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elinor-taylor · 1 year

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The Skylarks

After the execution was over, and Green 5's corpse thrown into a poor man's ditch, to be eaten by whatever crawling or scurrying things stumbled across it, the winged Eryl and the wingless Mae took it upon themselves to be the first to find the girl.

It seemed to them that the only way to avoid such a fate as befell Green 5 was to prove their worth to the Captain. Though they weren't convinced even that would be enough.

Borealis was notorious for her changing moods, and capricious rules. What kept you in her good favour one day might as easily have been the thing that got you grounded, or dead, the next.

Mae learned this to her cost.

The keloid scars that spanned the height of her shoulder blades throbbed as she remembered how it felt being on the receiving end of Borealis's wrath.

Eryl's back tingled too, connected as they were, attuned to each other's senses since the womb.

Nobody else within the garrison saw them sneak away. The best place to start, they guessed, would be the immediate vicinity of the west gate, where the fugitives had last been seen. How far could one small girl get in a single morning? Not far, was their assumption. Even with the so-called help (more a hindrance) of a goblin.

Eryl sniffed the air. 'Gobshite's that way,' she said, referring to Muggins, using their favourite slur for goblin folk. 'We think they're staying together.' That last part wasn't a question, more a statement of fact.

Yes, they agreed, without speaking on it further, or even looking each other in the eye. The girl and the goblin were together. Unquestionably so. Big as the girl child was in proportion to a fairy, she was a child, no less than any other. And children got frightened. And children looked to grownups for support. And the gobshite, waste of flesh and bones as he may have been, was still more a grownup than the child. Ergo-

'The others will be leaving soon.' Mae interrupted Eryl's thought process. She knew she had. She did it on purpose most times. Her sister's easy annoyance tickled her. 'We should aim for a good distance gone before they get near. We need to be ahead some.'

The sisters knew full well that Mae's disability put them at a disadvantage. It didn't need to be said out loud. To do so would hurt them both, but for different reasons.

They moved quickly, each step accompanied by a gentle clink. As was the case with many of the Faretheewell native fairies, the Skylark sisters had chosen not to adopt the new-fangled weapons of war introduced by the hummers of the north, preferring, instead, the hand-crafted bows and arrows, and coal-forged swords, of their ancestors. Intimacy over utility, you might say.

Low hanging clouds, tinted orange by the burnings below, gave the sky a late evening appearance. It was nowhere near dusk, but still the sisters walked through the brush with a sense of urgency. If they didn't find the girl soon it would be nighttime. And nighttime meant other dangers, some worse than the captain, hard as that was to imagine having only that morning seen their friend and colleague sliced in two, and tossed into a shallow grave.

'Recon?' Eryl said without needing to elaborate.

'Okay, but quickly.' Mae no sooner wanted to be alone in the woodland after dark than she wanted to be here at all, but what choice did they have?

The winged sister took to the air. 'I'll meet you at the shrine,' she called down to her wingless other half.

'The shrine, yes. Go, now.'

Mae watched Eryl flit off ahead, effortlessly, toward the trees, in search of a girl and a goblin. In that moment, she felt as if a rock were stuck in her gullet. It caught her that way sometimes, when she remembered that she could no longer leave the ground on a whim.

She swallowed, forced the rock away to join all the other rocks that filled her chest, that weighed her down on this wretched land.

She blamed the people.

People were the reason things had changed, the reason the hummers had arrived, the reason her wings were ripped from her body.

Mae sometimes dreamed they were still a part of her. She'd skim the treetops and soar and swoop above the snow capped hills, only to wake and crash to the ground each morning.

When they took her wings they might as well have torn out her beating fairy heart at the same time. Her soul, too. That alone was reason enough to find the girl and drag her by the hair to Borealis.

Perhaps then she'd be allowed a wish, Mae thought. As a reward, or a bonus, or as payback, she didn’t care which. Might the captain look kindly on her for once?

She wasn't asking for the whole of Diamond, wrapped and ribboned. Just one little coin to drop down the well, to get back what was rightfully hers.

If the price of that was the life of a no good trespasser and an off the leash gobshite then so be it.

Hail to the goddamn King.

#amwriting #dark fairytale #writerblr #midjourney #storytime #fiction #part 12 #storytelling #pageaday

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nerdbirdsstudio · 1 year

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Doodled a Manta Ray from some of our @georgiaaquarium pictures! Such a magical experience. Expect more aquatic bbs for a spell! 😍 #traditionaldrawing #traditionalart #mantaray #tonedpaper #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookart #keepgoing #artist #artistoninstagram #artwork #pageaday #gettingbackontrack https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn7olgXOhPv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#traditionaldrawing #traditionalart #mantaray #tonedpaper #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookart #keepgoing #artist #artistoninstagram #artwork #pageaday #gettingbackontrack

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pegva · 2 years

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Hmmm #cats #catsofinstagram #calendar #pageaday (at Mechanicsville, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLexADLM_4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cats #catsofinstagram #calendar #pageaday

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whynobodylikeyellow · 1 year

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Idk if this will help anyone but I like a calendars like this because then I can look at the pile of days I’ve made it threw and be like :)

P.s it looks better in person I promise

#I got this one from pageaday #anxiety #situational mutism #what else do i tag #arrrgghhh #historical alexander hamilton #idk

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the-most-adorkable-smile · 8 months

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WRITING UPDATE

It's been two weeks, I've been ill, and I've managed to write stuff I've been putting off for months. Hooray for the small victories! Speaking of which:

Writing

No RPG updates yet (although I started work on something interesting - I'll get to it when I've fully fleshed-out the idea) so we'll dive straight into writing this week. I've managed a few things in a burst of creativity:

Pageadaytale has updated with Part 5 of Fallen Star: in which I introduce some new characters and they have a rough time at the bank!

Depressedspacedoctor has a new ten questions, featuring the ship's doctor! It took me a minute to figure out where I wanted his character to go, which is partly why it took me so long to write it :')

In thetimberhearts, our story Shepherding continues, as they figure out what's stealing the sheep and work out a way to make them stop - but can they pull it off? Find out next time!

Other News

Nothing big to say, except that I've also started working on pfps for my side blogs - I've got one for pageaday, one for thetimberhearts, and i've just about figured one for depressedspacedoctor! Mapsmonstersamazing is still a work in progress, as it's a bit more general and I've gotta think of one thing to put on there :P

Thanks for tuning in, I'll see you next week!

#mothematics #mine #writing #progress update

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charmainegomez12 · 2 years

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die PageADay Calendar 2020

#book #travel #nicebooks #nicebooksnet

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vengeancecomics · 5 years

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Any One Of Us (Humble Beginings) page 1

#art #artists on tumblr #comics #comic books #illustrators on tumblr #comicart #artwork #illustration #pageaday #web comic #digital art #today

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lxclusive · 5 years

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Typical Thursday #typical #thursday #april #spring #pageaday #calendar #thankyou #play #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #likeit #like #likeme #like4like #likeforlike #instadaily #instagram #followme #follow4follow #followforfollow (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHWoern_dH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l38aricgbtyb

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sallybally13 · 5 years

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#drawing #repetition #overandoveragain #ilovetodraw #sally #insomnia #sketchbook #pageaday

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msbookaholicscafe · 5 years

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Happy Tuesday, January 22 ☕📆 .•° °•. #msbookaholic #bookaholic #pageaday #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #murder #menéndezmurders #menéndez #beverlyhills #2019 #daily #coffee #coffeeandbooks #january #truecrimejunkie #tuesday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8Wx2GHZCigY20-2Dz72n15kIW4tQETBt4X640/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gc06y3qw6a3o

#msbookaholic #bookaholic #pageaday #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #murder #menéndezmurders #menéndez #beverlyhills #2019 #daily #coffee #coffeeandbooks #january #truecrimejunkie #tuesday

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bagel-holesandangry-legs · 6 years

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Hands down, favorite so far. #calender #pageaday #cats

#cats #pageaday #calender

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trevormill · 4 years

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#dailysketchbook #pageaday #sketchbook #multibowie #collage https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2naNyHZrf/?igshid=13r9zchigdzvh

#dailysketchbook #pageaday #sketchbook #multibowie #collage

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pegva · 2 years

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#thebieb to the rescue! @justinbieber #pageaday #pageadaycalendar (at Hanover County, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CifuiHmOk__/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#thebieb #pageaday #pageadaycalendar

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linktober · 7 years

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The incredible comic continues from @rupakernart - #linktober Day 10. Hoping to be caught up this weekend. On his way to level 3, Link faces off against fierce #moblins recovers some #rupees and stops to buy a #potion from the #oldwoman #inktober #inktober2017 #linktober2017 #sketch #thumbnails #NES #thelegendofzelda #zelda #link #drawing #penandink #pageaday #comics #nintendo #artoninstagram #practicemakespermanent #drawlloween #markersketch #artprocess #behindoninktober #legendofzelda #link #nintendofanart #art - Joel

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razcity · 5 years

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Trying something different for #inktober this year. Doing a comic page a day. Making up the story as i go along. We’ll see if I can keep up with it and where the storyline ends up. If it all goes well enuff I’ll have a 31 page story. @inktober #pageaday #comicbook #inktober2019 #inkdrawing #inkillustration #ink #inked #inkedup #illustration #illustrationoftheday #comicbookart #comicbookpage #popart #western #desertmountains https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Hor5RJU0v/?igshid=1km00gml63oh0

#inktober #pageaday #comicbook #inktober2019 #inkdrawing #inkillustration #ink #inked #inkedup #illustration #illustrationoftheday #comicbookart #comicbookpage #popart #western #desertmountains

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rupakoopatroopa · 7 years

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#linktober Day 15. Another catch up. Link recovers a #ladder which helps him reach the lair of the dreaded #threeheadeddragon #Gleeok The #dungeonboss is no match for Link's fierce #swordsmanship but beware! The severed heads of Gleeok are still dangerous. A fourth shard of the #triforceofwisdom is recovered. #inktober #inktober2017 #linktober2017 #sketch #thumbnails #NES #thelegendofzelda #zelda #link #drawing #penandink #pageaday #comics #nintendo #artoninstagram #practicemakespermanent#drawlloween #markersketch

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