The light that meets the dark
Cheri woke up suddenly from her sleep and rose to stretch out her legs. It was late summer in Beqanna, and her parents were making a conjoined effort to chaperone herself and her twin Reynard down from Taiga to the playground in one long trip, so that they could eventually make their long-awaited journey up the mountain. Her father, Pappa Yan, had made the first leg of the journey without Mamma or Rey, to make sure the going was safe and to give gramma Lilli time to come home from Tephra. At first the plan was that he’d go alone, but Cheri begged and begged to go with him, get some time away from Reynard and see the world all on her own, and finally he and Mamma agreed she could go IF she was good.
So she’d been good. Then the day of their departure had come and her Pappa Yan had gone off to check on Memorie and Borderline, and when he’d come back he’d done some gross stuff like kiss Cheri’s momma and tell her all lovey, “I’ll meet you in the Forest, before the season changes.”
Cheri had gagged and made Reynard giggle, and then the pair were off on their very first adventure. It was mostly boring, and when they’d finally made it down to the Forest where both were supposed to wait for Mamma Amarine, Cheri found she couldn’t sleep. The trees were too whispery here, and the sky looked too big and open above her head. The light of a big pale moon made it hard to sleep, even though her Pappa was head down and snoring loudly.
She decided to herself that she’d have a look around - she wouldn’t go far. Just a short enough distance that her body would tire itself out and she’d come back for another good rest before daylight came around again. Just a little distance and - whoops! She finally stopped. Unexpectedly, she’d left the safety of the treeline and there was the River before her, glistening and captivating all at once. Her curiosity overcame the desire to turn around, so she looked down; something dark was just ahead and it made her ears perk in the silence, transfixing her like the statue of little doe too far out of the wood.
So she’d been good. Then the day of their departure had come and her Pappa Yan had gone off to check on Memorie and Borderline, and when he’d come back he’d done some gross stuff like kiss Cheri’s momma and tell her all lovey, “I’ll meet you in the Forest, before the season changes.”
Cheri had gagged and made Reynard giggle, and then the pair were off on their very first adventure. It was mostly boring, and when they’d finally made it down to the Forest where both were supposed to wait for Mamma Amarine, Cheri found she couldn’t sleep. The trees were too whispery here, and the sky looked too big and open above her head. The light of a big pale moon made it hard to sleep, even though her Pappa was head down and snoring loudly.
She decided to herself that she’d have a look around - she wouldn’t go far. Just a short enough distance that her body would tire itself out and she’d come back for another good rest before daylight came around again. Just a little distance and - whoops! She finally stopped. Unexpectedly, she’d left the safety of the treeline and there was the River before her, glistening and captivating all at once. Her curiosity overcame the desire to turn around, so she looked down; something dark was just ahead and it made her ears perk in the silence, transfixing her like the statue of little doe too far out of the wood.
@[Targaryen]