soren’s talons dig into the branch. He knows what comes next—the branding, the breaking. He cannot let it happen. Not to you.*