Welcome to Gaia! ::

The big rock at the river's edge was the best place to watch for fireflies. Iofiel lay on top of it, paws tucked under his chest; the sun's warmth hadn't yet faded from the stone, and from here he had an excellent view of the grasses in the meadow. The deepening dusk crept out of the edges of the forest as the pink and purple shades in the sky faded down towards the horizon, and the burble and rush of the river was joined by the voices of night birds and the faraway yipping of an animal somewhere.

Iofiel watched with quiet contentment as tiny points of yellow light began to flicker in the grass and rise into the air. Like the stars emerging in the sky as the sunset faded, the fireflies were awakening and coming out to dance.

"I'll get you!" a voice said from somewhere nearby in the dark. Iofiel's ears flicked up with surprise, and he sat up - just in time to get a paw in the face. "Ow," he protested, and shook his head. "Did I do something? If I'm trespassing, I apologize," he added. The other Wish - a very pretty female, now that he could actually get a look at her - hadn't sounded angry, but he couldn't figure out what he was being whacked for.

"I didn't realize you were here," he admitted. "I hope I haven't offended you."