SilverFlight
Tende altum, volare altius
Hou
SCENE:
Dragons Arc 2: Scene 1 [The Child]
LOCATION:
Shaded Alley → Rooftops, The Markets, East District
PARTICIPANTS:
Dyne, Ra, Shiri, Hou
THE CHILD
As the child ran, a figure shot out from one of the other alleys, up into the air and then down, landing on a nearby rooftop without moving a pebble out of place. the firgure was shaped like a man, but it moved with a surreal speed, footsteps unbelievably light. What looked like a red baton was tied tightly against one hip.
“Hey! Kid! There you are!” Hou called out. "I finally found you!" He waved as he caught up and matched the pace, keeping a decent distance so as not to frighten the kid (for what was likely the second time). Hou held a bag aloft triumphantly before opening it and burying his head inside. He kept running, leaping when needed and dodging when necessary, never losing his balance.
“I got you some new clothes, yours looked dirty, oh, and I got some candy, didn’t know what you liked so I bought a bunch…um, do kids play with knives in the city?” He held up a small but well-made butterfly knife.
"I can teach you how to use it, I had to learn by myself and boy did I get cut a LOT!..."
Hou trailed off and frowned as he ran beside the kid.
“Hey, something’s different since I saw you before…” His eyes trailed over the wings…but he just couldn’t place it.
“Anyway, why are we running?”
As the child ran, a figure shot out from one of the other alleys, up into the air and then down, landing on a nearby rooftop without moving a pebble out of place. the firgure was shaped like a man, but it moved with a surreal speed, footsteps unbelievably light. What looked like a red baton was tied tightly against one hip.
“Hey! Kid! There you are!” Hou called out. "I finally found you!" He waved as he caught up and matched the pace, keeping a decent distance so as not to frighten the kid (for what was likely the second time). Hou held a bag aloft triumphantly before opening it and burying his head inside. He kept running, leaping when needed and dodging when necessary, never losing his balance.
“I got you some new clothes, yours looked dirty, oh, and I got some candy, didn’t know what you liked so I bought a bunch…um, do kids play with knives in the city?” He held up a small but well-made butterfly knife.
"I can teach you how to use it, I had to learn by myself and boy did I get cut a LOT!..."
Hou trailed off and frowned as he ran beside the kid.
“Hey, something’s different since I saw you before…” His eyes trailed over the wings…but he just couldn’t place it.
“Anyway, why are we running?”