Browtober


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limesparrow
Published
7 months, 26 days ago
Updated
6 months, 22 days ago
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Entry 9
Published 6 months, 26 days ago
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Browtober prompts, 2023! Many little drabbles.

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In The Shadows


Sookie moves through Harara, the city that never sleeps, with a slim package tucked into their jacket. They don’t know what this package is - only that it’s valuable enough that someone decided to hire the Courier’s Guild to move it quickly and quietly. That’s not to say that the Courier’s Guild doesn’t move regular everyday objects with the same level of care, but when someone requests the ole quick and quiet that usually means they specifically want the Courier Guild’s dedication to timeliness and discretion.

When it comes to all of those things, Sookie is simply one of the best in the business. They know the city like the back of their paw and move through easily at the best of times. Even now, in broad daylight, they sneak between shadows and vanish into the inky dark spaces between one location and the next to avoid the worst of the crowds. No one’s going to see them if they don’t want to be seen, that’s for sure.

Shadow-walking is an old skill they picked up ages ago, and it never stops coming in handy. It’s why they’re so good. Well, that and how they use it. They step one hindpaw into the deep, dark shadows of an alley and then they’re wading through an infinitesimal fraction of the abyss. It’s a shock to their system every time, but the magic in them has come to love the dark spaces in the shadows. They aren’t so arrogant as to say no one else can do what they can, but sometimes they feel singular in their abilities to vanish. Sometimes they wonder if anyone else really understands.