Solace
Soon, so much sooner than Solace had anticipated, they are climbing in elevation and the trees are changing from dense and ancient oaks to brilliantly colored maples and cherry trees. The scent of pure water seems to permeate the entire territory, and the cool air feels clean.
Ahead of her Amet halts, and her heart skips a beat in anticipation. The young mare comes to stand beside him as he looks out across his kingdom and her lips part as the breath catches in her chest. Below them, the turquoise lake glitters in a bowl of mountains swathed in dense and colorful foliage. She is at a loss for words as she looks out across the lake and the jagged mountains, but Amet gestures to a striking wisteria tree and speaks of her mother.
She smiles at the image he brings to mind of her mother there with him, Solace can nearly hear Tang's easy laugh rippling over the surface of the water - and for a moment she almost understands why she was always drawn back to this place every spring. But the blue-eyed girl doesn't allow herself to continue thinking of her mother, for those thoughts always brought with them unsorted and turbulent feelings along with the happy ones.
"It's even more beautiful than all the stories." She finally draws her gaze away from the landscape and back to her host, and the pride so plainly displayed on his features brings a smile to her own. "It truly is, you have a right to be proud."
you are my sunshine
