.-[ I've been having...these weird dreams lately. ]-.
Is any of this for real? Or not?
Gaea trotted back into the field. She'd left Helios with his den mother for a bit of a nap. A butterfly caught the little filly's attention, and she danced in circles around it while it fluttered on a flower before tiring of that and heading off in search of other entertainment. Sora rested his little head between his paws. Little bud like ears twitching and bobbling above the mass of mane atop his head. The sound of foot falls in the soft grass making him pick his head up slightly and nose at the air curiously.Gaea stops abruptly in front of the little chick, nuzzling him curiously. A couple of the chicks didn't seem to like being touched this morning, so she's a little more tentative about greeting the little guys. There are just so many of them! The spring, it seems, is the chick season! The chick jolted at the sudden bump against his muzzle. Little head jerking back in surprise but then going back to nose at the odd feeling. The chick wuffled softly and tried to lean as far as he could sniffing at the stranger curiously, his little tail making failed atempts at a friendly wag.Gaea knelt down next to the little guy, letting him wuffle and snuffle at her. He was pretty cute! Strange looking, in some ways, but cute nonetheless! All the little guys scattered throughout the field were, she thought. Sora rocked slightly as he was knelt beside, pausing in his investigation long enough to make sure he wasn't going to tip over. The chick nosed into the fur of her side, the slightly heavy chain about his neck jingling as he atempted to use her side as a brace to sit up. The weight making it a slight problem.Whickering softly, she couldn't help but 'aww' at the little chick's antics. Carefully, she did what she could to help him sit up, adjusting the chain a little bit so that maybe it wouldn't be quite so heavy on him. Of course, it probably did absolutely nothing, but hey, the effort's worth it!Plopping down on his fump, the chick warbled happily at the thanks. The metal crown serving to anchor him to his seat as it sat heavily against his chest. Sora wriggled the toes of his gloved paws and gave Gaea a baby-smile, at least in her general direction when she whickers.Gaea whickers back softly, nuzzling his fluffy hair gently. How could Duke not like chicks? They're so cute and cuddly and fluffy and fun! Well, maybe he didn't hate them. Maybe he was just being silly as usual. All that talk about always being big. Gaea was pretty sure all the gryphs were tiny chicks at some point! ...even if Duke was probably still bigger than her even when he was a chick.
Sora had no relation of size to speak of. The youngster only aware of himself and the occassional things around him. The blindness of youth keeping his life fairly simple for the time being. There was him and everything else and that's how it was. His little ears laid back as his hair was tousled and made even more wild by the nuzzling. He pawwed up at her.
Gaea laughed, letting the little one paw her-- she was pretty sure he wasn't trying to -hit- her or anything. Maybe he was. Maybe he didn't like her nuzzling him. Well, that was okay. She'd just sit there for a bit and see how he behaved! Chicks were all different, afterall, and behaved differently!
He wasn't trying to hit, per say. He was trying top play back with the friendly stranger. The pawing shifting him off balance slightly as he tumbled end over end backwards. He gave a slightly distressed squawk as the hood of his jacket flopped over his head. For the most part he was fine, stunned but fine.
Gaea giggled, attempting to help the little one by settling his hood back where it belonged and leaning a little against him in case he needed the support to get back to his feet properly.
Pouting, well as best as a hippogryph could pout anyway, Sora scrunched up his muzzle a little as his hood was moved off his head. He took the offered help to stand again, Finding his legs unsteady and just plops back down. He was happy to have the help and company.
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