08-20-2017, 03:03 PM
tangerine
face to the sun
Tangerine gazes wistfully past the oceans waves. The gull's float and caw, dive and flirt, but her eyes watch them without seeing. Her mind is roaming over moments from the summer past, watching her children grow under the shadow of the volcano with feathers and salt in their hair. Warrick too weaves in and out of her thoughts - the way he had come into his own. It is fitting, she thinks, how his wing appeared so near the birth of their children. They had changed him (the wings and the twins), he had become a new man in her eyes, he had learned to fly.
Tang rarely has time to daydream anymore, the weanlings keep her busy, and she is enjoying her quiet morning with Solace. But her reflection is broken by a call which stirs new feelings in her chest. Even though her peace is broken she is the opposite of disappointed.
She summons Solace quickly before picking up a rocking canter, trusting the girl to follow.
When she sees them, the three of them, her characteristic smile is bright on her face. She arrives just in time to hear Svedka make his less than respectful remark to Warrick, but instead of a rebuke Tang gives her son a nuzzle behind the ear, sending his father a knowing glance.
Her honey eyes find those of Amet, part of her had expected him to make a visit but she hadn't dared to hope he would. "And this is Solace." She says with a touch of pride as the delicate girl tucks herself between her father and her brother, her blue eyes shy and hooded in the presence of a strange adult who smells of strange places. "Hello." She murmurs to her hooves before turning to look up to her Father.
Solace was not usually timid, but she had never before seen a stranger from across the channel - much less a handsome stranger with glowing scales.
Tang inhales the scents of Hyaline as she stretches out her muzzle to her friend. The scent he brings whispers of her mountain peaks and crisp wild air; she can detect not even a hint of smoke.
"How has Hyaline fared this summer? How are you, Amet?" She can never keep her eyes off her twins for long and she turns her head to take in the way they stand, Solace pressing her side into Svedka. "These two have been keeping us busy." she chuckles with another glance to Warrick before returning her attention to Amet.
@[Amet] @[Warrick]