in the crystalline knowledge of you

Avantika was walking around the same place she'd seen Audra before. She hoped she'd still be here. Maybe it was stupid, but just the thought of the honey-eyed girl was making her smile and want to spin around in circles. She felt like a child, wanting this so badly with a girl she'd met once. She really liked the way she had looked at her, though. She kept hearing her voice in her head calling her strong. She was scared of this feeling, but it was beautiful too.

She tripped over a rock, thinking so much. Something sharp scratched her foreleg, just above her paw. She looked down and saw blue crystals encrusting it, almost to the point where you couldn't see the stone underneath. It was beginning to turn sunset since the evenings were so long lately, so she could see them glowing, the light rising and falling like breathing. Looking around, she suddenly noticed the soft mist lighting everything in blue and the sunset lacking any warm colors. She shivered, though it wasn't very cold. She needed to stop thinking about Audra and pay more attention to her surroundings. She was frozen in place now, mesmerized by the crystals' glow.

"Speech"