my third wish
cloudburst
07-01-2023, 01:42 AM
Slowly, the sunset would begin to bleed into evening. Stars would flicker to life in the sky above, and Asteria would exist below them. This was always her favorite time of day. The places she'd seen, they would come and go. Though the places seemed to come and go, though they slipped through her paws without much notice, she knows that she'll always have those stars. Things could change, and change, and change some more sure. But she could rely on the day to ebb away. She could rely on the comforting cover of night. It was the only stability she'd tell herself she needed. To be free was the most intense and beautiful thing in the world. To be free was the most intense and lonesome thing in the world. It was her mother's life, her mother's dream that she lived. Did Asteria... did she want that same life? Was she right in wanting that? It seemed to be far too late for second thoughts. She'd been looking for the life that her mother had accidentally left, too. She'd been looking for the life that she'd left behind. Fiori... though Asteria had searched for it, it seemed to be gone, too. Somewhat sadly, her gaze returned to the Knolls. The star-soaked woman knows that she needs to be on alert, a woman out on her own. Softly, she watches the buffalo come and go, drifting back to their herd for the evening. Clumped together, spread across the knolls. They all seemed to shy from the rises in the land themselves, something she finds curious. But among the buffalo, there's something else. The figure of a man, one that was coming towards her. Had he noticed... no, it seemed not. Asteria's pulse picked up in her chest. Would he mean her harm? Surely, if he did, she'd be able to run. To make her way off, blending into the night. There were reasons she felt safer in the dark, and this was chief among them. Keeping the man carefully in her periphery as he approached... no. No, he didn't look aggressive, she decided. It's then that she allows herself to relax, though still guarded. Had to play things safe, had to play things smart when you're alone in the world. If anything bad happened, Asteria had no one to come looking for her. When the stranger was at a reasonable distance, Asteria spoke. As he came closer she could make out his face, his bicolored eyes seeming to catch the fading sunlight. "It's a pretty evening." Her voice was soft, tone light, as she spoke. Though Asteria doesn't spring up, she's ready to. If she needed to, she could run... though she doesn't think she'll need to. Not this time, as long as she's read the situation correctly. |
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