Today was the first day of classes. Karal was quite pleased, because having nothing he needed to do felt rather odd.
Not, however, as odd as waking up to see the Valdemaran history he'd been reading
nesting next to the bed. And clucking. And apparently quite determined to set on the balled up piece of paper it had found on the floor.
His inability to quite believe what he was seeing - and hearing - didn't seem to bother it.
Karal went into the common area to fetch a cup of tea and returned to find the book chicken had somehow incorporated his pillowcase into its nest. Which made it easy to scoop it up and carry it outside.
Settling it safely against a rock, he - after some fumbling - kindled a fire and sat down to watch it. "How in Vkandis' name are you making those noises? You're a book!"
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