Moon & Stars

Following her command, the wild dog toddled off into the meadow, apprehensive and uncertain, perhaps confused by Azoula’s request. Regardless, she put her all into the task- collecting only the finest flowers, and creating a bouquet of exquisite variety and color. And while Laney worked, Azoula continued to survey their surroundings- taking in the expanse of the open territory, enjoying the soft breeze that ruffled her fur. The plains seemed to go on forever- intertwining with the blue sky, as the cliffs suddenly dropped off into the ocean below.

When Laney presented the bouquet to her, Azoula would inspect them for several moments- silently analyzing them, wanting to stir more anxiety inside her pet. “I’ll accept them- but, collect more orange flowers, next time.” Tip of her tail whirling around behind her, the tigress shifted her gaze away from Laney. Really, she was fine with the flowers she picked- but she wasn’t going to admit that. “Now, place them in my fur.” She instructed.

As Laney worked, the sunset backdrop morphed into a twilight phase, revealing some of the stars in the clear sky above them, scattered across the endless abyss, encompassing the full moon that was quickly rising. She couldn’t help but look up at them- trying to depict the constellations, as the sky slowly became darker in hue. “Which is the northern star, Delaeni?” She asked, quizzing her.

”Speech”