[Mkguild] Patrol XIII

[C. Matthias]

>I approached a new tree and instead of using my 
>hatchet I pressed my hand against it. My claws 
>slid into the wood with ease, like sliding my 
>hand into water. I stuck my left hand a little 
>further up the trunk, into the wood.
>"I wonder..." I unhooked my hands and then undid 
>the wraps over my feet. I now had to look at the 
>ugly, gangly things my pristine feet had become. 
>No matter. I again gripped the trunk with my 
>hands and then wrapped my feet around the bottom.
>'Oh gods if you are out there please don't let 
>me die!' I raised my right hand and dug back 
>into the wood. Then my left. I kept my feet 
>wrapped partially around the trunk and scooted myself up the tree.
>"No way no way nowaynoway" I chanted as I slowly 
>inched my way up the tree. I ducked out of the 
>way of branches, not always easy. Every second I 
>climbed I was shaking with fear.
>And yet I kept climbing. My claws kept me lashed 
>to the wood and never once did I come close to 
>falling. I moved my altered limbs as though I 
>had been born with them. The bark tore at my 
>dress and rubbed badly against my belly. But I didn't feel it.
>"This is amazing." I giggled and looked down. 
>Big mistake, the ground was so far away and the 
>world began spinning. I clutched the tree a lot 
>tighter. "Okay, that's a long drop but..." A 
>rook crowed, which drew my attention. I saw it 
>flying just above the tree tops, so much closer to me.
>"But it's still amazing. I'm so high up and this 
>is amazing." Just above my head was a thick tree 
>branch. I pulled myself up onto it, digging both 
>of my hands deep as I could into the bark.
>"This...wow..." Now the forest stretched out for 
>me in every direction. Lines of trees 
>crisscrossing. I could see the forest floor, 
>trembling and shaking as creatures crawled under 
>them. I could see owls perched in shadows on top 
>of trees and sparrows hopping between branches.
>Spider-webs glistened like silver in the damp 
>morning light. Every noise echoed through the 
>forest and the light filtered through the canopy 
>in white beams. For a second I lost myself in this. But only a second.Â

Yay, a moment of brightness for James!  He 
learned that his new body can do something he 
never could do before!  Nice description of it.  :-)

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias