where the buffalo roam

*Asteria* · 07-24-2023, 04:10 PM

Asteria considered that she should maybe be moving on soon. Summer had melted into autumn, and it would get cold here soon. Winter could spell a death sentence for her out here, alone. Alone. Where the concept of alone had been freeing once, now? Hell, now it was just lonely. Freedom was a double edged sword, and that sword tucked itself between her second and third rib. What was with this change of heart? She'd blame the whole process of getting older. On the cold days, she noticed the stiffness in her elbows, in her hips. It took her longer to get going in the mornings, and she covered less ground in a day now. Yeah, she'd blame the aging process and nothing else.

The Mangrove still eluded her. Selene always said that the Mangrove was where she'd find the answers, but at this point, Asteria wasn't even sure it existed. Ma really was losing it, in the last few months. Did it exist at all? Did Fiori exist at all? The Adravendis did, according to the young lady from Ashen, but... where were they? Had Asteria come all this way for nothing? In considering her next move, the woman moved carefully up one of the Knolls, peering out over the grassland below. It really was pretty here, though it was a shame winter was coming so soon. Would one more day hurt? She couldn't risk it. Could she? All of that, and the nice man she'd met only days ago... with a sigh, Asteria pushed the thoughts of him from her head, too. She knew better than to pin her heart on another stranger she'd met on the road.

Her gaze caught on someone else out, enjoying the view. On the other edge of the Knoll Asteria stood upon, a girl wearing a coat of black and white. Well, maybe she could ask for directions, at least. "Excuse me," Asteria called, picking up a light jog to close the gap between them. "Sorry, I was wondering if I could bother you for directions." She paused, offering a soft smile with her request. Asteria left space between them, held herself in earnest as she addressed the stranger. After all these years traveling, the unpredictable nature of strangers would always be at the front of her mind. Though she'd been brought up as a wild thing, Asteria has manners.

"Talk"

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