Gilded Cage

have a lot of personal space. My bed, the small table next to my bed and my wardrobe were all I had. I really did not understand what Lilian needed to help Georgi

nding the forest, I concluded that the forest was opened to apprentices too. I followed the path into the forest, after awhile I came to a small lake. The lake was as clear as

e bench beneath it. Tiny breeze swept through my hair as I sat there gazing at the lake, catching a

rd to find a spot to myself once I had entered the academy. You're always surrounded by people no matter if you want them to or not. All apprentice

past this bench. Sometimes, there were other apprentices coming to the lake as well, but they

shift into a bird for a while. Not that I could maintain in that form for an extended period of time. There had been many cases in my family in which some went insane because they stayed in their animal

ces thirsted for their tales of missions while my peers dreamed of their future through these new graduates. As for me? Dreams, I w

ew the lake was beautiful, but it looked absolutely stunning from the top. The water enticed you to fly closer and closer, to take a closer look of your reflection in this clear blue water. After flying around freely for a

y away, but this person was certainly someone who had experience with birds. He knew w

failure as a bird." T

he bench next to me. What a failure.My training with my family immediately kicked in.

many batches of apprentices came and go. He was not one of them. But his robe and sword were the things that gave him away. The robe was made of good and expensive

f me. "I have never seen you bef

om the bench! I didn't want to eat it! But if I refused would that be too stra

ts mouth. You're not afraid of me poisoning you, are you?" He smiled gentl

to birds. I tilted my head to the other side, pretended to stare intently at the seeds in his palm

would not die. Don't t

to hop around for awhile and then I flew away, flapping my wings as quickly as I could.