S O L S T I C E
and at last i see the light, and it's like the fog has lifted
The forest around her was alive. Birds raised their songs to the heavens, and the late summer sunlight filtered through trees which had just started to turn colors. There was a quiet sort of peace here, one which drew her in as her honey-gold eyes thirstily drank in the sights, smells, and touch of each leaf that brushed against her. Since coming to Novus, her senses had been assaulted by all manner of things. She wanted to know each blade of grass, to relish in the way they brushed against her skin. She wanted to soar in the sky to observe this new world – but something held her back…
Fear kept her grounded, for if she were to emerge from hiding, she knew they would find her. This place was so wonder-filled, she never wanted it to end. She was desperate to know more about this new-found freedom, but a nagging sensation always stirred within her mind, her body just inches from fleeing with every snapping twig.
It wasn’t a way to live, but she could not help it… for Solstice had only known captivity for her entire life. She had yet to experience the kindness that freedom could offer, even though the girl remained cautiously optimistic that this life could be something better – something grand.
With a sigh, she allows her eyes to close and lets the sunlight wash over her. It is warm around her, wrapping her tightly like a hug, and a smile tugs at her lips. If she could, the mare would stay like this for eternity, enveloped in the peace that the forest brings, but she knew such fairytales could never truly last. She turns, blinking at a distant stranger, breath catching in her throat as she fights to still the fear which leaps in her heart.
Remembering the last time she’d pre-judged a stranger prematurely, Solstice draws a breath sharply, willing the butterflies to still as she manages a shaky “H... hello?", waiting to see if the specter was friend or foe.
Fear kept her grounded, for if she were to emerge from hiding, she knew they would find her. This place was so wonder-filled, she never wanted it to end. She was desperate to know more about this new-found freedom, but a nagging sensation always stirred within her mind, her body just inches from fleeing with every snapping twig.
It wasn’t a way to live, but she could not help it… for Solstice had only known captivity for her entire life. She had yet to experience the kindness that freedom could offer, even though the girl remained cautiously optimistic that this life could be something better – something grand.
With a sigh, she allows her eyes to close and lets the sunlight wash over her. It is warm around her, wrapping her tightly like a hug, and a smile tugs at her lips. If she could, the mare would stay like this for eternity, enveloped in the peace that the forest brings, but she knew such fairytales could never truly last. She turns, blinking at a distant stranger, breath catching in her throat as she fights to still the fear which leaps in her heart.
Remembering the last time she’d pre-judged a stranger prematurely, Solstice draws a breath sharply, willing the butterflies to still as she manages a shaky “H... hello?", waiting to see if the specter was friend or foe.
― Open to any
