Warrior Worlds
Warrior Worlds · WASP-76 b

The Folded Wing of Night

A broad diamond-shaped creature sits folded in a shielded room, above the copper glow of a very hot planet.

The creature keeps its wings folded but ready to open. In a closed guard the hands stay up and the elbows stay in, with the shoulders loose. This is strength of body held in reserve.

WASP-76 b goes around its star in about 1.8 days and is hot enough for iron to exist as a gas. The iron signal in its atmosphere was uneven across the transit.

Practice

Hold a closed guard, elbows in, for one minute.