Chapter 10
Rest your wings weary from fight
You'll be safe on this new light
In your sleep dreams can take flight
So don't be afraid to dream with all your might
Melody was singing that song as Rose, Courage, Hagson, and Pylphie left. Apparently she sang it each morning. Considering her good singing voice, Rose wasn't surprised. The song continued beyond that, but they were getting out of hearing range by the time it did.
After a while of flying in silence Rose turned to Hagson. "So, want to tell us why you said no?"
"Come again?" Hagson wanted clarification.
He probably knew what she was talking about, but his eyes were hard to read at the moment, so Rose couldn't be sure. That's why she didn't sigh before answering. "They offered you a place in the army, and they were a lot more enthusieastic than in the Eastern Kingdom, and you said no. Why would you do that?"
"Because, they want me as a tool." Hagson growled. "I'd rather be where I'm hated."
"Really?"
Hagson smirked. "I'm full of surprises. Of course, on that front it doesn't help that I'm half hagsfiend. That part of me wanted to join anyway."
"Hagson, if you'd wanted to go, you could've. I'd have come with you." Pylphie assured him.
Hagson's eyes flashed an angry yellow. "I didn't want to go."
Rose meanwhile, was thinking about Pylphie's word choice. 'I'd have come with you'. Another reason Hagson doesn't want to go, Rose thought, He's being nice to Pylphie.
These two were weird and hard to figure out, but together they were kind of cute.
The owls all dropped exhausted into Rose and Courage's hollow. The sun was practically setting again by the time they got back, though thanks to Hagson they'd had no problems with crows.
"How do you manage to do all that and get sleep?" Pylphie asked.
"Well, normally I don't get attacked and then get offered a place in an army." Courage pointed out.
Rose gave a grown as she saw the setting sun. "Anyone else think we shouldn't do anything tonight?" She wanted to know.
"What about our chaws?" Pylphie questioned.
"You can start the next one tomorrow, there's no real hurry." Rose replied.
Pylphie let out a breath of relief and fell back. Hagson held out a wing to catch her, and propped her back up.
Courage walked to his part of the hollow. "Good light guys."
"Good light." The other three echoed, even though it wasn't day anymore.
Then all four of them got to their own parts of the hollow and went to sleep.