virginiagreeneart:virginiagreene:“Rikriiki clenched her bill as the tailor’s wife tutted, picked out
virginiagreeneart:virginiagreene:“Rikriiki clenched her bill as the tailor’s wife tutted, picked out the last row of stitches, and began them again. If the young knight had known what going to get a hole patched would involve, she would have just learned to sew herself.She noticed the tailor scrutinizing her left Talon. The artificial claws gleamed in the faint daylight. They hadn’t seen battle yet, but by God’s feathers, they soon would. Her heart raced at the thought.‘The stitching on these bracers is uneven,’ the tailor announced.She’d had enough. ‘The stitching doesn’t need to be even!’ she cried, raising her crest. “The blades need only be sharp, to spill the blood of our enemies!’The tailor sniffed and picked up a needle. ‘And that’s why you’re a soldier, not a seamstress. Hold still.’”#inktober #inktober2016 #inktoberday4 #day4 #bird #fantasy #americanrobin #rubythroatedhummingbird #birdart #ink #fantasybirds #worldbuilding #storytellingReblargh to side blargh for relevanceReblogged from main blog! Yesterday’s Inktober. This one was a little more complex and I definitely learned a lot… not quite what I envisioned either but that’s the game when you work with traditional materials. -- source link