[open] no court to call home; Sidhra and any

[Anuya]

As far as new places went, Anuya had to admit this one seemed pretty boring. Okay sure, the summer night sky stretched above them and not a single cloud covered a single star so they all shone brightly. The night sky was always gorgeous and always made Anuya feel just a little bit more like she was at home. But at ground level? Where were the glowing plants? The animals dripping with radioactive goo? Where were the loud, musical calls of the starbirds and the nightravens? Where was the pizzazz?  Yeah, alright, sure, it did seem safe at the very least. Safer than the volatile Rift had become anyway, which didn’t take a whole lot. “We sure about this, Siddy?” Anuya glanced over at her older sister and she surely would have raised an eyebrow if she had any. They needed a home since theirs had become so dangerous, needed a place to live and regroup. One day, Anuya hoped, they would be reunited with the rest of their family. But for now that family may as well exist on another planet for all that they could do to reach them at the moment. The fae’s long ears twitched with the gentle sounds of this night, of the wind in the grass and the distant noises of other creatures. Under the bright moonlight it was easy to see other horse-shapes so at the very least they knew they were in the right general area.  Even in the darkness Anuya’s coat looked as though it came from the sky itself, dusky hues dappled with stars and a bright flush of blue along her neck. Standing next to her sister, who was drenched in a rich coat of navy blue, Anuya had to wonder whether the colours of these horses would be just as boring as the lands they lived in. A glint of a mischievous smile overtook her pupiless, pale blue eyes as she looked over to Sidhra once more. “Should we take bets on how many of them are going to be brown?” oh, I see stars rushing through my mind, colours have no time to fade oh, I found out there's another side where the sea and sky collide

artwork by Skellri

for @[Sidhra] and any!