The landscape swept from dunes to a wavering image that threatened any onlookers with the possibility of the solace being a lie. Even the world lied, so it was only natural for those that roamed the surface to follow suit. A maiden dripped in the colours of ash stood atop a dune of sand, she peered skeptically at the wavering image before her. It was a lie the ash maiden was familiar with. Effy's eyes narrowed a bit more in an attempt to cease the distortion of her view due to the heat. She decided to move toward it, her gait was effortless upon the collapsing dunes. They gave beneath her weight, but her daggers did not falter even a single step as she descended. Reth had been made of great landscapes that ranged from pouring dunes to vibrant emerald forests. It was no surprise that she thrived in the barren depths of sand, she was built for it. She was built from the ashes of their enemies, and fury of the sun. Effy pressed on with obvious determination, her legs did not cease moving until they struck the stone that surrounded the oasis. "Just as I thought. Even the sands beyond the kingdom of the sun cannot fool me." Effy snarled into the empty, dry air around her.

Effy eyed the steps it would take to get into the oasis. A slow smile crept across her features, she contemplated her sudden caution. The leap down there couldn't be too far down. She eyed the potential way down along the stone surfaces that surrounded the oasis. Effy surged forward suddenly, the heat of her jewelry becoming abruptly more prominent against her frame. She descended the stones as though they were steps, nearly losing her balance a few times. Effy's laughter sliced through the air, the sound met no resistance and bounced from the fortress around the oasis. Her hair soared towards the sky as she took the final leap toward the floor of the desert's solace. The earth collided with her daggers, the sensation jarred through her bones. The vibration stirred an excitement within the ashen maiden. Her lungs flooded with the arid oxygen, it rushed down her throat like the river bursting from a broken dam. The proud palms danced in the hot breezes of the Solterran wilds. Effy's movements were just as fluid as she practically danced toward the water gently shifting in the makeshift pool. Effy charged forward suddenly and leaped into the pool once she reached the edge.

Her whole journey here had been incredibly reckless. Even her descent into this place had been dangerous, she could have broken her leg. Effy was fearless, danger thrilled her. Violence intoxicated her nearly as much as the rush of doing something dangerous. The ash painted maiden's head broke the surface of the water. The water was cooler than the surrounding air, but it was by no means cold. Effy's body had landed near the middle of the pool. She began to swim toward the edge of the pool, on the opposite side from where she had first entered. As she stepped from the vibrant blue pool her hair clung to her, and the hot air greeted her as an old friend. It felt comfortable now that she had gone for a quick swim. Effy glanced back at the water she had disturbed, she could see herself here many days.