Winglet : Isolation

Chapter 7: Day 8

"Oh. Huh." Prince Fin put a talon over his chin. "But surely they are almost as big as a great white shark though. And the way they swam towards me. I'm thought for sure I was a goner."

"Right. And that will be the end of famous Prince Fin, who gracefully sacrifice his life for honour of our tribe. And a big pearl that seem woven out of thin air."

And then off they went. Prince Fin chased his little brother around trying to smack him with his wing while Prince Turtle swam through cracks and currents, dodging the incoming assault. A rare moment of happy scales flashed above Rainbow as the two princes swam around the hallway.

Recent events had cause so much distress among the SeaWings, there were much less activity around the gathering hall. The energy they displayed here was quite a contrast. Especially noticeable for Prince Turtle. His gold glint eyes shone with energy of both joy and alive. Almost as if everything had gone back to normal.

Almost.

"Prince Fin! You mustn't-"

A bright flash down the hallway caught all their attention. A servant swam towards Prince Fin and flash softly with her wing blocking the view.

"What? Really!?"

Prince Fin stole a glance at Prince Turtle then back to servant. The servant nodded in response.

"Fin. I had tried to tell you-" Prince Turtle flashed.

"Sorry. I must go."

And then Prince Fin was gone. So does the gleams in the little prince eyes. The servant who came disappeared alongside with Prince Fin down the hallway. But just before the servant was out of sight, Rainbow thought she gave her a nasty look before turning the corner. Once again, the little prince slumbered into state of depressed. Or had his shoulder slummed even lower than before?

Like having a bite of the fattest and juiciest salmon you ever had; only to have it snatched away by a shark.

Rainbow gave an inner sigh as she continued her cleaning duty. Silently cursed the servant who had ruined the moment.

Speaking of servants. Rainbow started to notice the hostility from other servants as well. There hasn't been throwing any claws or talons yet. But the way they watched her as she was working. They looked as if they as saw a venomous man-o-war jellyfish, avoiding her at all cost. Giving her a sneering look that were none too worse than one she just received.

So be it. She thought. I'm here to work. Not to make friends.

But somehow those thoughts don't sound right to her.

"Rainbow."

Rainbow snapped herself from the threads of thought into view. Beside her was a SeaWing waiting for her to response.

"Oh! Hi Mako." She shook herself.

"I have been looking for you." Mako glanced around before adding. "Where is that prince you're taking care of?"

"Oh, he must have swum off somewhere." She flashed.

"You mean drifted off." Mako mocked. "The way he held himself like that. I don't think any self-respecting SeaWing would call it a swim."

"He's just a child."

"I know. I know. I'm just joking." She waved her talon dismissively. "On a more serious note, there is something I need to warn you about."