◊ let it water a parched throat with warm summer rain ◊
Snapdragon looked up at the sound of pawsteps. Without flight, and reluctant to run around asking for wing damage, it was especially vulnerable. Snapdragon saw bright blue feathers first, and stood up. Then the rest of the shape registered, and Snapdragon relaxed. Feathered wolves were perfectly ordinary, after all, and though this particular wolf was a stranger to Snapdragon, that did not make them enemies.
Being fond of questions, Snapdragon always gave answers when it knew them, as was only polite. "Yes. I died, and regrew here." It did not elaborate, since it was unsure of the finer details. It only knew that it had certainly died, and time had passed, and now it was here, after having pulled its snout out of the ground. It sniffled, and rubbed more dirt off said snout with a forepaw.
The wings on its back twitched, still slowly but steadily inflating. The flowers growing in its fur were starting to bloom, too, but at a snail's pace that wouldn't become apparent for hours. It looked up at the blue stranger— rather high up, as this youthful body was shorter than normal, making Snapdragon less than half the blue stranger's height. "I am named Snapdragon, and I am called it," it said, having learned that it was most efficient to straighten the details out quickly. "Can you tell me where I am, please?"
Being fond of questions, Snapdragon always gave answers when it knew them, as was only polite. "Yes. I died, and regrew here." It did not elaborate, since it was unsure of the finer details. It only knew that it had certainly died, and time had passed, and now it was here, after having pulled its snout out of the ground. It sniffled, and rubbed more dirt off said snout with a forepaw.
The wings on its back twitched, still slowly but steadily inflating. The flowers growing in its fur were starting to bloom, too, but at a snail's pace that wouldn't become apparent for hours. It looked up at the blue stranger— rather high up, as this youthful body was shorter than normal, making Snapdragon less than half the blue stranger's height. "I am named Snapdragon, and I am called it," it said, having learned that it was most efficient to straighten the details out quickly. "Can you tell me where I am, please?"