END OF AN ERA / bonfire

[FELIKS]

[align=center][div style="text-align: justify; width: 60%; font-family: georgial; font-size: 11pt;"]He'd promised this three days ago, expressed an interest to host something trivial and chilled out to celebrate the failed terrorist attack on King James all them years ago, but Feliks had been caught up in his own private affairs. Cold rains and dampness bringing about more agony than what was bearable mainly, but enough about that, now it was time for the Bonfire to finally get underway. Having been able to pick a dry night, the gryphon had created a cabin-sized mound of sticks and logs in a clearing far away from as many fire hazards as possible (having an affinity for flames didn't justify burning the whole territory down). Ground floor cleared of leaves, parts of the ground were replaced with hay, in case animals wanted to lay down or further fan the flames with the dry bedding. So much for being safe, eh?

Sticks with marshmellows pre-planted on them, biscuits and dog friendly chocolate, alcohol he'd stolen from the local drunkards, leaves full of rain water for the non-drinkers like him, Feliks had tried setting up everything as best as he could. There was a stereo looking device to fiddle with, aged and with a poor sound quality, but it was there in case others wanted sounds regardless. One of the more interesting things around aside from that was a stack of ten horseshoes, several meters away from a stick planted firmly into the ground. If watching the fire got too dull, at least they knew that they could play a game of horseshoes, perhaps bet on the game in their stupor. All that was left now was to light the fire and start the party.

Up in flames as soon as the gryphon placed a lit matchstick to the base, the male perhaps regretted making the thing so flammable with a few special ingredients amongst the wood. Too late now though, as the smoke billowed and peaked at the tree line, Feliks figured it was best to offer an explanation for those who missed the meeting. "Alright guys, we're having our own special bonfire over here. I can't justify including fireworks in the occasion but feel free to make your own whistling noises to imitate the spectacle. Other than that, have fun, and if you're gonna set yourself on fire then please do so appropriately,".