11-03-2017, 06:59 PM
if there's a light at the end, it's just the sun in your eyes
Despite the change of season and the hard frost that coats Hyaline's loam, the inner parts of his territory are untouched by snow. The Dragon King grows fonder and fonder of this fact with every year that passes ─ he had not allowed himself the opportunity to grow used to the ivory precipitation since leaving the Dunes. The desert is in his blood, though sometimes he longs to forget it. The mountain ridges along the outer cusp of Hyaline are coated with thin layers of the white flakes, offering a majestic backdrop to his crystalline lake.
Today, Amet is lakeside as usual. The small mountains that border his home to the east are not far off and, on occasion, a cool winter squall drifts from their peaks. He shivers slightly, pulling himself away from the shade of his wisteria tree and out into the afternoon sun that hangs low in the bright blue sky. From here, the open expanse of lake gives way to the small clearing on the opposite shoreline where the redwood sapling Kolera had come to gift him has continued to grow. Circinae has yet to name the unique topiary, though he's certain she will present him with a namesake that suits the reminder of Taiga.
A loud call resounds, echoing through Hyaline, and Amet is swift to respond. His own answer rings through the crisp air as his gilded Akhal-Teke frame darts through the trees and heads for the eastern border.
He recognizes them both instantly as their bay bodies come into view. Heat rises instantly in Amet's chest and his ears rotate backwards, but only momentarily. He wills himself to exhale slowly as he comes to a halt in front of the pair, flashes of the fire running through his mind, though they are followed quickly by thoughts of Offspring, and of Kolera coming to Hyaline with a gift of her own. The gilded stallion coaxes his muscles into relaxation, and though they will not give up the entirety of their tenseness, Amet is pleased enough with himself that he has found it in him to greet the pair with a tentative smile.
"Welcome back, my friend," he offers to Kolera quietly before turning his amber gaze to the sabino stallion. Amet is polite, nodding his head to Levi before his tense smile makes way for a lighthearted smirk. "And welcome back to you, as well, Levi. What can I do for you?"
Amet
@[Kolera] @[Levi] @[Ciri]