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Cherry had made it into Forchanka village within a good fourty-five minutes after leaving the family farm. Luckily his family lived about a mile between the main Harmony village and Forchanka so he was quick to get to the village even at a slow pace as he had been going. He had just entered into the Crotsy tree grove. He usually set up shop in this area to better help sell his produce to the busy villagers that wandered through the beautiful area. He had parked his cart on the side of the pathway where he had started to pull his items off to the small stand that he used to sell his stuff. He also took this time to let his horses and the young foals he was selling today to drink out of the lake nearby to help replenish their strength. He then tied their reigns to the side of the cart after making sure the cart wouldn't roll away.

His cheek flushing slightly as he finished organizing the last of the produce into the stall and making sure the hens that were also for sale as well as the ducks and other fowl were fed and able to relax while they waited to be bought by people that would enjoy having a few new hens in their chicken coop. Once it was all set up he started to write out the items he had for sale and then placed the sign in front of the cart as he sat on it and waited for someone to come by and ask about the items he was selling. Alexander and Alyna sitting on the back of the cart as they shook their little toy arms to try and get people to stop and look at the offered wares for sale. Meanwhile Noblisse was currently playing with the foals as a way of distracting herself during the work that her master was currently doing.

Cherry sat there silently as he helped what customers he got that were going down the line of stalls that had set up near him. His large violet eye watching what happened around him as he helped the small children that wandered by to pick out the freshest produce that their parents had asked them to get from the stalls. Some of the children being regulars to his stall since they knew how delicious the fruits and vegetables from his farm were. He put them in cloth bags before offering them to the small customers who then payed him with the money that their parents had given them to get ingredients for the days meals.He though blinked his rather large eye when he noticed an older male coming over after looking at the different wares of other shops. He blinked curiously as the other seemed interested in the hens at the moment.

When he admitted his interest in the hens it made Cherry nod as he walked over and gently touched the cages that kept the hens safely inside. "Everything here at my stall is from my families farm over in the Harmony tribes Farmlands north of this village. We are known for growing and raising healthy produce and live stock as well." he said gently before looking down at the hens that currently were making soft coos and bawks as they were being looked at. "Is there a specific hen you like. They are still young. Hatched a few months back so they would be good for raising in a new coop and great for breeding or just laying eggs. We also have two young roosters that are for sale as well. And a few foals if your interested in a horse." he said gently as he motioned to the foals that were currently prancing around while staying tied to the cart but with a long rope to allow them some freedom to play and mingle with the older horses he used for transport.

Cherry blinked as he heard the question. He looked around before his eyes landed on a young hen that was covered in brown and white feathers. "This one is rather docile. She loves games though,. Enjoys playing tag with someone. She kinda acts more like a dog then a chicken really." he said gently before he noticed that the male seemed interested in the snow owl that he had on display. It made him smile slightly when she seemed to take interest in the silver haired customer. He watched as the male seemed interested in her as well. When he was asked her name he smiled and walked over to touch the side of the bird cage where the small snow owl started to rub against his fingers with her head.

"This is Snowflake. She is a rather compassionate little owl. I was actually going to keep her but my parents told me i needed to let her go to a good home where she could be able to mingle with those that would take better care of her. We have to many animals on the farm and an owl is a lot of responsibility compared to regular birds. Snowflake's mother was found by my brothers who brought her back to the farm due to her injured wing. Before we knew it we had three little eggs being lain in our barn and one of them turned out to be little Snowflake. Her siblings are over here but they aren't as sociable as She is." he said pointing to the other owls in stock over to the left a few cages from Snowflake who were fluffing their feathers in anger for being in the cages. He hoped whoever chose them would take good care and train them well. Snowflake was so much more gentle then her siblings were though. So he knew she would go to a good home rather fast.

Cherry smiled when he saw how the other male reacted to the name. Snowflake seeming to like the greeting as well as she cooed gently and fluffed her feathers happily. It made Cherry smile lightly since he knew she was such a gentle little bird. He hadn't really been paying attention when a group of kids came over to look at the livestock he had for sale. But when he heard one of them suddenly say to free them his eye grew wide as he tried to react to it only to see the birds suddenly dash off on the ground or fly in the air. His eye blinking in shock and nervousness as he looked at the birds that had flown away. Two of them beeing Snowflakes siblings while Snowflake was still sitting in her cage not really doing much at the moment even though the door to her bird cage was open. His eye started to show a look of panic when the male had taken his hand and started to pull him along. He looked back to Alexander and Alyna who were starting to fling their little toy hands around in anger for what the kids had done. But when they saw the look on Cherry's face they seemed to relax and motion him to go get the birds back.

That was also when Snowflake flew out of her cage and landed on Cherry's shoulder. She could tell he was upset and she wanted to comfort him by nuzzling him on the side of his face. It made Cherry take deep breaths to calm himself as he reached up with his free hand and touched Snowflake on her side. "T..Thanks girl..." he said through big tears as he wasn't sure what to do. When the other male started to tell him and the kids who had released all the birds to go look for them he seemed to nod silently as he and Snowflake followed after the customer. He hoped they could find the birds soon. He knew some of them were still rather young and wouldn't be able to live on their own if they didn't find them.

Cherry was breathing more easily with each bird they found. When the other had used a spell to keep them all within a barrier of light so as not to lose them again, he let out a sigh of relief as he nodded when they split up to find the rest. Snowflake even helping as she let out soft coos to tell him which birds were on the ground as she flew over them. Circling them in the air to help Cherry find them. When they had gotten alot of them in the barrier of light he counted them with his fingers before nodding. "Looks like we got all of the ones that can't fly" he said letting out a happy sigh before he looked over at the silver haired male who was now sprouting wings from his back.

His eye growing wide in awe. He had never seen such beautiful wings before. It had surprised him. He wondered what exactly this mans lineage was. If he had such beautiful blue wings he had to be from a beautiful species. He wanted to ask but when the other had held his hand out and asked him to fly up with him. His cheeks flushed before nodding as he took hold of the others hand. Snowflake already flying around in the sky searching for any of the birds that were hanging out in the trees she recognized. "I think Snowflake found one. She's circling that tree up there." he said as he looked up. Holding onto the others arm hoping he wouldn't be to much weight for the other to fly with.

Cherry smiled when he saw how Snowflake and Leon was working together to corner and capture the run away birds. When the one bird had flown into their arms. Cherry reached out and gently touched the bird on its belly feathers to try and calm it. "Shhh. Its alright now. Once we get the others we will all return to safety..okay..." he said gently in a very calming voice which the bird seemed to react to in a gentle coo like sound before it relaxed enough to sit still in Leon's arm.

When he felt the other holding him closer though his cheeks flushed a deeper red before he nodded. Laughing a little nervously due to a realization. "I..Im alright...t..though...Cyclops, even ones like me...aren't meant to be in the air. Kinda nerving really." he said laughing slightly due to the fact he found himself having a rather small panic attack in his mind which made him hold onto Leon a little tighter.

When Snowflake let out another cooing sound he looked ahead to see she had spotted her siblings who had flown up to meet her. This made him relax alittle more. "Waterfall and Lily are found. Thank goodness. With the the two of them found Snowflake will make sure they stay with us. She's kind of the one of the three that keeps a close eye on her siblings." he said before Waterfall and LIly started to circle around as well with Snowflake who had started to use her siblings as trackers as well.

Cherry smiled when the other had smiled back at him. Though when the three snow owls seemed to find a pairing of birds he blinked as they flew closer to see the three owl siblings had landed on the tree branch that the pair of bird were currently sitting on. His eye blinking confused before he looked past the bird couple to see that there was an orphaned hatch-ling just sitting there in a nest rather frightened. Cherry's eye softening at the sight as he smiled at the two birds that had been watching over it protectively.

"Its alright...we won't hurt the little one." he said gently after hearing Leon's words towards the birds as well. He was about to reach out with his hand when his eye grew wide at the cracking sound and before he could reach the birds nest it was falling down to earth along with the broken branch as the birds who could fly were now flapping their wings above them while the two birds were squawking in a panic at the sight of the little one falling in danger.

When he heard what Leon said he nodded and held tightly onto Leon's torso. Staring at the nest as the poor little bird was calling out in fear as it seemed to fall closer and closer to the ground. When they had gotten close enough, Cherry reached out as best he could with his one hand and took hold of the nests bottom. His body flinching at the feel of the twigs puncturing his hand due to how fast it had been flying downward. But when he opened his eye he was happy to see the baby chick was safe in the next and still in a bit of a panic.