CryingHowl wrote:Cyber shook her head, and thanked Thorn as she got the spot she missed. Getting up slowly, she stretched her wings and followed everyone else, her swollen eye slowly going down, and she was able to see through it. She flew past Sachar, and caught up to Thorn. "I won't tell anyone." she promised. "And I think that I'm related to her, also." she confessed, whispering.
Akantha growled again, looking at Cyber with a silent snarl on her face. "Cyber, I'll say it one more time for you. I. Am not.
Slate's. Daughter," She rumbled, saying the words
Slate with obvious contempt. Akantha spat a small orb of fire onto the tip of Cyber's tail, rolling away so that the wind caught her and she was pushed away from Cyber. It wasn't that Akantha didn't like Cyber, in fact, it was quite the opposite. But she couldn't have Cyber even
talking about that. Akantha became curious, diving down and and retracing her path. She avoided trees, gaining ground fast, until she could see Kori clearly. Akantha was hidden from Kori's view, and she waited for Kori to do something interesting.
Slate turned toward the sun fell back, into the trees so that she could see Kori with nothing obstructing her view. Slate seemed to dissolve into the shadows.
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your . You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”