@Senkrads I know this isn’t great, mainly as it’s something I’ve literally just wrote, but I love your hawk race so much I wanted to do a little bit of text for them, so here goes, also I realise the references to what you’ve put up are a bit obvious but nevermind’:
Comforts were a rare commodity this far from home, but the warm embrace of Mother’s breath was a welcome respite in the unfamiliar plains he was currently stood. The harnessing ritual was a necessary evil all students went through, it readied body and mind for life in the Order, and it was the life he had craved since his wings were strong enough.
As the sky lit, and the monstrous sound of Father’s clap muted his ears he knew it was time. Staff pointed skywards all he could do was wait …