Pan needed a home. Home had been such a fleeting thing for some time now, and his travel was beginning to make him weary. Loneliness had been his only companion for the past several weeks, and as he stared at his reflection in the happily babbling river, Pan couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness. He watched as his face rippled beneath the surface, and tried to smile at the boy who stared back at him, almost fighting to encourage himself to keep going… but it was still a lot to take. Looking behind him, he caught a quick flash of brown fur, his heart leaping toward the thought that perhaps Oliver had found his way here.
”Oliver!”
His quiet whisper was enough to cause the furry creature to turn and stare at the boy, but instead of his familiar companion, he found a groundhog staring back. With a sigh, he turned away, following the river deeper and deeper into the Dawn Court. It wasn’t a place he knew, and yet there was a strange sort of calling that brought him through the forest and toward the meadow opening. The scenery here was lovely – enough to raise even his most deflated mood, and he willed a smile as he stepped into the dappled sunlight and into the meadow.
Behind him, the river continued to babble on, and the sound of water was a comfort. Birdsong filled the air here too, great stately oaks and pines swaying in the breeze and providing them shelter from the bright sun. In the grass, he finds a cheerfully hopping rabbit, a quiet and regal stag, and watches for several moments as a family of quail totter one behind another through the tall grass. It was enough… for now, it was enough to give his restless heart a place to rest. And with a sigh, the green colt lowered himself into the mountain meadow, dozing peacefully beside the river in this place that would become the home he so desired.
”Oliver!”
His quiet whisper was enough to cause the furry creature to turn and stare at the boy, but instead of his familiar companion, he found a groundhog staring back. With a sigh, he turned away, following the river deeper and deeper into the Dawn Court. It wasn’t a place he knew, and yet there was a strange sort of calling that brought him through the forest and toward the meadow opening. The scenery here was lovely – enough to raise even his most deflated mood, and he willed a smile as he stepped into the dappled sunlight and into the meadow.
Behind him, the river continued to babble on, and the sound of water was a comfort. Birdsong filled the air here too, great stately oaks and pines swaying in the breeze and providing them shelter from the bright sun. In the grass, he finds a cheerfully hopping rabbit, a quiet and regal stag, and watches for several moments as a family of quail totter one behind another through the tall grass. It was enough… for now, it was enough to give his restless heart a place to rest. And with a sigh, the green colt lowered himself into the mountain meadow, dozing peacefully beside the river in this place that would become the home he so desired.
Pan
Dawn Court
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