Raynaron

SO FAR AWAY ______________________________Saelyn, Chae Province, Havan Protectorate - 1'1'196'5 "Hurry up, Mati," her aunt's voice carried up into the loft. Mati ignored the demand and turned over in her nest, snuggling her beak back under the soft blankets.  Even though the polarized silica windows had been fitted into the wispy frames of the villa's walls earlier in the season, the creeping winter cold still pried its way in.  The chilly air invading her loft only goaded the young fledgling deeper under her blankets.  Ruffling her plumage she tried to go back to sleep, but it was too late.  Bright