Lap Of The Gods

Chapter 9: Grand departure

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-Lila-

I let out a sigh of content as I floated along the river on my back. The brisk early morning air brushed gently across my skin, leaving a small yet comfortable chill.

It was enough to soothe the humidity of the night before but not too cold, where it became uncomfortable. Varuun sat crushing a couple of trees underneath him on the river bank to my left as he laid there. His front paws were crossed over one another as he slept in the peaceful silence.

He's been kind of unruly lately, ever since Sorey arrived, but then again, he's never been around others, at least as far as I know. A while after I came here, he appeared and started licking me like a happy pet, excited to see its owner.

As if he knew I was thinking about him, two of his six eyes opened halfway. He lazily glanced over at me before letting out a small huff. A large number of leaves were flung into the air scattering themselves around both Varuun and I.

"Where did you come from, big guy? I mean, you have to have a family, right?" I asked him, smiling. "I mean, everyone does..."

At my own words, I couldn't help but frown as the usual feeling of loneliness seemed to tighten in my chest.

"That's right...everyone has a family," I whispered as I stared up into the dark blue sky.

Varuun sat up slowly; the ground shook slightly as he placed both paws on the ground. He carefully walked closer to the river, the ground trembling each time he took a step. For a moment, I closed my eyes, only for them to shoot open as an enormous splashing sound surrounded me. I was briefly flung into the air, along with most of the river as Varuun entered it.

I felt my stomach drop as the wind whipped around me; before I could even think about moving my wings, I landed on something soft yet firm. It was almost a sort of squishy feeling.

Varuun held me in one of his upturned paws as he stared at me. He sat in the river, the water coming up to his ankles. I let out a soft chuckle as I poked at the soft paw pad beneath me. "I'm okay big guy, although I wish you would've warned me before making a waterfall," I reassured him as he whimpered.

He leaned forward, his wet nose nudging my chest. Even though I tried to nudge him away, he ignored my protest and continued to gently nuzzle me the best he could. I chuckled, "As I said before, big guy, you can eat all the skyfish eggs you want when I leave today."

However, that only made him whimper again. He seemed to frown as his eyes looked at the ground.

"You'll get to see me off, at least. Come on now, let me down so I can get dressed," I told him gently.

Slowly he turned back towards the river bank and carefully lowered his paw to the ground. Once his paw was at least ground level, I leapt off my wings gently fluttering. I toweled off using an old blanket before I began getting dressed.

Then I began rushing back to my home. Last night I'd packed my things right after Sorey said he'd let me come with him. "I'm home!" I called out as I entered the house.

Sorey wasn't inside, but that wasn't surprising. After all, he did say that he'd be ready to leave early today.

As I grabbed the knapsack, I'd placed beside my bed; the ground began to shake as Varuun walked outside the house. The moment I walked outside, he stood there, blocking my path, letting out whimpers as he stared at me.