Thestrals
(Group 19.8)
Yoon Manor (Age 10)
Daniel lay on his stomach on his brother's bed, his legs swinging in the air as he flipped through one of Minjae's textbooks
"What is that?" he pointed to a sketch of a skeletal-like horse. His brother, who was playing a game on his phone, looked down briefly to check what Daniel was pointing at.
"...That's a thestral" Minjae said
"What is a thestral?" Daniel asked, his dark brown eyes wide with curiosity as he glanced up at his older brother, and Minjae sighed.
"It's a creature that only those who have seen death can see." Daniel sat upright in bed and looked from the drawing to his big brother.
”So I can’t see them?” he pouted.
"Can you see them?" He asked, tilting his head to the side. There was a brief silence before his brother responded with a fairly weak
"Yes, I can" "Woah! That's awesome— OW!" He rubbed his forehead where Minjae had flicked it hard with his fingers.
"That is not 'awesome', Daniel. Don’t ever let me hear you say that again"
The ten-year-old muttered something under his breath.