Re: Indigo series, Indigo & GrimyahyarrowenJuly 7 2014, 01:56:45 UTC
Grimya was alone. The camp of humans had gone. Much time had passed. The trees around her were clothed in a green as bright as those ferns had appeared, when bathed in that golden glow. Spring was here.
Grimya stood, and shook herself. She opened her jaws once or twice, and swallowed, feeling the changes that had taken place. They were slight enough, for all that they had disconcerted her mightily while going on. But for now, she tried out the speech that had been promised her.
“Harp. Mu - sic... Friend.”
She shook herself, and went trotting off into the forest. Food first, and then the search.
*
“Oh, Grimya.” Indigo leaned back against the hatch-cover, on top of which her friend still sprawled. Golden eyes, the same colour as those of the Earth-Mother's emissary, glinted at her. “We both needed something, and we found it. I'm so glad...” and she twisted right round, her face on the sun-warmed wood, and smiled into her friend's eyes.
There was a footstep on the ladder leading up to the foredeck. Macce appeared, the diamonds in her cheeks reflecting the light dancing off the waves. “Breakfast, you lazy pair - but only if you hurry!”
Grimya rolled to her feet, and jumped down from the hatch-cover. Indigo was on her feet likewise. “We're not that late! That stir-about had better be hot!” The two made their swift way to the galley, leaving the prow with its symbols of the Sea-Mother behind them, and with it the anchor held high on the gunwale; but Indigo knew that she had her true anchor at her side.
Re: Indigo series, Indigo & Grimyalost_spookJuly 7 2014, 16:31:12 UTC
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This is lovely. The tone of the fic is pitch perfect for the series, the explanation behind one of Grimya's abilities is clever and touching... and awwww, basically. It's easy to believe, because Grimya just is that true a friend. I'm so glad you wrote it - thank you!!!
Re: Indigo series, Indigo & GrimyahyarrowenJuly 8 2014, 09:56:59 UTC
Thank you - I'm so glad you like it! I certainly can't plot like Louise Cooper, but it seemed to me that they might get some quiet moments from time to time just to exchange reminiscences; and it also seemed that the Earth Mother's emissary would be just as likely to appear as a wolf as a human.
Thank you as well for reminding me of the series - I've enjoyed the re-read so far!
Re: Indigo series, Indigo & GrimyahyarrowenJuly 9 2014, 00:52:35 UTC
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Wow, thank-you again! And the hunt is on for the rest of the books; I remember the end but not how they got to it in much detail, so I'm looking forward to that.
Grimya stood, and shook herself. She opened her jaws once or twice, and swallowed, feeling the changes that had taken place. They were slight enough, for all that they had disconcerted her mightily while going on. But for now, she tried out the speech that had been promised her.
“Harp. Mu - sic... Friend.”
She shook herself, and went trotting off into the forest. Food first, and then the search.
*
“Oh, Grimya.” Indigo leaned back against the hatch-cover, on top of which her friend still sprawled. Golden eyes, the same colour as those of the Earth-Mother's emissary, glinted at her. “We both needed something, and we found it. I'm so glad...” and she twisted right round, her face on the sun-warmed wood, and smiled into her friend's eyes.
There was a footstep on the ladder leading up to the foredeck. Macce appeared, the diamonds in her cheeks reflecting the light dancing off the waves. “Breakfast, you lazy pair - but only if you hurry!”
Grimya rolled to her feet, and jumped down from the hatch-cover. Indigo was on her feet likewise. “We're not that late! That stir-about had better be hot!” The two made their swift way to the galley, leaving the prow with its symbols of the Sea-Mother behind them, and with it the anchor held high on the gunwale; but Indigo knew that she had her true anchor at her side.
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This is lovely. The tone of the fic is pitch perfect for the series, the explanation behind one of Grimya's abilities is clever and touching... and awwww, basically. It's easy to believe, because Grimya just is that true a friend. I'm so glad you wrote it - thank you!!!
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Thank you as well for reminding me of the series - I've enjoyed the re-read so far!
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Hope you continue to enjoy the re-read!!
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Wow, thank-you again! And the hunt is on for the rest of the books; I remember the end but not how they got to it in much detail, so I'm looking forward to that.
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