Ravens were flying within the sky, weaving their way through the branches. Racing the other to see who would make it to the lake deep within the woods first.
“It’s noooooo fair. Yer wings are bigger so ye fly faster!” Exclaimed a white raven named Alune. She was the youngest of this race. Freed just a short time ago from bandits who wished to sell her.
“Haha, what can I say. I wasn’t a raven for long myself.” retorted Lonu, another of the ravens darting through the foliage. He was previously a spirit of these woods before his portion was burned down during a previous attack of a dark guild. He felt he was left with nothing and his resentment was cursing a nearby village with failing harvest. Lumikki, a budding mage at the time quelled the inferno. So when she met with the spirit at last, soothing him was possible and in his lonesome he wanted to join her. Previously a scorched and blazing spirit that fell into a black blob in his calming, he took the moment to form wings and beak so he may be but one of her ravens.
“It seems I have you both beat in form and prowess! Chuckled and chimed another of the ravens. “But of course I would, I am my Revna’s best adviser!” Trygve, Lumikki’s first raven companion. Was a stray bird that happened to be the first to be charmed by her. Following her out of curiosity and kinship. When soon after Lumikki had been granted the ability to speak to her fellow ravens, he was elated. Taking the opportunity to monopolize her attention and regard. See he is a young bird himself and he sought a purpose. Becoming her primary raven for information and advisement made him feel validated. But sadly he was naive and proud, and so he struggles to be respected by other ravens of the flock. His boastful nature often getting him teased and disregarded. It was a thing he would have to work through if he wanted to be Lumi’s Huginn and Munnin.
The finally raven in the sky gliding was Lumikki herself. She enjoyed this form as it was one that hid her away, but this form was also the first to grant her wings. Her family on her mother’s side were raven Demi-humans. A ring passed down within her family had granted them raven form. And with this Lumi and her kin had taken to the skies for generations.
It was a close race, Lumi managing to win but just barely. Trygve was the close second, then Lonu and Alune. The white raven groaning from her loss but the forest spirit laughed from his merriment.
Lumikki had been quite busy as of late, so this was a nice time among them. They perched within some branches just above the water, taking the moment to rest.
“Aye, yer giving me such a run for me jewel! But seeing as I was the one to win, I get the stone we found prior!” the cheeky daemon chuckling from her victory and the other birds content enough.