The lacy voices really got me into the mood of this. I wanted Aylili's life to seem fragile and yet beautiful.

Meh, semi-colons. I hate them and change them when Word tells me too.

Thanks for all the picks.

I wanted Nimbus' first appearance to be startling, bless him.

Aylili is arrogant - for me it's one of the big clues about her background. She may not talk, but her thought patterns are very like Nimbus'.

Sorry to be such a slowpoke getting back to you. You are a marvel *hugs*