LMM 405: Swoop

Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the thrill-seeker.

405
Swoop

“Oh, man! Oh, wow!” Josheb ran ahead, leaping onto the wall edging the long drop to the beach.

Sonnet hurried after, protective as ever. Jacques took his sweet time.

Suuzu, in truest form, banked into a showy turn that revealed Nonny and Akira clasped in his talons. He swooped to cheers, then beat his wings, suspending them for a moment before dropping his passengers into the sea.

“Nonny always goes with a buddy,” Jacques explained. “He’s not our strongest swimmer, but he can never get enough ….”

But Josheb wasn’t listening.

“Over here! Suuzu!” Josheb whistled and waved. “Do me!”


Posted: May 9, 2022
Prompt: “never enough,” suggested by Sanj
Words: 100


Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.

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