"You're a jerk," he growled.
"And you owe me a head start for the dent you put in my beak."
I tore into the air before he could answer. Past the branches and leaves, I surfaced into the fresh, clean air. I could feel my heart beating fast, and my head buzzed with what was either elation or a brain injury. I hadn't climbed this high all day. From that height, I saw our territory, Sadalin. There are more gryphon territories throughout the world, but ours was the only one for many, many miles. Our beautiful, beautiful Sadalin.
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That was a really short excerpt from "Dirt Enduring", the EPS-based novel I am working on for NaNoWriMo. My page