Chapter One: Amongst the Silver Trees

When his aquamarine eyes landed on her and he instantly assumed that she was a God.

She sat beneath the silver trees of Thonfield forest with long ruby-red hair.

A boned beak mask covered half of her face and it was marked with what he thought was dried blood underneath the eye holes and on the cheekbones. Silver piercings ran down both of her ears and she wore a dark blue undergarment that was topped with a light blue kimono tied by a red silk sash.

She sat with her back straight against the golden lake that glistened in her wake with her legs crossed and her palms upon her knees.

A light coat of dust covered her body along with feathers from the copious amounts of colorful birds that were nestled on her lap and around her.

Unlike most birds that would have fled into the trees, singing their song of fright or delight, these ones stayed still– their eyes pierced on his presence as if he was disturbing them.

And amongst the sea of winged creatures, one bird stuck out the most.

This bird was larger than the rest and sat on her right shoulder. It stood tall and was green-colored, with a sunset-colored beak and eyes that matched her hair. Those eyes sometimes appeared to be human but other times were just the solid darkness of a bird. His long twin tail swung side to side, eager to step forward to examine the God but his father's words interrupted his thoughts.

"If there is ever a chance that you stumble across a God asleep, kneel and bring your head to the ground. Say the prayer of Exalt 4:90."