World Snake Day - How you read that matters

[the_rebel_son]

They had come some time over night, or perhaps just appeared in the morning. On the outskirts of the plaza, a huge feathered snake lays drowsily in the first rays of the sun. Feathers, every color of the rainbow, cover its 4 large wings and the body instead of scales. A ruff of feathers around the neck raise and shake occasionally from harassing flies. As it stretches the tip of the tail flicks showing a iridescent fan of brightly colored feathers that reflect the sunlight. If the wings weren't odd enough, the snake also has short stout legs that are nearly masked by the raised feathers. Its eyes open to watch any who might approach, facet cut gem like eyes that show great age.

As impressive as the feathered serpent, who could be over 70 feet long, might be, there is an even larger serpent beside it. Glossy black scales, that shimmer with reds under sunlight, cover the body. Its head alone is large as a decent sized vehicle but it too slumbers. Ears, or fins, flick on the side of its head as it is also harassed by the summer flies. It bears small bat like wings instead of forelimbs. Whether it has hind limbs is hard to say. The bulk of this snake reaches off, from the several coils here, into the wilds. The size seems impossible, dragging on as far as the eyes can see into the trees. It was made hugest in its own place, and perhaps would be so here in the Nexus. All around them smaller snakes rolled about, slithering here and there. Some seemed to be normal snakes, others appeared like cobras with wings, or snakes with lion faces. Many simply lay coiled around the near by grass and brush sleeping lazily in the sun.

It's not words that come when someone approaches but a vague sense of questioning, as if the air itself bears the curiosity and the sound is not really there at all.

"What are you known by, what are you known for?" Though neither snake has moved the electric feeling in the air suggests it is the larger of the two that wants to know.

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[delphicbooksandbaubles]

She smiles softly and gratefully, "Thank ya kindly." She murmurs softly with a soft nod. Her face softens quite a bit. Again that sounded like a very cold and cruel world and thing to live through as well as with.

"Aye," Aal murmurs softly trying to nuzzle him with her check in the way of canine comfort. She sniffles a little, wee ones and packs were precious precious beings. Trying to pet his nape feathers or tween his shoulders.

She tries her best to give a small smile. That she hopes is more hopeful than sheepish. She could have her skittish moments but she was trying to put on her brave face. "Mmmhmm." She hums softly twitching her nose in thought. "Well, I wouldn't want to be disrespectful." But working one's way up also had it's good points and merits.

[the_rebel_son]

Lucifer started walking away from where Leviathan laid and toward another tree. Beneath it there was a larger snake but it would be within reason for a wild snake on Earth. When it raised up to look at their approach there are wings. Though the mother isn't what he is going for, but the tiny ones with the downy wings. These are only about 2 feet long and all cuddled up in a pile in the sun.

"How would you feel about visiting with the hatchlings?"

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

Aal blinks and half tucks her chin close to his head or neck as he does so. She swallows softly but hugs and tries to hold on tight but doing her best to not make him uncomfortable. Her eyes widen a little but she'll not be dismounting from her new perch anytime soon. "Well um, I suppose we could say hello." She murmurs compromising manner yes, a safe distance and looking should be fine. She thinks even though she shivers a little. Though she's also semi reminded of drawings etc she's seen of occamys.

[the_rebel_son]

He feels the shiver race through the woman on his back and slows to a stop while turning his serpentine neck to look at her.

"We can stop here and wait to see if one is adventurous enough to join us." They were still quite a few feet away from the hatchlings when he lowers his body to the ground. "You are safe here."

He folds and shifts his wings to create a sunshade for Aal while she remains on his back.

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

Aal hums softly half uncertain but then blinks a few times and stills as he does so tilting her head in a canine manner to the right. "Oh, um whatever you think best." She murmurs diplomatically and softly following his lead. After all, he would know them best.

Her tummy clenches as she stills as he does so yet trying to move with as she would on her beloved steed. She glances tween him and the wee ones a little warily but swallows thickly. Mentally she was inclined to think 'I'm holding you to that.' Physically she was going a little cotton-mouthed again.

She then blinks and looks up in pleasant surprise. "Oh..thank you." She murmurs warmly at his thoughtfulness and eyeing his very pretty wings.