For half a second, Toulouse had assumed Novus would return to the way it was when he arrived without the gods. But it would seem he had been very, very wrong.
Novus was no longer the bland, uneventful place it had once been. No longer did he need to sit under a tree and wait for something interesting to pass him by, oh no. Now there was plenty for him to go out and find, he had only to look.
Like this pool.
It called to him in the night, a beacon hiding away in the plains. Like a moth drawn to an open flame, he couldn’t resist its attraction. He was helpless in all the right ways, and he came shamelessly forward.
The ground turned from sand to volcanic rock, and it only heightened his eagerness. He had been through here more times than he could count, but this was by far his favorite trip. The water rippled in light and fire, drenching him in rays that seemed to turn him from a mere palomino to a gloriously golden color. It was as if the pool was made for him, as if it was showing him his true form - and it made the wolf inside of him howl in hunger.
Perhaps there should have been a flicker of doubt in his mind, a call of caution to his actions. But there was nothing stopping him; he had only to look at his shadow, and a flicker of understanding passed between them.
Together, they stepped boldly forward and lowered their horned heads as one to drink.
takes place at a time no one else is at the pool.
rhiaan art
***STAFF EDIT
@toulouse has rolled a 3 and has been cursed! Being around the brightness of the water has caused temporary vision issues. This may be fuzziness around the edges, the ability to see auras instead of the details of their surroundings. For half of an IC season (one RL month), he will have difficulty seeing.
