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A small blur of motion attracting her attention, Greer's sharply focused eyes flicked from the blue on blue horizon to the girl sitting on a ledge below her. She blinked, brain freezing. The mental shift from trying to steel herself against her fears to being all social and nice stalled her speech center for a moment, requiring a random pre-written, rather dumb-sounding cue card to be read instead of a formulated sentence.

"Amaya! What are you doing down there?"

"Contemplating flight." Clearly her brain had caught up with current events, since otherwise she probably would have said something to the effect of thinking about throwing herself off the cliff, which probably would have upset the little one. Greer frowned. Spending time with her hawk bit always made her brain a bit muzzy.

"Want to come up and join me? I have news."

Greer scooted back from the edge to give Amaya space once she reached the top, doing her best not to look too suprised at how easily the girl scaled the rockface. Wow. Yay for claws, apparently. Sitting carefully, she put her hands behind her back and held her arms at an angle that masked her wings. She'd practiced the gesture in the mirror. The beak and feet would be enough for her young friend's first look at her.

Greer chuckled, raising a hand the ruffle Amaya's hair. "Aren't we eloquent today?"

Greer put an arm around the girl's shoulders, smiling warmly and hoping she wouldn't be too bothered by the wings that stretched down to her elbow. "That it is, but your change is still a little ways off now. No sense in worrying over things that haven't happened yet." She marveled at herself, amazed how easily she fell into mother-figure mode. The hawk must have decided Amaya was part of her pack. Thank goodness - feeling compelled to chase the girl out of 'her territory' would have killed her.

Greer rubbed the girl's back, enjoying the role of comforter. It seemed to be easier to deal with someone else's problems instead of her own these days. "What's been bothering you in particular?"

She smiled sadly, nodding. These worries she understood. "Considering the circumstances we're all in, I think you're entitled. You should have heard the stuff I said to Sean that first day after changing... geez. I have no idea why he was so nice and put up with me, but he did say some very wise things. Ramble all you want little one, but remember that changing on the outside doesn't have to mean changing on the inside. When my hands turn into wings I'll probably lose the ability to do most of the things I love to do, but I'll still be me." Greer tapped Amaya lightly on the nose. "As long as Amaya Vaughan looks out at the world from those emerald eyes, no amount of scales can take anything away you want to keep. And with the power of a good bonfire I bet you could see the stars again."