Szeth Pancakes

“What?! Why?” Allera gasped. That felt… too easy.

“Mage trickery!” Allera yelled. “Don’t fall for it!” They kept resisting the thing’s grip.

What. Allera twisted harder, a shrill shriek emanating from their beak.

Allera screamed and tried to twist away.

“Keep going,” Allera whispered to Ayia. “We don’t stop until we’re off this hailing planet.”

Allera didn’t stop, shooting a jet of flame at the figure from their claw as they flew.

“No! Just run!”

No no no nononono They flew faster. Was this where it ended? Alone; remembered only by people who hated them?

I choose to not choose.

“Hell,” whispered Allera. Turning to Ayia: “Mage. Go. Now.” They grabbed two strips of dried meat and flew for their life back towards the cave’s exit.

What.

After a few minutes of walking in silence, the two of them arrived at Allera’s hideout — a small opening at the end of the cave. It wasn’t much — a thin, rolled up mattress in one corner, a rack with some dried meat on it, and under that, a pit containing the scorched remains of some firewood.

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Allera gestured for them to follow, then continued walking into the cave.

Saucepan

Allera thought for a second. There was a village just south of the cave; someone there might take Ayia in. But if Ayia told anyone about them… They didn’t think anyone would connect a random Winged living in the woods with the 100K-ilak bounty posted by the Mages’ Guild. But they couldn’t be sure. And besides, this was one of the best planets they’d been to in the past three years. The hunting was good; the weather was exciting — Allera would hate to be chased out by bounty hunters. Again. “Actually. I changed my mind. Stay here for now. When the storm lets up, I’ll figure out where you can go.” That meant Ayia would probably be staying the night — enough time for Allera to form a more sustainable plan.

The first one is “Stay gold, Ponyboy!” I have some ideas about the second one, but I don’t know the specific quote.

I legitimately thought for a second that L came after O Quarter-cup measuring cup

Landline phone

Welcome!

c5 to d6

Love the math. (3pi/4)/pi

Wolves aren't interested in eating cabbages, so they don't.

Jasnah