As the race progressed, the forest tested them. Zibens reached the River of Sighs first, but his speed was useless against the rushing water; he paced the bank, frustrated. Vēja tried to fly over, but the misty spray of the falls weighed down her feathers, forcing her to land and wait for the sun.
Hours later, Mieris arrived. He didn’t try to jump or fly. Instead, he found a fallen birch log and waited for the current to shift. Using his quills to anchor himself to the wood, he floated across, calm as a stone.
"How?" Zibens panted. "I am the fastest!""And I am the highest!" Vēja added.
As the race progressed, the forest tested them. Zibens reached the River of Sighs first, but his speed was useless against the rushing water; he paced the bank, frustrated. Vēja tried to fly over, but the misty spray of the falls weighed down her feathers, forcing her to land and wait for the sun.
Hours later, Mieris arrived. He didn’t try to jump or fly. Instead, he found a fallen birch log and waited for the current to shift. Using his quills to anchor himself to the wood, he floated across, calm as a stone. SacД«kЕЎu sacД«kstes
"How?" Zibens panted. "I am the fastest!""And I am the highest!" Vēja added. As the race progressed, the forest tested them