Shadewood stars, hide your fires

early may

"ach, yonder, you think me foolish?"

the large sister ceased the preening of her feathers, now looking at her brother down her hooked beak.

"you doubt my expertise, my insurmountable wisdom?" this was said with clear dramatic exaggeration, the sister throwing back her head as if delivering a monologue upon a stage. "none can outmatch our clan's inherent clever!"