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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 26, 2007 20:16:49 GMT -5
Sirith ran towards the edge of the docks, her large paws thudding heavily on the wood, her wings pulled against her body and she jumped off, for probably the longest seconds in Eltana's life they were without any speed from the wings and were close to freefall into the water. At the last possible moment, thought Sirith's wide, brown feathered wings snapped open and they glided for a few seconds, she flapped a bit and they gained altitude. Sirith screeched something that would obviously have been lost in translation between them, oh well.
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Post by Eltana Malgrace on Aug 28, 2007 16:53:30 GMT -5
Eltana held on tightly as his transformed teaching ran toward the end of the docks, filled with anticipation and uncertainly. At last, she jumped! But why wasn't she flying? Where was the flapping of the wings, the gliding? Those bright amber hues of his flared with confusion; but this confused and surprised glint was quickly replaced with fury. Was he going to die? The great Eltana Malgrace couldn't die, especially in such a pathetic way! No, he assured himself, his new teacher was perfectly capable; after all, they wouldn't let someone inexperienced and reckless teach at Twilight Moon Academy.
This belief was confirmed as the gryphon's wings snapped open and they eased into a calm glide, slowly gaining altitude as his instructor flapped her wings. He didn't even hear Sirith screech, for he was too flustered to even remember his name. After a moment Eltana calmed down, taking deep breaths. Once he was rational, Eltana made a mental note: never ride a gryphon again!
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 28, 2007 17:24:20 GMT -5
Sirith was obviously oblivious to whether or not Eltana was miserable or not and she twisted her body in flight so the two of them went in a tight barrel roll, so tight, in fact that Eltana wouldn't even be given the chance to fall off. As she cut off her roll she glided to one side, gaining altitude on an upward draft and they breached the dreary clouds and there was a blanket of white cotton beneath them for only a few seconds before Sirith turned down and they headed back to earth, she screeched again as they dropped lower and lower, it could be imagined that Eltana's ears would be popping rather rapidly due to the descent. The gray waters below came at an alarming rate as Sirith began leveling out and her hind paws and foretalons dragged through the liquid which released a spray of diamonds at thier sides, the green grass surrounding Twilight Moon Academy within view and Sirith began slowing down. She obviously got a little lost in her flight.
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Post by Eltana Malgrace on Aug 30, 2007 15:21:14 GMT -5
The force of the winds pushing on him as his teacher gained altitude, Eltana held on tightly as ever to ensure his safety. While he was sure that Sirith wouldn't allow him to fall off, he didn't want to take any chances. Once they broke through the clouds he tried his best to ignore the height, concentrating on holding on. No, he couldn't be afraid of heights; he was the great Eltana Malgrace, after all. Eltana wanted desperately to cover his ears as he heard Sirith screech again, but that was sadly impossible at the moment. Just perfect! A sigh of relief escaped his lips once they lowered from the clouds down to the water. And he could see land in the distance, too! Finally, the nightmare ride was almost over.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Sept 5, 2007 17:41:28 GMT -5
Sirith's wings flared and the two stalled slightly as they neared land, then falling lightly to the ground and her paws treaded the ground lightly as she came to a stop, a wing extended to the ground to assist Eltana in his dismount. She looked towards he student, obviously quite happy, to be honest- she really did like flight. Sirith looked rather stunned, though at Eltana's expression... was something wrong?
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