Ciri
Her breath catches as Gale suddenly moves closer, peering deep into the silver spirals, not expecting the intensity of his gaze as he inspects her. It’s not a gasp of lust or passion, it had just been a long time since she had been so close to another or had someone look at her the way he does, like a puzzle he can’t quite figure out. She can’t help but grin at him. She had never met anyone like Gale before, even his mannerisms could be as intense as lighting storms he resembled. To someone else it perhaps was perturbing or invasive. To her, it was rather endearing and she didn’t mind being investigated for her mysteries.
He speaks of Islandres as he studies her and she can’t help the soft tinkle of laughter that escapes her as he mentions it’s tranquility. “I think I’ve had my fill of calm and quiet.” She admits with a slight roll of her shoulder. She was growing stagnant here in the Meadow and the thought had crossed her mind of seeking something more. There was some push within her that wanted purpose, perhaps even missed the sense of community she had once had back in the golden days of Hyaline.
As if reading her mind, he speaks of the lake and its wisteria and she cannot stop the spasm of sadness that ripples through her as memories flow unbidden. She is grateful that he cannot read the emotions on her face as he looks away, turning her own silver gaze back up towards the stars as she tries to gather back her emotions. She can’t help but think of her brief encounter with his Mazikeen either. The white horned mare had not been unkind but she had been escorted rather promptly out of the lake and there was no sense of an open invitation to stay, perhaps it had been the darkness from the Eclipse but the lake no longer seemed as friendly as it had once been. Plus, she wasn’t a shifter.
A slight frown finds her dark lips as she looks back to him. “There’s no place for me in Hyaline anymore.” She states quietly but pauses and gives him a half smile. “Perhaps I could visit you sometime if you would like.” As much as it might hurt to see the lake again, perhaps it won’t be so hard in the company of a friend.
all of time and space, everywhere and anywhere, every star that ever was
@[Gale]