It had been a long time since Acciona had dared to travel so far on her own, the only other time had been when she made her first escape. Then, she had found, or more accurately, been found, but Sirius. He had killed her demons for her, and now she could move freely without fear of them tracking her down. The weight of the burden that had once been placed on her was lifted, and there were no thoughts of her marriage, or being forced to raise children she had no interest in having. Perhaps still a bit childlike in her ignorance of what it meant to be normal, she was getting a chance to really live for the first time in her life.
The plains were calm. Cold, of course, but that was to be expected given the time of year. There wasn’t a single tree in sight, and it gave her a clear view of both land and sky. Ahead, she could see another enjoying the evening, sprawled on his back while stargazing. It wasn’t very like her to approach strangers so freely, but the dark sky and twinkling stars gave her the confidence she usually lacked. She halted as she neared him, giving him enough space to hopefully not startle or alarm him. "Excuse me… Would you mind if I joined you for a bit? Stargazing is nice, but I’ve always enjoyed it more when I have company." She used to sneak out of her den late at night to stargaze with her sister. They would come up with stories of all the great hero’s who made of the sparkling lights in the sky, and it had given them some small sense of peace when their worlds were nothing but chaos.
