#au!mouse

Climbing out a window, across a roof, and down the trellis was not as easy as all those books about adventure and rogues made it sound. If the prince didn’t have a few years of experience doing such a thing, this certainly would have ended in a broken bone or two. 

The prince (Prince Logan Arenz, if formalities were required) padded across the kitchen rooftop in soft-soled boots. Waiting until the watchman below passed by, they clambered down the ivy-covered wall. “Yes!” 

Finally, free to relax. It was so hard to just breathe inside the castle walls, especially lately. So much talk of the neighboring countries and peace treaties and the possibility of being married off (the prince shuddered). It was stifling, and right now they just really wanted an escape from it. 

Better get to the gardens quick. The prince flipped up their hood and turned around, nearly smacking into someone. His face wasn’t familiar, but the prince knew he was one of the knights.

Mouse's species is a humanoid creature called a pinna. The wings are normal for them. Mouse's problem is that they are considered a runt- their wingspan is pretty small, and they are limited mostly to gliding or coasting off tall objects. Hovering or sustained flight is very difficult and wears Mouse out quickly.

Mouse's people are sometimes born with a elemental talent. Mouse is gifted with the ability to conjure or control fires.

Due to their inability to fly well, Mouse fell behind the rest of their flock and took to living alone. They are nervous around strangers because they know some people hunt down pinna or capture them for zoos/freak shows.

They stiffened up, as if nervous, then took a deep breath and leapt into the open air. The wings flapped frantically, only managing to slow the twenty foot plummet from the tree. "No!"