the firestarters always get the burns
and the good guys never get the girl
To Loess, then.
She finds Litotes in Hyaline; despite his sickness so willing to venture out, or perhaps because of it. Show the world how strong he is, she suspects, that the sickness won’t drag him down. Well, it won’t stop Ilma from going out either, even if there is the odd chance to catch such an infection. Loess for example, isn’t such a safe land in terms of the plague. It isn’t such a safe land at all, considering they are compromised of mercanaries.
That doesn’t mean one can’t attempt to establish friendly relations with them, though. With Litotes besides her, she wonders about the young stallion. ”What do you know of Loess so far?” she’s curious. Although there’s so much else to ask him - she doesn’t think asking questions on a more personal level, like what he liked about Hyaline initially, and what he does nowadays, or what, in the end, made him stay with the sanctuary - those questions are saved for the way back home. It wouldn’t do to have a Loessian overhear them, Ilma would think.
The white mare keeps her wings on her back, opting for the short walk around the Mountain to be on hoof. Once there, she surveys the landscape. Not so much different from when she last saw it, even if that is quite a while ago now. A whinny follows to announce their presence, and then, she settles in for the wait.
Wondering suddenly if the kingdom hadn’t been abandoned in favour of the Pampas, as a whole,
@[litotes]