for gold and glory
medusa vs smol birb
12-29-2021, 12:45 AM
Aster stood quietly, focusing as much on keeping her crest feathers from fluffing up as much as she listened to Medusa. She had no idea wolves could be so cruel to their own kind! Blue jays often mobbed predators like hawks, owls, and raccoons as a united front, but they rarely attacked their own.
“A jerk is someone who is mean. Not like Medusa—you, I mean—because you didn’t know better. Now you do, so you won’t be a jerk to other birds like that, right?” Aster said, talking slowly because it was difficult for her to explain these concepts, rather than talking slowly because she meant to offend. “But you’re not with the Habari now, right? So why don’t just… not go back? You can befriend all the birds in the forest, trading little scraps of meat for collections of feathers—or anything else you want.”
Aster shook out her head. It didn’t help to clear out her thoughts. “I don’t know. Blue jays like me don’t claim slaves or mates. We’re not like wolves.” Not even during courtship season; since females initiated the courtship and males always respected the females’ choices, Aster had never thought of needing to run away from her own species. “Are the Habari normal for a wolf pack?”
“A jerk is someone who is mean. Not like Medusa—you, I mean—because you didn’t know better. Now you do, so you won’t be a jerk to other birds like that, right?” Aster said, talking slowly because it was difficult for her to explain these concepts, rather than talking slowly because she meant to offend. “But you’re not with the Habari now, right? So why don’t just… not go back? You can befriend all the birds in the forest, trading little scraps of meat for collections of feathers—or anything else you want.”
Aster shook out her head. It didn’t help to clear out her thoughts. “I don’t know. Blue jays like me don’t claim slaves or mates. We’re not like wolves.” Not even during courtship season; since females initiated the courtship and males always respected the females’ choices, Aster had never thought of needing to run away from her own species. “Are the Habari normal for a wolf pack?”