Solace
Solace, I missed you
Four tender words put her soul at ease.
His moment of sincerity is enough to warm her through, and her smile broadens as he returns her warm embrace. She sees a glimpse of his heart in those few breaths, and that is enough to make her waiting worthwhile, to make all of the joking and roughhousing she is sure will follow trivial in comparison.
The ease with which he challenges the world is apart of him, and she would have it no other way.
He turns the mood with his friendly teasing and she easily pivots with the change in energy, she had got what she needed. "Don't be so surprised I'm not to be found right where you left me!" She quips "I may be able to surprise you, now and then," she adds with a small hint of pride.
He moves away, prancing with excess energy, and she finally notices how much he has changed. Solace has maintained some of her childhood softness, but his sides were hard and lean. His spindly neck had begun to develop a stallions crest, and he finally stands taller than her. She had always been the taller of the two - the more mature, but now it seemed he had surpassed her.
He mentions their mother's far-off homeland and discomfort stirs in her breast. She had never liked the idea of Svedka traveling to live among their nomadic free-spirited ancestors, even if it was only for a few seasons. She was afraid he would like it too much. But she was wrong, he had come back, and she had nothing to worry about now.
"Father is well? When did you part with him? "
In her surprise and excitement at finding her twin whole, well and just like himself, she had momentarily forgotten their father.
Then, nearly unwillingly, she answers his questions about herself even though she would much rather hear more about Svedka and her father. "Amet came to visit me in Tephra, and I decided to return with him to Hyaline... that was in the fall." She pauses, searching his face for any sign of displeasure. "I've been shadowing him in diplomatic meetings, and meeting so many new horses who live here. I've been learning so much."
you are my sunshine
@[Svedka]
