[AW] Joining The Stars

[Kauri]

burn through my love, i've had quite enough Head peeked out from the forest that hugged this meadow, violet eyes scanning over the many dying flowers. It was strange to see life gradually slip away from the land as the sounds of the festival still echoed through his mind. Only had fall begun and the male was already considering migrating to a warmer place. Freezing nights he could endure, but a coldness that stuck around day in and day out... he’d have to make his escape before winter took its turn. He stepped out from the undergrowth, gazing up at the sky. The parting sun was his signal to freely explore about, Kauri keeping up his want to avoid others. He held his doubt for this entire world, its traditions—its hierarchies. Uncertain was he if trust was a matter he could give. He had nothing to lose as decades drained what it may have of him. Even so, he didn’t want to become so vulnerable and gullible again as he was those many years ago—to let anyone have control over his scarred heart this time. While walking the open space, with each surviving flower he passed did his teeth take it by the bud. The male reaped their dying beauty, letting the petals collect within his mouth. Once reaching amidst the meadow, he stood and waited for a gust of wind to come by. Though before he could seize the chance to release the petals, a figure at the corner of his eye reeled in his attention. He watched for a moment, noting how impaired their movement was. An injured loner perhaps? Unsure about the stranger’s state, Kauri would casually make his way over to the equine. It seems a small breeze was the best he was going to get. He’d free his mouth of the petals that obstructed it. Some stayed within his presence as they mixed into his mane. "In need of any help?" he asked aloud. He studied the stranger’s looks, snorting at her coat. As he drew closer, violets bore into the void that was her missing eye. Kauri was fascinated with it, but withdrew such interest to give it equally to the rest of her. "Speaks" | Thinks @Xeria ♥

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