Searching for Reasons

The moonlight cast a silver glow on the snow, sparkling against the inky black sky. Though just above the horizon, brightly color auroras swayed in the distance. The cold seeped into Talyssa’s bones, but she hardly paid it any mind; the beauty of it all held her captive. Around them, all was still, as if the world had taken a breath and held onto it, waiting for something extraordinary to happen. Talyssa let out a puff of warm breath, which frosted in the chill air before dissipating. Drawn by the allure of the night and the uninterrupted twinkling sky, she couldn’t help but venture further into the vast expanse of silver and white. Each step crunched underneath her as she moved across the snow-blanketed valley, her pale steel gaze keenly observing the untouched beauty around her.

A sudden sense of freedom washed over her, making her heart pound wildly in her chest. Her toes dug into the snow, relishing the cold bite against her legs. She almost wanted to howl with the sheer joy of it all - the quiet solitude, the radiant beauty of the vibrantly stained starlit night. After several quiet moments spent in awe of the valley, she finally tore her attention away to look at Quill. To meet that dual-colored gaze of his. The moonlight caught the myriad of greys in his fur, giving him an almost ghostly appearance in the winterscape. “I haven’t really seen snow before.” She confessed, with an affectionate half-girn. “Once as a pup, but never like this.” Her voice light and airy as she took another sweeping glance over the untouched landscape. “It’s beautiful.”

"Talyssa Carpathius"