Going Up

by **Turrin** on February 2nd, 2014, 12:46 am

Aponivi kept his altitude above the volcano, but the wind sheers coming from the bay were quite strong. Turrin looked at the bay and contacted Aponivi in his mind, “Why don't you fly to the lee side of the mountain.” Turrin leaned into the turn as the great bird started flap his wings. As the wind caught the underside of Aponivi's massive wings, the strong winds helped speed up their flight downward towards the mountain. Turrin watched as the snow covered peak got closer. The Endal waited for Aponivi was about five hundred feet from the glacier before he told him to turn and straighten out. Turrin noticed the wind was still at his back, so they kept flying around the mountain till he couldn't feel the wind on his back anymore. The Endal gradually started to notice there was less moisture in the air on the lee side off the mountain. Aponivi slowly started to flap his wings to keep the altitude, but the air around them was relatively calm compared to the other side of the volcano.

Turrin glanced over his shoulder and said with a smile, “Lately the winds have been quite strong at summit of mountain, so I told Aponivi to fly to lee side of the mountain. It is calmer side because Skyinarta is large enough to protect us from the winds coming from Thunder Bay.” Turrin paused as he noticed a flock of geese flying below them, and said as he pointed to the flock, “I am glad you are enjoying the view, Syveris.” Turrin noticed the leaves were half way through their autumn coloring, so he patted her hands and said to her without turning around, “The valleys should be starting to change color now, so why don't you hold on tight.” Turrin leaned forward in the saddle, clamped his legs around the eagle's side, put one hand on the horn of the saddle, and the other clutched to the side of it. Turrin contacted Aponivi directly and said simply, “Lets go to the southwest valley my friend. Go!”

The great bird of prey brought his wings half way to his body and the eagle started to gradually descend to the patch work colored canopy below them. Turrin hand a hard time looking up because of the wind rushing by him, but he was able to see the trees were starting to turn vibrant oranges, reds, yellow, and brown as the tree's got ready to shed their leaves for the winter. Eventually, Aponivi started to widen his wings again till he leveled out about a thousand feet over the tops of the trees. Turrin sat back and noticed that the bird was following a river heading to Thunder Bay. Turrin patted the great bird's neck and communicated with him, “Lets follow the river a little bit longer.” The wind eagle sense the Endal wanted him to fly lower, so he slightly brought his wings into his body and the bird started to descend about one hundred feet over the river. At this height, Turrin could make out the rapids in the river, but he pointed at the yellow leafed trees and said with a smile, “We have about two hours till Syna goes to sleep, so we will fly along the river a little longer.”

by **Syveris** on February 9th, 2014, 4:08 pm

The wind was swirling around them, and Syveris closed her eyes for a moment, just to feel. It was incredible. She could feel the muscles of the Wind Eagle shifting each time the giant bird flapped his wings. She and Aponivi didn't share anything, and yet, she felt that they did. The Avora could only try to guess how Turrin must feel each time he flew, the bond between him and Aponivi something that surely gave both of them great satisfaction. Syveris wanted to feel it too, now more than ever.

But she concentrated on feeling the wind around her, not minding the cold that she was feeling, even though her katinu was securely around her. Suddenly, she felt the eagle descend, and the Avora opened her eyes again, watching as the snowy mountain peak got closer and closer, mesmerized by the sigh.

Aponivi circled the mountain, and the wind lost strength, almost as if it had died. When Turrin told her to hold tight, she nodded, even though the Endal couldn't see her, and strengthened her grip around his waist.

Turrin blocked almost all the wind created by the Wind Eagle, and so, Syveris could easily see the valley. The colors of fall were all around, beautiful tones of red and orange coloring the leaves of the trees. Syveris rarely was able to see the vegetation in Fall, mostly because she usually had no reason to get out of the city. However, every time she did, she was amazed by how beautiful it could be. Tha Avora sighed, watching as Aponivi descended even more, flying above the river. The sun was low, its light reflecting on the water, which only made the landscape even more appealing.

"This is really beautiful." she said to the Endal, her gaze still focusing on the river below them. The landscape gave a calm and reassuring feeling, that conflicted directly with the excitement she was feeling because of the flight. This conflict was something new for her. "I mean, flying is nothing like I thought it would be."

The Endal had brought her as a mean to thank her for the climbing 'lesson', but Syveris felt like now, she was the one in debt with him. She didn't mind, the ride was something truly unique, and she would give the other a thousand climbing lessons if it meant to fly with a Wind Eagle again, but she felt like she needed to repay him, anyway. Well, she would think about that when her mind was clearer. Right now, she could only enjoy the ride.

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by **Turrin** on February 21st, 2014, 2:12 am

Turrin didn't want to ruin Syveris first wind eagle flight by trying to yell over the wind, so he just sat in silence as Aponivi followed the river. He knew if he followed the river to it's destination. It would lead him to Storm Bay, but Syna was half way to the horizon. Turrin leaned forward and patted the neck of the great bird and sent a mental message, “Why don't we head back, Aponivi. I don't want to navigate Skyinarta with just the light of Leth. Especially with the wind as bad as it is at the moment...” Turrin knew Aponivi would have to work hard getting back to the aeries. The Endal was almost tempted to drop Syveris at the gate while Aponivi and him try to land in aeries. The great bird of prey responded quickly, “Yes, we should head back. It will be difficult trying to land in aeries tonight. Maybe we should camp outside tonight.” Turrin nodded in agreement and said to Syveris, “Syveris, I think it is time to take you home. I am going to drop you off at Sanikas Gate because the wind will make it difficult to land at my aerie.” Turrin placed a piece of his burgundy hair behind his ears and said over the wind, “Also, I need to go hunting in the morning, so I might just camp out tonight. By the way, hold on tight we are about to do a sharp turn.”

Turrin held onto the bird's sides tightly and leaned forward into the turn as Aponivi suddenly started to bank right. The turn lasted for about a chime as the wind eagle turned one hundred eight degree. When they were facing the direction of Skyinarta, Aponivi started to flap his wings as they started to climb to higher altitudes. The Endal started to loose his hearing as they got higher and higher into the air, so Turrin took a deep breath to equalize the pressure on his ears. Turrin said loudly to Syveris without looking at her, “If you start loosing your hearing Syveris, take a deep breath and your hearing will come back.” It took the wind eagle a half an bell to get to the desired height. Turrin looked down and noticed the canopies of the trees that he could see so clearly a half a bell ago. Now looked like a patch-worked quilt of red, orange, yellow, and brown. Turrin looked at Skyinarta and leaned back and relaxed the rest of the trip back to Wind Reach.

When they got to Sanikas Gate, Turrin noticed the setting sun lite up the horizon in a vibrate amber color. The Endal knew if he was going to find a decent camping spot. He would have to drop her off and leave. As they circled above the road to the gate, he noticed many Inarta trying to get into the city before the night fall. The lines of wagons from Thunder Bay made the mountain road crowded. Turrin decided to land in a small clearing by the cliff away from the crowd of people. When Aponivi landed a pair of Dek resting in the clearing ran away into the safety of the crowd. Turrin frowned slightly to himself as he watched the pair, but Endal tended to be cruel to their caste, so it understandable for them to be cautious. When they landed, Turrin jumped off the wind eagle and held up his hands to Syveris to help her down, and said, “I hope you enjoyed your trip. Now you will have a story to tell all your friends.” When Turrin helped her down, the Endal got back on Aponivi and said with a smile, “It was nice meeting you, and I hope this will not be our last meeting, Syveris.” When they finished their goodbyes, Turrin and Aponivi jumped off the cliff and flew towards Sanikas Pass.

by **Una Tanta** on April 8th, 2014, 9:37 pm

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