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Re: Wings Over Water
Her eyes snapped to attention, making her look like a bird of prey. Up her right eyebrow went, her appearance one of cynicism and embarrassment. No one but the birds had ever heard her voice, and she certainly wasn’t keen on sharing it with strangers. She shook out her wings and folded them close against her back, but she made no move to jump from her perch.
In fact, she probably would’ve just disappeared through the canopy and back to the safety of the sky, if not for the finch on the stranger’s finger. Maybe she wouldn’t be terrible company, though God knew Ari had been wrong before.
“Vin-ee-da?” She attempted to pronounce, rolling over her Italian accent. “I am Ari.” Her voice was sharp and her sentences crisp, as if she wasn’t used to speaking at all. “I wasn’t afraid, just surprised. I have been here for a while and I’ve only ever seen animals, no people.”