Hey all! I'm back, and here's chapter three of Spiritwing... I know it's quite short, but trust me, it's the tip of the iceburg... Enjoy:)
Chapter Three: Aftermath of a Deadly Storm
Marina! Marina, where are you?Shade circled Tree Haven, within every wall and over every surace. Where was Marina? Finally, he spotted a familiar face; It was Griffin. Shade swooped nearer before he noticed that his son was crying.
Griffin! I can't find your mother anywhere. What's happening?Dad... Griffin seemed to falter, struggling to put his thoughts into words.
There was... a storm last night.
I know. I just... oh, no. Please, Griff, don't say it. Marina's alright, isn't she?Without a word, Griffin's eyes trailied over to the infirmary.
If he had had a voice, Shade would have cried out. If he had had wings, they would be flaring and fluttering in a panic. If he had had eyes, they would be streaming with tears.
Marina! He tried to call out to her, but her mind could not respond. Pain seemed to be streaming through it, reaching out to him. No! Please, not Marina!
Shade struggled to compose himself enough to drift into the infirmary. There, his fears were realised. Marina lay on the bark floor, coated in potions and remedies. He carefully listened in to a conversation between Bathsheba and Ariel, his mother.
"I heard she got caught in the storm last night."
"That doesn't make sense. After how she left her colony, I wouldn't think Marina would ever risk a storm again. I know she's scared of them."
"Oh no, it was that the storm came to her. She was roosting and a lump of debris came flying through the wall of Tree Haven. The wind must have been blowing pretty strong to have smashed through the wall. But it hit her in the wing. I'm surprised it didn't rip her wing right off!"
"Yes.I'm pretty sure her wing is broken. We could fix that, but the amount of blood she's lost... and she's still losing it. To tell the truth, I don't think she'll..." Ariel burst into tears. Shade felt like crying too.
Marina, I'll never leave you again... Shade let himself float down into Marina's body and stayed there until her very last breath...