Summer Cookout

“What’re you doing with that thingamajig?”

Cadence hooted in fright and very nearly dropped the cast-iron pot full of water that she’d been dragging up the rocks from the sea. The pot, which she’d swiped from a human encampment a while back, was her prized possession….Too bad it was just so heavy! “N-nothing!” she stammered as she turned and tried to hide the pot with her fluffy bulk. The other griffon, a harpy eagle mix by the looks of it, seemed to be somewhat older and larger than her, and if it came to a squabble she wasn’t sure how she’d be able to keep her ground. But at least the newcomer wore a friendly smile.

“Looks like one of those human things.”

“Uhhhhh….”

“I love human things! Can I help?”

“…..I guess so? As long as you promise not to tell anyone about it.”

“Promise!”

As it turned out, Zephyr, as the other griffon identified herself, was a huge help and a wonderful (if a tad enthusiastic) companion. Together, the two hauled the heavy pot up to a small cave and set it up with a small fire (something that Cadence had managed to puzzle out how to make after watching the humans do it), then gathered as many turtle eggs as they could find to dump into what Cadence hoped would be a fine soup.

However, this was the first time Cadence had been able to attend the festival in the evening (since her parents had always insisted on going home early when she was younger), and she had no idea what to expect with the coming of dark. So when the sun began to sink and the soup suddenly flared into sparkling blue brilliance she did what most startled owls and cats would do—she poofed. Much to Zephyr’s amusement, and her own mortification. Though she did get back at Zephyr later by eating most of the soup.


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FINALLY FINISHED~

This is the first background I've painted in MONTHS, and the most complicated one I've ever finished. I have to say I'm rather proud of it, even if I think the griffs' poses are a tad boring. Oh well~

Was SO excited to get Zephyr as Cadence's partner for the Turtle Festival. These two seem to be surprisingly similar in more ways than one. Zee and Cee are gonna be best buds for LYFE. <3

_{Zephyr is (c) ~Sentinel-Nyx
Cadence and art are (c) me}