AuroraElis
AuroraElis
She traverses the space between the where she had come to be that night and where she should be now. The tips of her bright plumage drag across water, dirt and stone alike, dulling their vibrancy with the sentiments of her journey.
When she finally arrives in the Dale it is midday. Her eyes look about frantically, expecting to see her family gathered with inquires on where she had disappeared to. But there is no one.
She arrives at the mouth of their shelter. Empty. It didn't surprise her that they were not within the confines of the stone walls.
Turning, her gaze falls on the lake shores. No one.
Her heartbeat quickens as she pulls herself into the open meadow with a quickened pace. She turns left, then spins right. "Jack?" She calls out, caramel ears twisting atop her head, seeking any reply.
"Eviction? Escence?!" Again, she calls out. But as before no reply comes.
Panic begins to set in causing sweat to dampen her usually light coat. Her breathes become shallow and fast as her eyes shift and body turns. The walls of her world begin to close in around her. She closes her eyes.
Breathe, Aurora, just breathe.
Maybe they had simply gone to look for her, she tries to convince herself. When her eyes finally open, she is not alone.
Not all that glitters is gold