Fear made her practical, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid now.
With two children unaccounted for the decision to leave is a difficult one, but no less necessary. She had taken to the sky as soon as the felt the shifting of the land; Beqanna was shaking herself, and history had taught them that they were little more than fleas on her back - insignificant and small.
But fresh and renewed, their salvation had lifted from the ocean before her eyes as Solace dove below the clouds. An old land made new by the hand of magic was given to them, and there was only one option for Hyaline as a people.
The trek around the cove is relatively silent, the topics of daily life seem very small in moments like this. Instead, Solace lets her shoulder, or ever so lightly the tip of her wing, brush against her wife for reassurance. It's the only sign that she feels at all unsettled.
Finally, they halt in the lad which will shelter them, and Kagerus addressed those gathered eloquently, addressing the main issues quickly before turning to Solace.
But the kraken-mare speaks first, and the Caretaker pauses to listen. At first, the unknown creature insults them as rulers, saying they have failed to protect their subjects as they stand - frightened yet resolute - doing just that. Solace's patience is wearing thin as the recruitment efforts continue, as unappealing as moving to an uninhabited plague-riddled land sounds, she can not respect another's attempted to poaching the core of her nation.
But her last sentence is the Kraken's redemption; peace it is something that Solace can sympathize with, and in a round-about and threatening way, she guesses that is what the nameless mare is getting at. Solace presses her muzzle briefly to her mates cheek before turning to address the caravan, and their guest, herself.
"Your priority must be to keep yourselves well, for Hyaline. We must remain healthy to protect and shelter those who do contract this plague, and ourselves." The gold and ivory queen pauses briefly, her mind involuntarily tracing the faces of her unaccounted for children and fearing the worst. "The vultures always come out of the woodwork when there is unrest and sickness, we will be no good against them without our health."
Solace's heart stirs as Kensa and Lie step forward, and she listens with pride as the next generation of Hyalineinas speaks with such courage and honesty. Her head dips in appreciation towards each of them and her mind is made up.
"Then we will stay here, close yet safe. And when the time comes that this sickness is washed clean we will return to our Homeland with strength and numbers." Her voice is clear and steady as she returns her crystalline gaze to Kagerus.
But Solace is unable to leave Dawn alone in her fear. She moves to moves to come alongside the young mare, seeking to lend her a shoulder to lean on if that will help sooth her shuddering, her roaming gaze landing on Kiko and Knaught as they too weigh in.
Softly, her skin begins to glow. Like dawn over the mountains, barely noticeable at first, light washes across her coat and wings. It continues to brighten, twisting and rising upward in hundreds of thin threads until they form a pillar which stretches into the clouds. Solace feeds the magic with her own energy and hidden fear for the missing. With her light, she calls to them - to all of those who still have not found their way the sanctuary reborn - a beacon of safety.
"Even in adversity, we will prove that Hyaline can continue to flourish."
we are the ever-living ghost of what once was
EDIT: added another paragraph towards the top XD
That's why I shouldn't rush posts
