On my mind

Sentimentality didn't often find purchase in Citadel, and he found himself embarrassed admitting Odetter had been on his mind, or that anything had reminded him of her. But something had pushed him to pursue the feeling, and so he had. His littermates and Odetter were important to him, even if he was often frustrated with them and struggled to show it.


He was surprised when she displayed them on her tail, as if proud of the gift. An odd, warm feeling moved through his gut, and then she was reaching for him. Panic flitted across his expression as the little winged girl hugged him. “Oh, hi, is thay what we're doing now…” he said with all the awkwardness of a gangly young boy. To change the topic quickly, he searched for something to say. “Did you want to explore with me? I haven't gone west yet.”