<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/06/Black13_%282%29.jpg)</div><strong>Treacherous Coral of the Invisible Reef (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rpBSLkPLzv5wvczw29tWO8-B7cdUlFpH035a2xrhoqg/edit)</strong>Coral watched from the lower branches of a tree on the far side of the river, now there was a picket line of misty spheres along the river with a thin, five yard gap between each. She was above this, when the cry arose, and she heard the double voices coming from each end of the valley. She bristled and fluffed her feathers out, a much bulkier bird was she as she settled again from the threat the demon's cry posed. Her eyes ate up every step of the boy as he bounded along, and then shuffled forward after the interruption of his evening lope. She hurt as she saw the fear in his posture, defeated before he even returned. He had been free, if just for a moment. The kid liked to run, she wondered what Canticle thought of the boy.<br/><br/>Her thoughts drifted across the valley to her bondmate Canticle,<em>The boy is gone, though he has lost his joy. There is an imbalance in the valley that flows along the river, I fear the demons patrol the river for I heard two maybe three. No nests, little scat, animals do not spend time near the river channel, drink and leave. The mists may provide cover, you did say they were cloud arsenal, and from my experience they are less whirlwind and more surrounded by a thick fog that prevents seeing their true selves. By starlight or moonlight, would they even be noticeable in the valley? Should I scout for you or do you need me close?</em>