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This is a journal for Sioned to use as she coaxes her Fenthry out of its feather and has lots of fun adventures with it.

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07/18/04

Today was my first day with my feather. I have not named her yet as I wish to get to know her. D-chan was nice enough to give me a ribbon yesterday, a nice royal blue one. I've used that to braid my hair and tie the feather into. I feel safer keeping the feather in my hair then say carring it. I don't think i'd lose it but i don't want to take the chance. Unfortunatly I was gone and I haven't really spend alot of time with her, but tomorrow is a new day and we'll be able to spend all of it together. I look forward to showing her the lair. I'm not quite sure how she'll react since she is still a feather...but i know she will understand the feelings that i convey to her. I'm so excited. This will be amazing and a new experience just as it is with every new animal i look after.
But now for bed. To make sure i won't crush her I've taken her out and have laid her on her own pillow. I trust Tyr and LaShandra to take care and not play with her.
Until tomorrow.

07/19/04

Well eventually i got enough of my paperwork done for the day that i was able to go outside. I feel awkward trying to speak to my fenthry without addressing it. I need a name. I hope tonight it will come to me. We went out to the pond today, its a favorite spot to be in the summer since it is so damn hot. I asked her if she'd like to swim and i got now responce. So I was a little worried about what to do. I went into the water and swam for a bit but then i felt guilty leaving her on the grass by the pond. So i decided i'd take a chance. I took her and placed her gently on the pond where she floated. And it was amazing. The feather started to move in slow circles. As close to swimming as you can get being a feather. I was so relieved that i didn't make a huge mistake. But i think she would know that it was in my best intentions.
I think before bed tonight i will have a talk with her about her name. She should have some sort of decision in this of course. If i get any vibes from her that would be the time. Well i'll see what happens.
That was pretty much my day. Full of paperwork and swimming.

07/24/04

Krähe loves riding on Tyr's back. She can actually blend in quite well with his feathers sometimes and it makes it hard to see. I haven't let her fly on his back tho. I'm a little worried about that. Its not that i don't trust Tyr, hes pretty good at flying now. But you never know. Krähe seems to like dancing. I was a little embarassed the other day when she caught me dancing to music while I was cleaning. But she seemed amused and actually tried to copy me. It was cute, so i didn't mind. I felt alittle awkward after but i got over that pretty quickly. She also likes jumping on my bed. Its gets her close to flying. I'm not sure how to teach her to fly. But like Tyr, its already in her blood so i guess i don't really have to. But i'm sure she'll want to go flying with Tyr when she can.
I hate to rush my creatures to speak. But I didn't do that with LaShandra and she is not very verbal, she only speaks when she has to. But atleast she is rather creative in ways to express her self otherwise. But sometimes i feel as if it was my fault. So I'm going to encourage Krähe to speak. Which she seems to be doing or atleast trying to. She still mumbles but at least now it is easier to make out what she is trying to say.

08/07/04

Its been awhile since I’ve written in there. But we’ve done a lot. Krähe and I have visited the shop a few times while I’m shopping in town. She has made a few friends, which I’m glad she has been able to see some other fen. She is quite fascinated with Wraith and I’m not sure if she is just amazed with him or possibly has a crush on him. But she seems to young to be feeling such things so I’m going to assume that she just likes his friendly nature. I have yet to bring up the topic of love and breeding…but I suppose I should eventually. But there is other things that I must tell her about first. Anyways back to what I was talking about. She accepts everyone she meets as friends. Which I suppose is a good attitude to have. She has only shown dislike to one other person as far as I can tell. Sakura. Another fen. She is rather turned off by her displays of violence and aggression. They have never met before but apparently the first time she saw her made quite an impression.
She speaks wonderfully now. I’m very proud. Now we’re working on flying. Tyr has been excellent with her. I’m almost starting to think that he sees himself as her father. They have been practicing everyday. He takes her for rides on his back and shows her as best as he can how to fly. I think its something that you learn on your own. But it doesn’t hurt to try and help. Her wings are strong but I think her problem is that she doesn’t know how to distribute her weight properly so that she can balance in the air. She can somewhat float. But her movement is only upward and she cannot change directions yet. But it shouldn’t be too much longer until that happens.

08/11/04

It was crappy outside again today. Its been rather miserable lately and i'm starting to wonder if my summer is over already. This did not please Krahe and even LaShandra was a little restless. I didn't really have much for them to do inside. I tried to teach them how to paint but the brushes are rather large for Krahe, so i'll have to go searching for some of my smaller ones. This seemed to entertain them for a bit, but then they ran out of ideas and it slowly died. I tried to get them to help me clean as my house is so dusty and papers are everywhere but that didn't fly and i suppose i'm not surprised. Half the time i don't even know where things belong...
Well i hope tomorrow ends up better...we could use some sunshine and a change of pace.

08/18/04

I found Krahe a smaller paint brush, that we also customized so that it was her size. She still likes using the larger paint brushes for what i like to call her abstract art. I've lined my house now with her images. Shandra likes to do this as well. Krahe has no pattern she practically paints everything. She needs some practice tho. I can't always tell what she is trying to paint. She is very excited about this tho and I can tell this is a hobby that she will keep. Once she gets better i'll actually buy some canvas for her. She did a picture of tyr which look nice. She gave it to him and it sits beside his bed.
She is not a big fan of the rain. I love rain but i suppose since we've had so much of it it can get sickening. She hides in my cloak when we must go outside.
Actually today she painted herself red. I don't know why. But she thought it was pretty funny. She really likes bright colors and i think sometimes she wishes she was more colorful. But i like her the way she is...and i wouldn't trade her for anything.