Passenger Pigeon

TLC 01/14

Bird, similar to Earth's pigeons. Mail carrier

A passenger pigeon fluttered outside the window at a small pane at the bottom, waiting for it to be cranked open. Even though the window was at present invisible to most creatures, birds in Oriceran could navigate the castle with ease. “Hello Palmer,” said Correk, holding out his arm for the bird to land and Correk pulled him inside. The iridescent brown feathers around its neck sparkled in the sunlight. “You have some mail for me?” The bird dropped the postcard in Correk’s other hand. It was trimmed in silver and had the crimson stamp of the prophets. It was embossed with the word, Post Office in the center. It morphed into a ball of wiggling worms. He held it out to Palmer who made a quick meal of them, cooing as he finished them. Correk eased Palmer out the window There were several other passenger pigeons leaving the castle, finishing up the afternoon mail drop, and flying back to the post office. The birds were kept by the gargoyles who operated a mail system out of an old apothecary that had once served the Atlanteans who had emigrated to Oriceran thousands of years ago