Bring On The Wonder

She is enthralled with the owl that Meadow misses the way Mort descends the tree. All she knows is, one minute, he is up on the branch and next, Mort is on the ground with smile on his face. His tail wags and she finds her own tail wagging slowly as she looks from the owl to Mortis. When he comments about the bird liking her and then proceeds to make himself smaller, a small chuckle escapes Meadow. She says, “Something tells me, you had a paw in that.” With a wink and a twinkle of laughter in her eyes, she looks back to the owl.

When Mortis proposes the name Rigel, she asks the owl, “Well what do you think? Is Rigel your name?” It opens it wings wide and, for a brief moment, Meadow’s heart drop as she prepares for the owl to fly off. However, it does not leave, instead lowing its body in a sort of bow. A burst of laughter fills the air and Meadow returns the bow, dipping her head down and extending a paw forward. After she returns to her full height, she looks at Mortis and says happily, “Rigel it is!”

Mimicking Mort, Meadow lays down on her belly. Placing her head on the ground, Rigel walks up to her and starts to groom the fur on her head. It tickles and she giggles at the sensation. Looking at the big wolf she says, “You picked the perfect name Mort! It sounds like it is very powerful. Is there a story behind it?” As Rigel continues to pick at the fur on her head, Meadow watches the winged wolf with great curiosity.



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