Chapter 19
"Lilith! NO!" I cried, falling, trying to get up, but my wings were frozen.
I was a mess.
I flapped and flapped.
"Augh!"
A gust of wind brought my feathers upwards.
I little bit of wind to help you, young 'un... Said the voice.
It began to warm up...
And a little bit of heat to melt the frozen feathers...
And my wings tilted upwards, the breeze at my back.
And now, you're the first ever chicken to glide...
I rose higher, thanks to the wind. I was high, above the trees.
Suddenly, the shore appeared below me. I saw a small figure there.
"Thank you, wind and heat. You may depart." I said, then the cold and the stillness of the air returned. I was able to get down.
"Sage?" She asked, looking at the creek.
"It's me." I said. I ran, but she ran to the bank.
"Lilith! Help!" There was another golden one. Another gold rooster, caught in the current.
"No, Lilith! I'm Sage!" I ran to her.
"No, you're not! That's Sage!" She jumped in the creek for the other Sage. I jumped in after her.
"No! It's not him! It's me! I yelled. "I'll tell you anything about you! I know everything about you!" I gently pulled her away from the waterfall.
"When did my coop burn down?" She asked, over the roar of the waterfall.
"When we were 8 months old!" I yelled, crying now.
"WR--wait... you are Sage..." She looked at me. "You've got a broken beak, it is you!" She cried. "We've got to get up there!"
"No. It doesn't matter. We're going to die. At least I'll die, knowing that you are with me. I'll be looking for you." I said. Unfearful. Unafraid.
"You're a soldier, fighting in a battle, looking for freedom again. You're not going to give up just yet!"