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[the cheshire kitty]

Amber
"Alrighty...Come on then." I get up and hold my hand out for the girl to take.

[flightoftheowl]

Ashira
I take her hand, surprised by the smallness and smoothness compared to my parents' hands, which I had held only when I was little. I feel very small.

[the cheshire kitty]

Amber
I smile at the girl and we walk hand in hand to Joseph's office. I knock on the door.
Joseph
"Enter." Isay roughly, trying to sort my way out of a mess of papers. I smile when I see Amber and Ashira. "Hello girls." I smile.
Amber
"Joseph..." I start then take a breath, "Ashira has a really bad case of joint damage in her wings. I only think shes even opened them a couple times in her entire life." Joseph takes on a serious expression.
Joseph
I say quietly. "Will she ever be able to fly?" Amber grimaces.
Amber
"It's unlikely, but possible. She'll need joint lubricant...and exercise. Joseph, quite a few things need to be done." Joseph sighs and looks to Ashira.

[flightoftheowl]

Ashira
I wince, and I again roughly blinked back tears. "I don't want to cause trouble..." I whisper.

[the cheshire kitty]

Amber
"Don't worry, honey, your not causing trouble, its just Joseph and I need to figure out what to do..." I give Ashira a weak smile and glare at Joseph who gives a worried look.
Joseph
"I'll order the medicine right away. Can you take care of the rest Amber?" She nods. "Ashira. When we were in the car, you inquired about our parents rescue. Would you know if they are in the same...predicament as you were?"

[flightoftheowl]

Ashira
I look at him, confused. "What predicament? My old owners were killed, and I just know it was their son. He gained possession of us but sent me away because I was 'too young and useless for such work as he was going to give to my parents'."

[the cheshire kitty]

Amber
"He's talking about their wings, are their's disabled too?" My wings twitch. God knows how long her parents were there, and how long it had been since they had stretched their wings....
Joseph
I nod. "Do you know how long they were there?"

[flightoftheowl]

Ashira
"I... I have no idea..." How could I not know? I should have asked! "But my mother, she was always very obedient, and they would let her fly sometimes, for cleaning the outsides of the windows or collecting high up fruits from trees. My father was very rebellious, and he would take little flights in secret, and they almost never caught him. Once, when I was really little, they would let me do almost anything. I would get into trouble from time to time, but they acted as if I was their child. They were too old for a child of their own, you see. One day, though, I flew away to the woods for a whole day. I could actually fly back then. I played in the woods, doing nothing but playing, because I didn't really know better. I came back, but from then on, I was treated more like a normal slave. They never let me fly again. I didn't want to openly rebel like my father, so I would just open my wings in secret, but I've never been good at secret, and they would always catch me."

[the cheshire kitty]

Joseph
I nod slowly. "I see...do you know the address of your old residence?"
Amber
I looked at the beautiful black wings n the girls back, often marred with scars or abrasions. I decided that this was it. I would take the role of an older sister, or even a mother until she got her own back. She was young and needed it.

[The March Hare]

{Ah, what have I missed?}