Black as holes within a memory
And blue as our new second sun
The leaves in the trees brush against each other emitting a rustle that is light and soft on the ears but just loud enough to disguise Alioths delicate cloven hooves pressing into the soft soil of summer with its thick earthy smell. The air is humid and hot as it flows effortlessly into her lungs. Her wavy depthless tail drags lightly on the soil as if to lightly trace the tendrils of hair like fingers upon the cheek of mother earth. Her hair is full bodied and soft as a newborn, light upon the wind like the seeds that float from the trees in the wind. The seeds are so thick that it seems like it is snowing on such a warm morning. The world is alive with new life, new romance, new challenges, and new journeys.
Alioth is here now, here in Novus. This forbidden land that she has only read about in scripture and heard stories of as she grew up. They talked about a race of horses that are monsters who worship strange gods and live a savage life. The history of Novus is different in so many ways to the world across the sea.
First impressions of this land are mild at best. Veteris is much more beautiful in its landscapes and historical monuments. Aloiths kingdom of Summer is, of course, her favorite place to be and in her opinion much better than any of the other three kingdoms of Veteris. The waters are a light blue with sandy beaches of white. The reefs just off shore where the coral grew and an entire ecosystem of fish, turtles, eels, sharks, dolphins, starfish, sand dollars, and more. The variety is far more diverse than anything Alioth has seen in her venture to try and see how far this world of Novus goes.
She is here to collect information and perhaps create alliances with those who might protect her summer kingdom in the future if the need ever arises. She also planned to learn of the history here and further educate her people whenever she returns to her kingdom. Her one and true home.
She avoided sight from other horses as best as she could by taking roads overgrown but still evident from a time long ago and sheltering in caves or under deep cover to not be spotted by the sky. Certainly, someone had seen her. Her pearlescent coat of blues, purples, and greens is not the most discrete look but she is proud of her scales that cover her back and face. They are a symbol of the purity of her blood that descends from her ancestors.
Alioth thought this dawn court that people whispered about would suit her needs for the time being. It seems lush and green unlike the sandy desert to the east. Alioth is a creature born of land and sea, the lack of water in the day court would shrivel her skin up like a raisin, not a good look for a queen.
Amethyst spheres surveyed the world in front of her but made no sound, they would see her soon enough and someone would become curious enough to come to her, queens don’t beg and don’t crawl after others. Like moths to a flame, they will come, she is sure of this.
