Pick Your Path: Book 1

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" Raven come back here!" paw steps bounded up the stairs as a blur of black and grey leaped out of the window area and landed on the branch. She leaped upwards onto the rooftop where you were, taking human form in a shimmer of amethyst.  She quietly glanced down at the window where Morphia was running out of. Then her eyes fell on the notebook and then at you.

" You didn't touch it, did you?" she asked, calmly but laced slightly with anger. Her eyes hinted with a bit of crimson. " The book?"

" No..?" you answer hesitantly. Raven brushes past you and picks up the book, the ink, and quill. Then she prepares to escape into the forest.

" Raven!" one of Morphia's paws caught one of the branches of the room.

" Looks like that's my cue.. " Raven whispered, as a breeze blew by, " I'm leaving.." she climbed upwards to the top of the tree. Her dark tail immediately concealing her in the shadows as she leaped to the next branch. She stumbled as she lost her grip of one of the branches.

" Don't just stand there, go after her!" Morphia growls, still struggling to get to the room. You quickly scamper up the tree after Raven. As you climb, you notice dark steaks of blood wherever Raven landed. Almost as if the cut she had still hasn't healed.. You scramble up to the top a couple of minutes after Raven. You spot her walking out on a thin branch as a wolf-fox, the note book, ink and quill were tucked safely away in a bag slung over her shoulder. She raises her head to sky, as if checking the moon and stars. An almost full moon hung in the slightly clouded sky. 

" Here we go.." She shook her pelt before glancing up the the moon again, " This should work.." she lifted her muzzle to the sky in an enchanting howl. Tendrils of amethyst formed from her paws and settled there, waiting, occasionally a stray coil will leap out of place then weave back into the mass of energy. She stops howling as the tendrils snaked up towards her shoulders.  Her tail arched behind her as she stood up and leaped off the branch, the tendrils stretching out from her shoulders, forming a rough wing shape. She howled as the energy faded away, leaving a pair of dark amethyst wings. She flapped her wings, pulling out of her dive, before soaring upwards into the night sky. Her faint form, barely visible, nosedived into the sea of trees before streaking back up with a faint trail of lilac. She soared upwards, the moon faintly illuminating her dark wings as she hovered, looking back at the house. Her tail waved as if for you to go join her.. Or maybe it meant for you to go back and stay at the house? Maybe you could follow her? Then again.. You don't have wings.. Maybe you should just stay at the house, she'll probably be back by morning..

Follow Raven? Leap to page 78

Stay at the house? Go to page 79

It's time once more to fly.. Maybe I'll have a companion this time? Who knows,  maybe I'll go visit him today about the cut.. Though it's basically healed by now.. ~R

Raven, really, we should go see him. The cut may have healed, but it could be infected.. Or the weapon could have been poisoned. Who knows how well the White Kingdom cleans their weapons, that spear looked rusted and old.. ~S

Raven, you really shouldn't be running around with that cut. Come back so I can treat it! It's probably infected or even worse, poisoned! ~M

I think Shadow and Raven can take care of themselves. They're probably on their was to get it treated as we speak. They may be fiercely loyal, but Shadow will convince Raven to go find someone to treat her cut. I'm sure of it. ~H