Snooty Blue Bloods

I grunted in answer. She'd described what I felt exactly, but I doubted she saw a human girl in her mind.

"The city looks like the end of a rainbow," Ryden added.

I nodded, expanding my wings, making sure they were still in one piece. When I was satisfied, I relaxed a little. "Keep your wits about you, Ryden, my friend," I whispered.

"I will."

Opulent grass gave way to crystal-paved streets and buildings, ranging in color from light red to sunny yellow, sapphire blue to the palest purple.

The structures correlated with the roads. Sunny yellow streets contained businesses, homes, and gardens swathed in yellow. The purple streets correlated with purple buildings, blue with blue, green with green, and so on.

Elves were everywhere, busily bustling about their lives.

After several minutes I realized the elves wore clothing associated with street colors.

Where all of the colors appeared overwhelming at first, their meaning quickly became apparent.

It was a pecking order.

Fascinating, I