• "It wouldn't be the first time. His talons submerged within my flesh. But on this occasion, I welcomed him. He lifted me, through the clouds, ascending towards the heavens. To his home. Racing meteors, hailing even the rings of Saturn, adorned with atoms left from split suns. And on he flew. His breathing never slowing, yet mine seeming to stand halt in my throat, apprehended by the sights that graced themselves before me. The air chilled and time, albeit brief, took rest for one second. This is my new home, he proclaimed. So be it."