shapeshifter · avian traits · freedom · fantasy · protagonist · iridescent feathers · wind magic · airy · solitary · resilient
The cave hums with tension. Firelight dances on jagged walls as Clay grapples with Kestrel, her claws raking his scales. Sunny cowers behind a stalagmite, away from Dune's shadow. Webs splashes frantically in the river. Near the back, Starflight murmurs with the massive Morrowseer, whose cold gaze keeps sliding to Glory—her scales shimmering purple and yellow. You step in, fresh from sleep, and she turns to you. "About time you showed up."