Sunrays and Moonbeams

Discovered

Name and Theodore looked so sweet, so beautiful and just warmed myheart, seeing her and Theodore being so relaxed and happy made forthe first time everything was okay. I would find happiness again andmy dreams when I was young still would happen.

However right now I had duties, but despite now being so sure thatName understood, knew that she was safe and there was no reason totry to do what she had tried before. That I could trust her to staysafe in our nest but I didn't want to leave her alone. Both becauseof Theodore who was flapping his wings more and more every day and Ididn't want to leave her alone. I wanted her to understand that itwas not just me that she was safe with. Surly seeing others wouldhelp her relax.

My first thought was Damien and Klarissa but Damien would be workingwith me and Klarissa, though she is very kind and I like her, wouldbe a bit too excited and was watching her own hatchling, Name wasdoing fine but didn't want to take the chance Klarissa would try tocontrol how Name parented Theodore. Not on purpose but as I've seenName doesn't understand much of our ways so it would be possible forher to worry that Name did not know how to care for a hatchling.However something about us must be similar enough considering thatshe somehow knew just how to care for him.

My thoughts went to Lenore, and I decided on her. It would be bestthat she would not be alone. She used to always talk about howcurious she was to meet a earthling in the flesh and this would be atime for her to see it. Picking up Name, she didn't even complain andinstead reached down to pick up Theodore and I couldn't help thesmile on my face as I flew them over to the nest that was for theunmated ones. Everyone was already busy on their jobs and I grinnedseeing Lenore. She had sent some of the Scavengers to go and find herlarge stones which she was sitting with the rock in her lap andscratching gently, carving as many of the stories and histories sheremembered into the stone.

"James-" she started to get up as I shook my head setting Namedown and grinned at her.

"Do not worry Lenore, I just have some stuff I have to do," Iexplained, "I thought that you might enjoy some company, Name isgetting better at understanding our language." I explained thenthought, she was not the same youngling as I knew, the thought oflosing my Name, even before that I had seen her, what would happen tome. I know I would not be anything, I would be worthless, I would bethe kind trying to die as soon as possible instead of like herdedicating myself to the murmuration. I admired her for it, "was Iwrong?"

"No, that sounds...nice. I am curious about these earthlings."She smiled and I kissed her cheek and kissed Theodore's forehead."I'll be back soon Name, I promise. Your safe. Loved. Name. Love."I keep my own eyes locked on her (eye color) ones. Still it shockedme to see her white, (eye color) and black eyes. I could only hopethat she liked my black, pink, purple, blue, white with magenta eyeshalf as much as I loved her's.

She seemed to understand at least some of it and I was off flying toget accommodated to my new duties now that we had a permanent home.Making sure everything was fine, I trusted Lenore well, and I wasglad to do the littlest bit to make her happy. I knew that nothingwould make her better, but I could try to help her as best I could,let her know she wasn't completely alone.

I found two of our warriors, the only ones who had been trained forthat, Karen and Stephan. I didn't know either of them very well,having seen them but I didn't know anything of them before this. Icould have picked htem out of a group but I knew nothing about them;I knew only of them. Of course the time we had spent trying to get tothis planet had us all getting to know each other very well. "James,what is planned?" Stephan asked and I could already think of allthe things that needed to be done.

More nests so that ever unmated could have their own nests.

Add on to the existing nests for families so that the young had theirenclaves.

Make a sch-

I froze from my thoughts when I heard a screech and we didn't need tospeak or think, all three of us were flying and froze seeing it.Klarissa was standing with her wings out fully trying to showdominance seeing the earthling holding some kind of gray stick.Rosemary was whimpering as was Orion and Gwen, the two latter showingthat Klarissa must have volunteered to take the hatchlings to theflowing water to get better at flying, something that Theodore wouldbe ready to do soon.

"Who are you?" I try my best to use the earthling language that Iwas learning from Name, but it was far from being convince. As I didthis Karen and Stephan were trying to get to them, Karen moving tohelp Klarissa get the hatchlings. There was suddenly a loud explosionand Stephan dropped to his knees holding his stomach.

"Stephan?!" I call and fly over to him, "Karen! Get Klarissaand the brood back to the colony!" I yell and she looks shocked butdoes as I yelled to her.

"I'm fine Konrad, just hurts." He promises and I don't bother tocorrect him, I barely notice it. It is more that Konrad inside myhead notices it. I'm still scared, the stories had come that all ofthe arrows and swords could do nothing to hurt us.

This earthling managed to hurt us

Could he kill us? If the explosionhad hit somewhere more important; like his shoulder, wing, or head,could he?

He'd kill Theo if he saw him, he is still young and not as strong.He will take away our Name from us. Our fragile Name. Our sweet son.He will hurt and kill everyone.

Konrad's voice was in my head warning me and I agreed. They were indanger. My mate, my son, my flock, my murmuration, my colony.

He had to die. I hit the guy fast enough flying hitting the head sohard it detached from the body. I didn't stop, I began hitting himover and over again destroying the body "Konrad, Konrad relax!"He called and I turned to him and shook my head.

"James, my name is James." I explained and stood up from thecorpse, "he would have attacked the young." I explained andStephan looks at the corpse.

"What should we do? Everyone deserves a proper burial."

"How do these Earthlings bury?" I asked thinking about how longit would take to divest him of his organs and wrap him before buryinghim.

"I do not know. I don't suppose Name told you?" He asked and Ishudder refusing to allow myself to think about that. She had noreason to think of death right now, one day yes. But not today andnot for a while yet.

I really enjoyed writing this. I've shown the softer side ofKonrad so to show just how far James himself can go. I hope you guysliked this and I promise though the death scene wasn't very graphicit will have repercussions.