As soon as the kingdom meeting in Silver Cove had concluded Solace took to the sky. There had been those who lingered for their own reason - rebellion, confusion, fear - her own daughter, Valdis, was one of them.
Solace flies lower than normal, the thick grey clouds of winter forcing her down if she wished to see anything at all. There will be snow soon, she thinks to herself idly as she glides, fearing that the cold of the mountains could make the symptoms of the sick even worse.
But as she nears the lake thought of the weather are forgotten. There is movement as a golden mare erupts from the depths of Hyaline's Heart. The Caretaker's heart sinks a little at the sight of her, despite her pretty face, and she tilts her weight forward to lower herself self from the sky in a sweeping circle. The lacework of ivory across the stranger's belly identifies her to Solace as a girl Kagerus had welcomed into the kingdom. Her evening conversations with her mate often began with a recounting of the days event's, and although her name had slipped her memory, Solace knows she is landing before one of Hyaline's own.
She tucks her wings away, noting that the mare exhibits none of the symptoms Warrick had, and her hope rises ever so slightly, adding importance to her message. "Silver Cove it's called," she answers amazed look towards the new land form she had seen in her just as she was landing with a nod, "and there the sickness can not touch you there." Solace says calmly, despite the urgency she feels.
"But you're not safe here." It was not the way she would normally begin a conversation, but today was far from a normal day.
we are the ever-living ghost of what once was
