(This is the only chapter I will post of this on here, I'm just posting it everywere I can to see if people like the first chapter cx)
Chapter one
The eagle and the cat
A young prince ran out of the back door of the large castle in Yukaria, the capital of the Eagle Kingdom. A black hooded cape decorated his body, the hood was up to cover his face, and thusly no one would recognize him and his eagle wings.
The prince ran off the castle grounds, avoiding all the guards that marched around the courtyard. When he out of the castle gates a large forest was stretched in front of him, the prince stared in awe at the sight of trees and a blue sky that he only got to see from his bedroom window. The prince never got too see the town that his parents owned, he was slightly surprised when there wasn’t many people around the town, only a few here and there. The young prince looked around to see if there was anything to do. He had a small pouch tied to his belt-loop that jingled with gold as he walked. He saw a booth with another half-animal sitting and waiting for someone to play the game he had set up.
This villager made the prince think of a traveler; he wore a white shirt that you tied up from the chest to the nape of your neck, and he had red pants that looked awfully dirty. His red hair was slightly messy with a red hat sitting on the top of his head, and red-brow cat ears lying flat against his head, showing his boredom. The prince could see his brown tail with red spots flicking from the boredom.
The cat’s attention was directed to the staring prince.
“Would you like to play a game?” The cat’s grin sent shivers down the eagle’s spine
“What is this game?” The prince inquired, walking up to the cat.
The cat pulled out three cards from a deck on the booth, flipping the cards to reveal a three of spades, two of hearts and a queen.
“It’s easy,” The man grinned that smile once again, “I mix up these three cards, keep your eye on the queen, and if you point to the queen, then you win. But a bet must be placed first.”
The boy reached into his small pouch and removed three gold coins, setting it on the booth. The cat reached into his own pocket, pulling out a few coins of his own and placing it with the coins, pulling to the side of the booth. The cat returned to the cards, flipping them all over slowly.
“Keep an eye on the queen.” The man prompted, shifting the cards.
The prince watched the queen card intently as the cat stopped shifting the cards. The prince pointed to the middle card, the cat smiled lightly as he flipped over the queen card. The prince grinned, still covering his eyes with the cape’s hood.
“Do you want another go?” The cat asked. The prince nodded and set a few more coins on the cardboard.
The cat grinned, adding a few coins in the pile. The cat shifted the cards again, faster than the last time. The prince kept a close eye on the queen card, the prince’s wings shifted a little from anticipation. The cat stopped shifting the cards, and the prince pointed to the card on the left, doubting himself a small fraction. The cat turned to reveal the queen card.
“How about we raise the stakes a small bit, my prince?” The cat shot the boy an evil grin, the boy felt like he has seen this cat somewhere, at least that toothy grin reminded him of someone, but he couldn’t think of whom.
“Wait, how did you figure it out?” The prince said in shock, barley able to finish his sentence when the cat broke him off.
“Your wings are easy to see when you shift them like that.” The cat said simply.
