Feather-Accord

Today I overslept. The dawn light coming through the large windows of the penthouse was at a completely different angle than that of my small room at the Barracks. It did not help that the bed Kie had left there was so large, plush and comfortable. Or, that it was beneath a dense canopy of red velvet drapes. Even after I woke up, I lingered under the silken sheets. There was no dawn patrol to ride today. I actually had no pressing business this day, for once. It was different, but I rather liked it. I needed the time to think, and to plan. Change was coming. Change had already happened. I had thought the leaving the service of the Defense

I have always understood the power of words. As a child, they mystified me. I would stumble over them when nervous, and sometimes flee from a classroom blushing when they failed me. It was one reason I was so drawn to Kierrynn when we first met. She was born with a mastery over words, and they held no fear for her. She used them as weapons, as gifts, and never seemed to be at a loss for them. Even after all these years, she amazes me with just how much she can talk without taking a breath. Because of my profession, I had little need of them as an adult. Being alone in the forest months at a time, usually with only an animal at my side. Anim