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~chapter 5~

[Flying Lessons]

"so, are you ready to fly?" he asked me, apparently serious, but i can't tell. "i suppose, is it anything like i will expect?" he then threw his head back and laughed "child, imagine the best experience of your life and multiply it by twenty, then you might have an idea." The only thing i could think of was my day off from lessons when i went with friends out exploring. not the most riveting thing, i assure you, but fun nonetheless. "hey, first, i want to see those wings, gotta make sure your actually ready." So i unfurled my wings, i tried to go for the most exuberant entrance as possible, i think i did well. I jumped into the air, did a backward somersault, did a twist, and then unfurled my wings, splaying them and the feathers wide, to let the world know I had arrived. My wings were pure white, turning slightly blue at the feather tips then gold at the very end, a subtle, but beautiful feature probably not the best idea eh? "now girl. why are you doing these fancy things when I'm blind? dang it. he had me there. I blushed a little here and turned my head to him. "sorry, i won't do it again." he then sighed, but i knew he wasn't serious.
"are you ready? FOLLOW ME!!!" he lept off of the cliff, twisting and unfolding his wings, spreading them wide to pick up the nearest air current. showoff. I Jumped after him, catching the air pretty quickly and using it to soar right next to him. "Good! you know how to take off, that saves me a lot of trouble! Now, the key is to flap when you feel a wind coming towards you, then you can pick it up and go higher!" i could feel the next surge of air and i picked it up, rising higher, and i must say, feeling that wind course through my hair and under my wings was exhilarating. I saw him do a barrel roll and come up next to me,I could barely hear him over the roar of the wind, and i could hear him sing. he was singing! I don't blame him, i was on the edge of just letting go and screaming in excitement! "alright!" he was shouting "lets see how well you can maneuver! follow me!" he did a bank left and then a sharp dive. I swiftly followed, eager to see what kind of crazy moves he wanted to kill me with. After a few seconds of the dive, he banked right and did a tight helix up it felt like a roller coaster... I almost lost it on the helix, but I maintained control. He started to pound his wings, flying ridiculously high, then i saw him do a barrel-roll into a backflip and a nose dive. "damn... crazy old man." i soon followed when i saw him treading air and waiting for me. That maneuver was just plain madness. When i caught up to him, he was patiently waiting to tell me something.. then it came "well, i must say, you have a natural talent and love for flying Ildecia." this shocked me, How did he know my name?! and here he comes, to the rescue, reading my thoughts "don't worry, your quite famous, everyone who knows anything about the High seraphims knows about you." I guess he tried to calm me, but i was genuinely shocked am i THAT famous? i thought i was just another pampered rich girl.
"so hey, listen, its getting late, we need to head in and rest, follow me" He turned and started to climb pretty rapidly, guess he was in a hurry. We ate a decent dinner, i don't know where he gets everything from, but its good food. "hey old man, do you have anywhere i can put this dress? i don't want to ruin it by sleeping in it." Oh sure, sorry, here, follow me" He lead me to another chamber in the cave, this one was dimly lit by a sky light. It had a nice bed and closet in it I guess if a lone blade smith is stranded for a while, he might make a decent house. The closet was furnished with a lot of quite beautiful clothes. silks and rare cloths.. i cant believe his wife found the time and materials to make this stuff I saw a mannequin in the corner which had an armored raiment made of seemingly gold alloy, opalescent pearl plating and sapphires faceted in it; Armored plates for the wing joints,matching shoulder plates, anklets, bracelets and some complex plate which looked like a breastplate with some modification for a seraphim. "This is simply beautiful... how did he make it?" damn eh? sounds cool I hung the dress in the closet, and found a simple nightgown and slipped into restful; welcome sleep with a smile on my face