I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain
Alarik took a deep breath as he came to the top of another hill. Each seemed to offer him a more beautiful view than the last. He had been walking a long time now, exploring new places and just enjoying the mild summer weather up here in the north. Much better than the burning sun or stifling humidity found in other lands. No, Alarik had much too thick a coat for any of that. Up here the weather was perfect. Prey was abundant as well, and Alarik had eaten very well that last few days. But today he had decided to just walk. Life was good, he couldn't complain. But some days he just wanted to explore, see what else there was to be found. Today was one of those days.
While the young man walked, he had a lot of time to think. And Alarik was a thinker. Too much of one, in fact. Sometimes he tuned out completely, lost in his thoughts and his daydreams. But what else was he supposed to do? Life got to be boring sometimes. Where was the adventure he'd always hoped for? The closest thing he had to adventure was walking around on his own, finding beautiful new places to explore. Like this.
He'd never been here before. And too bad he hadn't reached this place earlier in the day, maybe it would have been easier to see all the wonders it had to offer. But maybe not. The warmth in the late afternoon light seemed to do something almost magical to the stone here. The marble. It's like it glowed. Alarik smiled softly in wonder and quickened his pace, wanting to get a closer look before the sun started to sink any lower in the sky. Another hour and it would be sunset. What would the marble look like then? Would it catch the colors of the sunset? Alarik couldn't wait to find out.
He sat at the edge of the dried river and swished his tail from side to side, ochre eyes locked on the veins of marble below. It really was beautiful. But what was the point if he couldn't share it with someone? "Talk" "You" Think |
