Have a seat in the foyer, take a number
i was lightning before the thunder
She was no stranger to rain, but she hid herself away in the tower halls all the same. The storm singing outside held no interest to her--she was a creature of winter, not water--and though she knew the lyrics well she preferred to stay dry for the night as the sun settled low into the sky.
The tower doors stood open as was typical fashion for the court, the rain a sheet of grey tumbling beyond the wall's exteriors. There was no sound within other than the echo of the thunder playing its games, and the fall of her hooves as she moved about the tower's ground floor. Their meeting had come and gone and with their departure she had felt a sense of confidence that was missing beforehand. Those who showed had proven their loyalty and gave themselves over to rebuilding their Court; and beneath the watch of Vespera, that was all she could have hoped for.
In the damp silence she browsed the court's hall walls, drinking in the pictures of the tapestries that she had often spent hours looking over before. Everything they had was dedicated to the Dusk people, with Vespera above them all to guide them. And even in the bleakness of the outdoors, the interior was well lit with torches to make the tower an inviting place to visit or to stay.
With her back turned to the entryway, it was only when the strike of hoof upon stone fell that she realized she had been given company. She moved to face the doorway and was greeted with the sight of a girl dripping with water, her black coat shining with the reflections from the light within. Her golden spots seemed to be a separate piece of her, glowing and bouncing around her dark body against the false rays of the torches. The sight of her dazzled Rann, and she took a moment to appreciate the beauty shown before her.
"Come, bring yourself out of the rain." And though her features were nothing but inviting, her accented voice was a harshness to the softness that surrounded them. She moved to close the distance between them, the stars within her darker blue spots twinkling as she walked. When the girl took steps inside the halls, Rann stopped some short paces away and bowed her head in greeting. "The Dusk Court welcomes you."
The tower doors stood open as was typical fashion for the court, the rain a sheet of grey tumbling beyond the wall's exteriors. There was no sound within other than the echo of the thunder playing its games, and the fall of her hooves as she moved about the tower's ground floor. Their meeting had come and gone and with their departure she had felt a sense of confidence that was missing beforehand. Those who showed had proven their loyalty and gave themselves over to rebuilding their Court; and beneath the watch of Vespera, that was all she could have hoped for.
In the damp silence she browsed the court's hall walls, drinking in the pictures of the tapestries that she had often spent hours looking over before. Everything they had was dedicated to the Dusk people, with Vespera above them all to guide them. And even in the bleakness of the outdoors, the interior was well lit with torches to make the tower an inviting place to visit or to stay.
With her back turned to the entryway, it was only when the strike of hoof upon stone fell that she realized she had been given company. She moved to face the doorway and was greeted with the sight of a girl dripping with water, her black coat shining with the reflections from the light within. Her golden spots seemed to be a separate piece of her, glowing and bouncing around her dark body against the false rays of the torches. The sight of her dazzled Rann, and she took a moment to appreciate the beauty shown before her.
"Come, bring yourself out of the rain." And though her features were nothing but inviting, her accented voice was a harshness to the softness that surrounded them. She moved to close the distance between them, the stars within her darker blue spots twinkling as she walked. When the girl took steps inside the halls, Rann stopped some short paces away and bowed her head in greeting. "The Dusk Court welcomes you."
im so sorry for how long this took me to reply to!!! i love her so much already tho ;;
@morpho
