Headcanon songs - The Claidi Journals
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At midnight, and midnight came so quickly, the CLOCK does something magical. Not much warning. The band stopped playing. And everyone in the square, following the lead of the local Peshambans, raised their heads to look at the CLOCK. Suddenly there was a strange noise, like a gigantic key turning in a lock. And then tinkly music began to drift down from the tall white tower.
The three figures on the CLOCK started to move. The girl twirled, dancing as I had. The man bowed and stretched out his hand to stroke the horse with the crystal horn, which, at that moment opened its wings. And then they glided away behind the CLOCK, and other figures emerged from the other side. There was an old man leaning on a stick, and an Old Lady in a high headdress, and a monstrous beast. It had the body of a lion, a tail like three snakes knotted together, and the head of a bird. The old man regally raised his stick in greeting, and the Old Lady raised her slender hands. And the beast opened its mouth and fire came out, cascades of yellow sparks. In the crowd below lots of people cried out in surprise. But the Peshambans only sighed with joy, looking up with loving eyes at the CLOCK that was their god.
- Wolf Tower, chapter 14
