Tell the truth
Eventually, you decide that the best thing to do here is to be as honest and clear as possible. You tell him about the genie, and about how you insulted him a few more times than you should. You tell him about how you used to be a man; how you used to be human; how you don't want to live like this.
He listens to all of your complaints patiently, preening his feathers on occasion.
By the time your story has ended, you're almost in tears from the recollection; and a sympathetic look enters the male's eye.
"You know, something tells me we're not too different... After all, I used to be a woman."
You greet the male's statement with a stunned silence, a little unsure of how to react to that.
He mistakes it for judgment, and attempts to clarify, his feathers ruffling. "W-wait, but not an old woman! Like, I was still in my thirties, though I don't know how that translates into gryphon years..."
The sight of this strong beast panicking like a preteen makes you relax a little, and you laugh. Or screech, to be more appropriate.
"No, it's fine!" You say at length, looking back to the male with a smile on your face. "I wasn't surprised by that as much as I was by the fact that you used to be like me; that we both got genderbent!"
You chuckle at this and let your wings fall to your side, only to stiffen again as the male takes a rather large bite out of the dead bear he's been beside.
Um... What!? You look in shock, wondering how you should react to this...
Written by SketchySeraph on 25 June 2016
