Marlon woke up with a slight headache, which settled down a few minutes after. He sat down on the bed, trying to recall the dreams he had in his short nap, but for unknown reasons, he could not resurface any of them. Yet, for those same unknown reasons, he felt sad and angry, as if something had been lost without him understanding why.
He gradually sank into the residual emotions, letting them sit quietly in his chest, until the telepathic voice of his pet called out to him and pulled him back.
He accessed the beast domain and brought it out.
To its surprise, it was now double its hatchling size and looked slightly more mature in appearance. Its small body seemed firmer, and its feathers were more defined than before.
Its eyes even shone with a little more maturity and intelligence.
It let out a few small chirping sounds that were instantly translated telepathically.
"What is my name, father?"
Marlon fell silent for a short while as he tried to come up with a name for it.
