[P] Warmth of the Sand

Rigel sighed, trying to squash the disappointment that flared in his chest. After all, she did say that she hasn't been here very long. Maybe someone else has seen her. He watched her walk away, debating on whether or not he should follow.

Go with her, Baltazar said. She's heading in the direction that Lyra's energy is coming from. Rigel nodded. He stood and buried the peach pit like Momo had done and stood up. He looked around for and spotted her quite a distance away. He unfolded his wings and took of into the air. He quickly caught up with Momo and dived down so that he was flying beside her.

Rigel glanced at Momo. Sensing that she was nervous, he moved away a little to give her more room. "Student? I don't know, I might be," he said. "It all depends on if Lyra is here. I wouldn't mind being a student here though. The area is beautiful." He looked around himself. Looking forward he yelped and swerved sharply to the side to avoid hitting a tree. Once past, he looked back and glared at it before looking ahead again.

As soon as he heard "freaks," Rigel's wings faltered for a second and his head dropped. When he looked back up, his blue eyes had turned gold and his face had turned serious. He landed in front of Momo and gazed down at her harshly. "These people are not freaks, they are people with gifts from God," he said. His voice was deeper than normal and had a slight echoing quality to it.

Rigel closed his eyes and shook his head sharply. When he opened them they were back to their normal blue. "Sorry about that," he said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. He continued walking as if nothing had happened, but inside he was seething. Why did you do that Baltazar? he asked quietly. His eyes narrowed slightly when he received no answer. "I do love it here. It's calm and peaceful, so much different from where I come from," he said to Momo. "Well, it was calm and peaceful there too, but it had a forced kind of feeling. And why would I want to sign up? What kinda trouble would I be in?"

Rigel sighed and spread his wings back out slowly. "I really am sorry Momo. I didn't mean to scare you." That said he beat his wings hard and flew into the air above the treetops. He continued rising until Momo was just a bit bigger than an ant on the ground, following her from the air.

As it became harder to see the ground through the trees, Rigel paused in midair and drew out one of the daggers. He drew it across the palm of his hand, making a shallow cut. Letting a few drops fall he called out. "I summon thee Lapis, spirit of the swallow." The blood glowed white for a second before it was obscured by a bright flash. As the light faded away, a small swallow was revealed, floating in the air with it's eyes closed. Opening them, it chirped and flew over to rest on Rigel's shoulder.

Hello Rigel, what do you want me to do for you today?, a soft voice like chimes sounded in his head. Rigel smiled and stroked the bird spirit softly on the chest. "Could you follow that girl down there for me? he asked, pointing out Momo through the trees. "I just need you to chirp every once in a while so I can follow you as well." The bird nodded and flitted down towards Momo.

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Lapis

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Lapis fluttered above Momo, chirping every now and then like Rigel had asked her to. The swallow spirit used the time that she was summoned to enjoy the sun and the cool breeze. She flitted about doing spins and flips, mentally thanking Rigel for choosing to summon her and not one of the other spirits. Rigel followed from above, using the chirps as a basis to pinpoint Momo's and Lapis's location.