The Gryphon's Goal: Chapter 1, Part 3
"all right, you two are still jerks--" "deja vu," freddy said before he preened at one of his raised wings briefly. "--but i guess i should chill out. i'm sorry i got upset." sampson grinned as he patted larry's shoulder. "no problem, dude."
Honor In Blood Chapter 1
Viper smiled as she watched crane now preening his feathers with such force he was ripping quite a few of them out of his body. viper slithered towards him and then up his legs and on to his body.
Gryphon Valley - Act 2
"so i assume you've all preened and forgiven each other then?" she quipped. "well, green-tips and i skipped the preening and went straight back to me batting him around the head while sitting on his belly."
Marasian Morning - For Starling
Sleek, immaculately groomed fur and perfectly preened plumage like the finest silk. gracefully wrapping about the contours of her slender hourglass figure. the bluish gray of her delicate beak glows luminously in the soft light.
Lee's Religion // Ch 2.1
She started to preen him a little and axel almost fainted from joy. lee laughed, startling axel and his bird just a little. "i'm glad you like her.
Born For Loyalty Chapter 3
Heck firefly had to preen her wings before this. while the filly did know how to preen she didn't know how often to. so her flying in the orphanage was with ruffled wings.
Explosion
A red tailed hawk swooped in on the conversation, shuffling her feet and preening nervously. "hey guys!" she chirruped, a mug of tea in her primaries. "oh, hey," the males grunted. "no frags yet," she sighed.
Completing Preparations
I preened myself, put on my new clothes, and gave one last look at myself in the mirror to admire my new form. after that, i left the hotel and walked to the unsuspecting public below.
An Imp's Advice
Though it simply began to mindlessly preen himself, as though the wolf was not there at all. the pelt of this racoon was snow white, and surely not as fat as the selfish boggart.
Anima: The Broken Wing Chapter 4
His wings shuffled before coming to rest at his sides, his head turned, and he preened his back feathers while nash and i watched silently. his eyes stared blankly ahead while he preened.
Anima: The Broken Wing Chapter 9
Once she let go, i quickly began preening my long overdue feathers while she and alex looked at the results. "well, lyall, it looks like you're good regarding x-rays, but there is still work to be done."
"You're hearin' it late, but you're hearin' it straight"
Looking around he saw how other gryphons coped, some stress preened, some fidgeted endlessly with their gear, some slept, some stared out the window. "rise!"