Look forward toward the future...
There you shall find peace.
The lithe aquatic mare sighed happily as she gazed at the lake before her. The lake within the Court that she had claimed as her own. The idea of a home echoed through her, a sense of belonging making her smile. She had a feeling of peace that calmed the emotional turmoil left by rage and hurt. Left by betrayal and abandonment. The nomads that had saved her had been great... but it hadnt been home. The group moved constantly and were always busy trying to survive. It wasnt a stable place to grow up and recover from the trauma of her youth. Everything was always temporary. The medic had helped her, stepping in as a stand in mother, but it was never the same.
Never the same as the sister, mother, and father that she had once had. Her mother had died defending her from the awful shark that had nearly killed her. A momentary surge of panic gripped the two year old as she searched the surface of the lake. Even though she knew in her mind that there would be no sharks in a lake, she was still overwhelmed with the fear of those dorsal flukes and razor like teeth. She could still feel the pain of the jaws ripping and shaking her when she was a mere four months old. Taking a few deep breaths, Pol centered herself and reminded herself that she was safe from the cold blooded predators. A snort escaped her as she remembered that her dearest friend was closely related to sharks, being similar enough to her own species that she had been able to work through her fears and become friends with him.
"I am safe. I have a home. There are no sharks in the lake and they cannot reach me on land." Pol murmured to herself as she gazed at the cool blue waters before her. The young Vapor Treader rarely ventured into the water, feeling much more at home on land thanks to the nomads that had raised her and the pod that had left her for dead. In honor of the mare that had saved her, she had decided to dedicate herself to healing arts, aligning herself with the medics of the court. She wanted to learn so that she would someday be capable of saving someone else if the need arose.
@Caelum
Notes: Here she is! Eventually the poor girl will be less afraid of everything lol
