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Date Posted: 21:14:52 06/18/02 Tue
Ryna had decided to go off on her own for a walk to get out of the palace. It was definitely more boring than she thought. She had envisioned wearing gorgeous dresses, having banquets, having very adult conversations with princesses and being waited on hand and foot. No such luck. Her dad being the guy he is had refused any help from the servants, saying he was quite capable of making his own bed and told them not to bother. I mean!
So here she was, bored, walking through some deserted grounds beside one of their many forests.
A movement caught her eye and she spun on her heel excitedly. An adventure? Something to do? Something very important that she must tell the King immediately?
Running over to a rather tall clump of grass she peered into it, then straightened her back in astonishment.
Quivering and jerking, as though tugged by an invisible thread, a damaged raven was struggling upon its back – feebly waving one wing and kicking its legs in the air.
Opening the black, feather-fringed beak, the raven let out a plaintive cheep, then shook its head. The lower part of its jaw gave a faint click and locked open so that it was stuck in a painful looking yet silent howl.
Writhing uncomfortably, it squirmed and clawed at its mouth, bashing its head against the ground until the beak snapped shut once more and the eyes fluttered closed in blissful relief.
“Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. But if I help you stand you’d better not bite me.”
Slowly she slid her hand beneath his silky feathers and gently lifted the raven so it was standing upright.
The creature shook itself and leered gratefully up at her. Unfortunately, its balance was still rather shaky and, with a squawk of surprise, it promptly tipped over and fell on Ryna’s feet. Again it wriggled helplessly on its back, once more gazing up at her in despair.
Ryna came to its rescue a second time. “you look drunk” she chuckled.
The raven stumbled back and fixed Ryna with such a comical and impish look Ryna laughed. The raven opened its beak and spoke.
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