Adonia beamed proudly as Renny complimented her abilities.
A bright cheerful laugh spouted from the little lioness cub as she chased after the two wisps. She heard Renny laughing and it was absolutely infectious and she found herself laughing like an idiot as she ran with tears in her eyes chasing the wisps around the clearing. The little cub was laughing so hard her front paws tangled with themselves and she went tumbling haunches over head right onto her back in the dirt, where she lay laughing hysterically.
Finally as she caught her breath and started to sit up, she caught sight of the trail of mushrooms. The girl let out a surprised gasp and approached them curious as she poked at one with a tentative paw. Squatting down she looked at the mushrooms curious.
James skid to a halt as Adonia fell, ready to come to her aid, but all he heard was more giggling. He turned and smiled, watching her with a raised eyebrow before trotting over. A wisp floated forward to boop Adonia's snout, making him laugh softly.
He flushed just a bit at the thought of him, thinking about his adorable little spots, his eyes when he smiled... sigh~.
With a sweep of his wings across the ground, glowing mushrooms blood from the soil, spreading further and dotting the whole clearing. With the dim of the jungle, it was beautiful. No, more than beautiful... incredible.
James stared at his handiwork with pride, and looked at Adonia, eyes soft,
Adonia lay flat on her back on the ground her paws limp over her body as she laughed hysterically. She was laughing so hard she seemed to be having trouble breathing. Finally as Renny walked over to her and gazed down at her she grinned up at him wide enough to show teeth.
The girl looked on at the mushrooms absolutely dazzled by the different colored mushrooms. Reaching out with a tentative paw she poked one of the mushroom caps.
Adonia looked at Renny and watched him as he practiced his magic. She smiled brightly as she nodded. Taking a deep breath the girl closed her eyes and focused as she let it out. She turned herself inward and searched for that brilliant green magic. It came easily to her as it seemed to do so more often now. Slowly she guided the magic down and out of all four of her paws, trying to urge more than one plant to grow at a time. She was quite successful in this venture, as small flower buds grew up around her paws, even a small tree sapling grew from the earth. As her magic worked a green flash burst from her forehead.
Adonia opened her eyes and gazed down at her paws, all four of them surrounded by newly budded plant life. It was as if someone had sprinkled super miracle grow around her paws, as even the grass looked lusher and greener. She looked up at Renny pride in her eyes as she grinned. She had done just what she had set out to do! The little cub bound forward pressing her head into the horse's front leg purring heavily.
James hummed and looked down,
He ate a bad mushroom once... it was not good.
He watched as her magic pushed into the ground, encouraging hidden seedlings to grow, to emerge. He laughed and pushed his head against the lion cub, chest puffing out with pride.
James smiled and stepped back, breathing in and then out, gesturing at the mushrooms, glowing a soft blue,
That slime from before... he could do that. The blue slime appeared before his hooves, making a small puddle of it. He gestured to it and looked up at Adonia.
Adonia looked from the mushrooms to Renny curiously as he explained that he had made them to glow not be food. She hummed and sat up still looking at the glowing trail. They looked tasty but she wasn’t going to eat them if he wasn’t sure they were edible.
Adonia sat for a moment thinking as Renny said he could make some that they could eat, and then she was jumping up excitedly with his next words.
The little lioness beamed happily as Renny bumped her. She had done it! She had made plants bud around her paws, all of them! She pranced excitedly for a second but stopped as soon as she realized she may be trampling the plants. With that she leaped to the side and away from the plants. Leaning down she inspected the plants for damage.
The little lioness stood listening to Renny explain about the mushrooms.
Adonia stood listening to Renny explain and watched as he showed the new fungal antiseptic. The girl stood for a moment but took a deep breath and focused. First she pictured the roots of the mushroom, then the pearly white stalk, then she moved to the domed brown cap. She pulled for her magic but in a different way, and pushed it down into the ground. And between her paws sprouts a small brown mushroom with a white stalk. Adonia looked up at Renny grinning broadly.
He watched her carefully, watching the fungus grow. A smile spread across his face and he smiled wide, eyes crinkling.
James tried again, focusing on growing one big mushroom instead. He focused on the glowing blue mushroom, the stalk growing taller, the cap widening. It was bigger than Adonia by the time he stopped, a satisfied smile on his face.
Adonia smiled broadly as Renny said he was glad to hear she wouldn’t abuse her Fungal powers. She knew it was wrong to hurt others unless you were hunting for food, so using her mushrooms to hurt others was in the same category. She would probably stumble on the deadly mushrooms by accident, and probably other kinds if she wasn’t careful.
Adonia opened her eyes and looked down at the delicate little mushroom. It had a fat dome top and a thick cream colored stalk. She crouched down observing her first ever mushroom, it had been different when she used her magic. It had been green, but somehow a different shade of green. So she knew now when she wanted to use this spell to look for the off green magic connected to the fungal wake spell.
Adonia watched Renny for a moment. She watched as he cast another spell, this one making a blue mushroom. A very large blue glowing mushroom. Her eyes widened and her mouth came open a bit as she gasped excitedly.
James laughed and kneeled down, hugging her tightly with his wings. He pulled her close to his chest and nuzzled the top of her head, kissing her fur gently.
He loved all of his children with everything he had. Pegasus, Sprig, Adonia, Amaryllis, Abraxas... and his first children, Comet and Sun. He loved them all so much.
Slowly, he stood, rubbing his face gently,
He was the only father they all had now, and that was a lot of pressure for one person. Now that Sun and Comet were grown and caring for them, it was a lot better, but still.
Adonia purred loud and hard as she snuggled into Renny’s chest as he hugged her. She liked these, Sun gave them too and she always liked the feeling of having his arms around her. Though this was a different way to hug, Renny used his wings but that was okay. The hug was just as warm and loving as she could ever hope for.
Though she couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to have a hug from her Daddy’s full fluffy mane, what he would feel like to have his strong paws gently resting on her little body. A twinge of sadness entered the little girl’s heart as she snuggled tighter against Renny. She couldn’t help but feel the sadness of a loss she had lost before had ever been hatched. As Renny spoke softly she smiled fondly though with a tint of sadness.
She backed up a few steps as she felt Renny begin to stand. She wanted to be able to look at him in the face rather than talk to his knees. She tilted her head to the side as he spoke, unsure of what he meant.
Adonia perked up instantly as Renny encouraged her to keep working with her magic. She nodded quickly grinning brightly up at him. She wondered what spell she should work with next. Then she thought it would be best to start at square one and make a big pretty flower. Moving to a new spot in the clearing not too far away from the large glowing blue mushroom, Nia took a place and closed her eyes as she focused taking a deep breath. The girl let the breath out slowly as she searched inward for the brilliant green magic that she was so familiar with. It came easily and she found that it was much easier to control. Slowly she pulled it and urged it down out of her front paws. Between her paws three tall green stems emerged from the ground. At their tops hung a large red bud.
A bright giggle left the little girl as she opened her eyes and looked down at the three flower buds standing at nose height with her. The girl quickly turned her head and looked to Renny for approval, and then back to her flower buds. Next she would make them bloom, but that would require another spell cast a different more refined spell cast.
James set his head down as he watched the stalks grow from the ground, and he couldn't be prouder. A smile spread across his face as he looked at Adonia, chest swelling.
They were all just full of surprises. Pleasant ones, thankfully.