Stars in her eyes

Leaning back to get a better look at project on its completion was a very satisfying way to cap off her late night. Having recently returned from an adventure through southern boreas left her with several new details to add to her map of the area. Of course, the Hollows was most certainly in procession of more complete pieces of a similar depiction … but where was the fun in piggy backing off someone else’s work? Talyssa had wanted to explore and discover for herself. And these maps- the ones that adorned the walls of her room- they were all her own. They were a dedication to where she had been and what she had seen for herself, and she simply could not think of a better way to document it.

As the exhaustion of a long day truly began to set in, she gently shuffled the contents of the desk aside and lightly shoved herself away from the desk. As she drifted toward her bed, she casted a glance to the summer night sky that unfolded just beyond the aged glass panes of her room. The fireplace provided a dim glow of light that had been just enough to illuminate the details of her work. However, it was no match for the beauty of the castle grounds plunged in midnight’s darkness with the starlight twinkling from up above.

With the weight of her eyelids taking their toll, she had become easily distracted in what she had thought would be her final observations of the evening- unaware of her younger sister’s presence until the little girl spoke up. Talyssa’s pale blue gaze flashed toward the threshold of her door as she opened herself up to her late night visitor- one she recognized in an instant. “Clove?” She answered back lightly, shifting her path to approach the pup with her head poked through the door. The sight of her there made Lys’ heart sing. How could something be so cute? Talyssa pulled the door open wider to gesture her company inside as a sleepy, but affectionate grin took its place in her expression. “Little girls should be asleep by now.” Talyssa started gently, before being overcome by a yawn. “Big girls too, for that matter.” She added with a little more amusement as she referred to herself in the same manner. But while there may have been truth to her words, she wasn’t about to turn her sister away.

Taly momentarily shifted her attention back to her bed before finding Clove once more. It was then, she moved toward her bed, hauling herself up on it and settling on her side- propped up on an elbow. As soon as she got settled, she gestured with a paw for Clove to do the same. “What is on your mind? Couldn’t rest?” Talyssa hummed, wondering what it was that had brought on this late next excursion.

"Talyssa Carpathius"