My bloody valentine
She had travelled a few lands away from her new homelands, realising why the plains had been chosen in the first place. It had to be the only habitable region in the west, for she passed through an arid and dry landscape. Oh how she missed the east. Exotic lands for her to explore at a satisfying temperate climate all year round. Her paws grew sore with every step upon the cracked earth, feeling the heat get to her, increasing her thirst. It needed to be slaked; she needed a drink. Preparing to head back to the grasslands, a fleck of green caught her bicoloured eyes. Narrowing her gaze, she studied the distant objects in disbelief. Were those what she thought they were? Glancing around, she lifted her shoulders in a shrug. It wouldn't hurt to check it out, as long as she got that drink in the end. Trotting, she made her way over only to discover a small oasis - palm trees surrounding a sparkling pool of water. My, was it a sight for sore eyes. She had to agree, the western territories were the strangest of them all; full of surprises. At least she now had her water, and without hesitation she gracefully lowered her crown to take a peaceful sip. The coolness of the liquid soothed her dry throat, and she took her time enjoying the long-anticipated drink.
Mid-drink, an ebony figure came into her peripheral vision, and she lifted her head to meet an emerald gaze, feeling droplets of water drip from her chin. Momentarily she recognised the female, who seemed to know her own name. "Esarosa," she addressed with a dip of her skull, trying to recall when they had last seen each other. Ah yes, she had visited Threar just before it had fallen. And a friend of Miksa's if she remembered correctly. Was she here to join Celestial, merely to see the male like before? She shook the thoughts aside; it had to be her heat messing with her mind. After all, the coal-furred woman seemed pleasant from their first encounter. "I was," she answered with a nod, vocals tinted with the faintest melancholy. Her heart still ached to return to her former life, no matter how many times she told herself her old life was never coming back. "Though it was overthrown." Perhaps she she should mention where she had brought herself after her many weeks of wandering. Surreal could use an extra member, if the female had still remained a loner. "I'm now in Celestial." Those words sounded foreign rolling off her eloquent tongue. It just didn't feel like herself. She was so accustomed to saying Threar. A silent sigh slipped from her lips. She'd have to get used to it. One day it would all seem normal, and she'd look back on these days wondering how she could have ever perceived it to be strange. |
