Cruising through the air, watch me soar. Wings beating in an upbeat cadence. Stroke, stoke - now lose some altitude. Awww yeah! Hey, hey. Don't be hatin'. Just cause I have the ultimate freedom there ain't no reason to be jelly. I mean, yeah, the wind running through your hair and feathers was an amazing feeling and that wave of invulnerability that makes you feel like untouchable. Everything looking so small beneath you, like you're suddenly a giant and-

Holy shiiiit!

A bizzaro wind interrupted my thoughts. I'm sorry, I'm sorry I didn't think it'd upset you. Yes! I know! I was bragging I'm sorry. Oh god, oh gods. MAYDAY. MAYDAY. Houston we gotta problem! Going to have to take an emergency landing on.. uh.. oh there's an open strip!

Mighty wings fought against the pesky wind that buffeted my petite frame before I thought screw it and let the wind do most of the work. As soon as I was above my target I closed my wings. Like a rock I fell and, unable to help it, I let out a squeal of excitement. At the last possible moment I could open my wings without going splat they expanded and caught on the wind.

With the grace of my Ma I landed although I hardly looked elegant. My hair was in knots from the winds but I didn't mind because.. that was freaking fun. Like, okay, I might have panicked for a brief second but I know my capabilities as a flier. I mean I had managed to land without falling nor did I crash so I call that pretty freaking awesome.

Looking around at my surroundings I finally realized something. This archipelago of islands hadn't been here the last time I through across the waters. With these islands being so close to the Throat there was no way I could have missed them. It was only when I felt the powerful presence that only could belong to a god that Pa's words came back to me. He told me about the weird events in Helovia and.. was it happening again?

It didn't take me long to find the behemoth God that was the epitome of the earth. By now my bliss had faded away and my muscles remained tense. "Greetings, Lord of the Earth." Manners sprung in and I could see my mom's nod of approval. Yes, mom, I listened to your lessons. My heart ached as I thought of her. She wasn't really gone forever, right?

Focus on the random island appearing from no where. Yeah. That sounded like a much better idea than torturing myself with various speculations of where my mother was. I looked around for Gaucho. No doubt my father would be here shortly. He was sure to have sensed the shift in energy and noticed the random islands that were now east of our herd lands.

While I didn't stare, I took many opportunities to glance at the Earth God. Nature was always so beautiful. I thought back to the crystallized rose my mom wore around her neck and a bittersweet smile spread across my face. While I had never met the Earth God face to face I had many wonderful stories of his kindness.

I really hoped that this is just a meet and greet and not what my father had described. From the sounds of it too many had been wounded. My gut told me that this hope would be struck down. I trusted the God of the Earth as much as my Lord Sun so surely there was a reason to all this madness. If not then too much blood had been spilled for nothing, albeit I hardly believed the Earth or Sun would allow such a thing to happen for no reason.

I shifted uneasily back and forth as my eyes sought to find a member of my herd. All bravado had been wiped away and I stood at the ready. My face reflected how serious I knew this could be. My warrior instincts instantly ceased any thoughts of fooling around or goofing off. I had to make sure the Throat was safe: that my family was safe. I wouldn't abandon them again.


ooc mentions gaucho and earth god. manages not to crash and is not all serious mode.