and your shade dappled smile

As spring turned to summer the weather did finally seem to change, he could feel the warm breezes from the south again. Indigo was holding out hope that maybe warmth had returned to their lives, the plants would be taking in the sunlight and perhaps he’d manage to harvest a good few. He wasn’t sure that he would ever get the feeling of getting back to normal. There wouldn’t be a real normal without Resin here or without knowing he could go and run to his mother in the Armada whenever he needed her. He still felt the distance between himself and Aslatiel, like a knife that wouldn’t be pulled from his side.

With everything going on in the hallows getting away wasn’t a simple task, but he also had his healing duties to think of and a trip to search for herbs was well worth the effort and time away from Hallowed land. Even better would be the company he had along with him. Duchess was small and lithe, she could get into places he couldn’t. She was an extra pair of eyes, and a companion to help look after him on the long trip. He didn’t get lost, he always knew where the Hallows were, it was his mind that liked to wander. Duch helped keep him centered on the path. There was no secret that he enjoyed her presence as well.

He hoped that there might be some promises kept on this trip, he wanted to feel the sun again. He wanted to see the world in green. Indigo wanted to find flowers once more. The pair of them headed south, and paced through the deep forests. Green was beginning to truly return to the massive trees around him. Indigo felt at home. There was peace here and it filled him and put his worries at bay. His shoulders relaxed as the smells of a late spring filled him. He needed this return to normalcy, a glimpse of hope in his darkness.