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"Boo-yah, baby!"

The loud, raucous yell broke the relative calm of the forest meadow. For a few minutes, the yell hung on the air, a bodiless less burst of noise that seemed to come out of nowhere. But before long, the yell was followed by more sounds; the rush of wind, and wings, as in a blaze of black and white, Ausdauer raced in for a landing. With the wings of an angeni, he could soar high into the sky, far above the capabilities of wind or flutter. Many angenis enjoyed the peace of the quiet skies, but for Audsdauer, the heights were an opportunity for something more: skydiving. After flying as high as his wings would take him, he pulled them in...and dove.

It was a reckless undertaking, but once he'd decided it would be fun, there was no one that could talk him out of it. So far though, he'd managed to avoid becoming a blood splatter on the fields.

Today was no exception. With the ease of practice, just when it seemed that there was no way to land safely, Ausdauer fanned out all eight of his many wings at once and, gently, coasted into a landing. Perfect!

Another excellent landing, Audsdauer reflected with no small amount of pride. He'd never cared much about being graceful, but he'd always liked to be the best. Whether it was speed or strength, the height of his flight, or the grace of his landing, he loved to know that he was superior, both to others he encountered and his own past performances. Whenever he succeeded, the resulting ego boost was enough to carry him along in an excellent mood for hours.

This had been a clean landing, and he was more than satisfied with the results. "You are getting to be quite good at that, Ausdauer you old boy," he said in a very self satisfied tone. "And what's more, you barely even broke a sweat while doing it!" Grinning, he swept back his mane with one of his back wings, then ran another over his head wings to settle his feathers. That was a downside of his rapid fire falls, they tended to muss him up a bit.

Having decided he was decent enough, Ausdauer settled down to the newest business at hand: grazing. As he'd descended, he'd noticed no one else in the meadow; that was enough for him to accept that he was alone.