“It got cloudy quickly,” said Mini, rubbing her arms.
Aiden looked up. His eyes widened. “It’s not a cloud.”
Slowly, Aru raised her head. That teeny-tiny, itty-bitty,so-cute-I-just-wanna-squeeze-youswan was no longer itty-bitty. In fact, it had grown to the size of a three-story house. Its long white wings fanned out to either side, obscuring the sun. With a heavywhoosh, it landed right in front of them, blocking the door to Kamadeva’s abode. It cocked its head sharply to one side. The feathers on its long white neck bristled.
“No sudden movements,” Brynne said to them, holding up hermace.
Mini ignored her. She dug into her backpack and pulled out a half-eaten granola bar. She broke it in two and tossed it to the swan. The swan looked at the granola, looked at Mini, then looked back at the granola.
“It’s vegan?” offered Mini.
The swan raised one webbed black foot. And it crushed the granola into the dirt.
“But it’s an excellent source of fiber!”
Apparently the giant swandid not agree. With a loud, honkingsquawwwwk!it charged.
