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09-06-2016, 05:08 AM
When the fire's at my feet again, and the vultures all start circling
They're whispering you're out of time
but still I rise
Everything hurts all the time.
Gawen will come to understand that this is simply how the world is, both physically and metaphorically, but he has been introduced to it far too soon. It is not because he is born unloved, oh no no no. Gawen is deeply loved and adored by his family, as small as it may be.
No, the reason why Gawen's body always aches is because he is clumsy.
Truly, clumsy is not even an adequate word for how horrifyingly uncoordinated the poor child is. He can't walk ten paces without falling flat on his face most days, and the wings certainly do not aid in that endeavor. He has acquired sprained limbs, sore shoulders, bent feathers, and headaches. Of course it doesn't stop the sprightly child, who, like all children, has an insatiable curiosity about the world. He doesn't know a world where he is not constantly kissing the earth, so he is not one to mope about more than the occasional wound necessitates.
Still, fate has a funny way of playing little tricks on those in need of guidance, and it seems Gawen's first encounter with her is today.
Orangemoon is slick with frost and chill, and the young hawk is not familiar with the terrain. One misstep and a familiar tumble turns into a terrible fall, and he goes crashing to the earth in a stunned heap of feathers. For a moment the world is still as if holding its breath for the young child's response. It's an entirely predictable reaction, what occurs. Gawen slips to his side, kicking his foreleg out into view, and feels immediately nauseous as he sees the long strip of missing skin and fresh blood. The pain hits more intensely then, and the colt sucks in a deep, shaking breath.
And begins to wail.
** Gawen wants to be a healer someday, so he needs to be introduced to the art! Whoever wants to come help him is free to, and anyone else as well!
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