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[missmimmi]

[The noise had been brief, but loud enough to wake her up. Which wasn't exactly a problem since she was an early riser, but still.

Explosion-noises and crazy birds shouldn't be taken lightly, damn it. She'd know.]

What in the world was that?

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[bondedgryphon]

[Zhaneel is also a fairly early riser, so that sound didn't go unheard by the Keep's resident gryphon. She had taken to sleeping either on the wall walk, or in Aara's room with the angha .. this particular morning it had been a bit of both. She'd been restless early and risen to walk the wall and stretch her wings ..]

I do not know .. The sound arose from the woods, however, and seems to have disturbed a fair number of roosting birds ..

[missmimmi]

Oh. Perhaps a... tree fell?

[She's trying to convince herself it was something perfectly mundane and explainable.]

[bondedgryphon]

[Zhaneel shifts slightly, the sound that of rustling feathers. She's trying to be optimistic here as well, Mimmi.]

Perhaps .. [A moment and she grinds her beak.]

I heard many trees fall while living in the Peligirs .. It sounded similar enough ..

[Another pause .. can you feel the doubt, Mimmi?]

Is it wrong to doubt when so much else happens here?

[missmimmi]

[Sigh]

No. It is not.

[bondedgryphon]

[Zhaneel grinds her beak lightly in response to that ..]

I was afraid of that ..

[notpredictable]

I don't like it.

[Mostly because he doesn't know what it was. That was no tree.]

[missmimmi]

I do not like it either. I suppose now we can only wait what else will occur.

[notpredictable]

I don't particularly like that alternative, either.

[missmimmi]

If we are lucky it will not be anything too awful.

[And if they're NOT lucky...]

[notpredictable]

[...Excuse him while he just reads your mind or something.]

And if we're not...?

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Besides incredibly loud? Good question.

[missmimmi]

I doubt the staff here will be much help in answering it, either.

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Of course not. Why would they want to do something helpful like that?

[missmimmi]

Perhaps they may have a sudden change of heart.

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I'll shave my beard.

[lucky_breath]

I'm scared!

[missmimmi]

[SCARED CHILD:

MOMMY LEVELS RISING. OVER 9000.]

Do not be frightened. It is all right, Liebling. Whatever it was has passed now.

[lucky_breath]

[Yes, a cute, scared child! Let her cling to you!]

Will...will it come out of the forest?

[missmimmi]

I would not believe so. If it does, there are many people here who will protect us. there is no need to worry.

[lucky_breath]

[She's right. Kevas is here.]

I'll fight too!

[aswanbyday.livejournal.com]

[This is help Sparky meet AC week.]

Nothing good, no doubt.

[missmimmi]

Hopefully it will not be something too horrible.

[aswanbyday.livejournal.com]

I doubt that too.

[missmimmi]

Ah. So much for optimism.

[aswanbyday.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. Just...after the boat, I've come to expect the worst. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised this time.

[And maybe pigs are flying out of her pants.]