Orion's eye widened in surprise when Jora hugged him. Smiling, he said, "I'm glad I did!" He stepped forward and put it around Jora's neck, blushing. "Why is it important to you? Besides the fact that it's pretty I mean," he asked.

Jora started blushing and looked up at his face to put the band-aid on. "My mom gave it to me. She made it actually. I'm her little swan..." She said smiling. She put the band-aid on him and stepped back. She looked down at her small golden swan with rubies running down it's neck. It had made her feel beautiful one time or another. "Well I guess we'd better go find those bluffs if we want to draw before we have class again." She said smiling.

Orion nodded, glancing up at the hawk one last time before heading back the way they had come."Thanks for the band-aid," he said.

Jora turned around and smiled at him. "No problem. Thank you for finding my necklace." She turned back around and started skipping. She looked up at the sky, it was a beautiful blue and not a cloud touched it. She saw the hawk soaring and got nervous again. Flying was another thing she hadn't done in a long time and she doubted that she'd ever fly as gracefully as a hawk.

Orion smiled as he walked behind her. She was the happiest he'd seen her all day. He hoped she would stay this happy. He saw the bluff up ahead, and he stared up at it hesitantly. He wasn't afraid. He could just shapeshift if he did fall, but the cliff face was so unyielding compared to the trees he was used to climbing. Shoving aside his unease, he turned to Jora. "So, should we start climbing?"

Jora turned around smiling to him. She tilted her head, noticing his unease. "If you don't want to climb you could just fly up. It won't take me fifteen minutes to get up there. Plus I'm wearing a skirt and you'd have to go up first anyway." She offered, blushing at the last part, thinking it might help him.

Orion shook his head. "I'll climb. You're doing something you don't want to do, so its only fair," he said. He did take her advice on going first though, and searched for the first handhold. I'm going to fall at some point. can't climb rocks well. I hope I only fall once. He began to climb, going slowly so he wouldn't fall. He was glad that he had started climbing a few feet away from Jora so if he did fall, he wouldn't fall on top of him.

Jora shakes her head smiling. "Okay. Just don't fall." She bent down quickly and tied her skirt up around her knees to keep it out of her way. She started climbing going slowly so that she wouldn't past Orion. She saw a little lose dirt ahead of Orion. "Orion, move over here about three feet! I see sand in your path." She yelled up to make sure he heard her. Her eyes were tuned to finding things like that when climbing.

"Thanks!" said Orion, moving over a bit. Sorry, but I can't promise anything about the falling part. Orion climbed higher, and looked down at Jora. She looked so confident when she climbed, and she didn't keep slipping slightly. He looked back up, sighing at how high it looked. He gritted his teeth with determination and continued on. Of course, he had to choose the stupid crumbly rock to use as a handhold. And, I'm gonna fall. He knew it before he actually fell, and he felt a second of panic, before he remembered that he could fly. He reached for a handhold, but missed, and fell toward the ground. He panicked again, but caught a glimpse of the hawk and remembered he could fly. He transformed into a dragon, and for a third moment of panic, he thought it was too late. His instincts kicked in, and he flipped around and hovered, landing lightly on the ground. He transformed back, breathing heavily. Glad I didn't promise anything.

Jora watched in horror. He eyes wide and her mouth open in a scream but nothing came out. She sighed and let out her breath when he landed. "Just fly up! I'll be there soon!" She yelled down and grabbed another handhold. She was about nine feet from the top.