jane
Heat was one of the things that got Jane the most, but she found she was starting to get used to it. Living in Solterra, a place literally named for the sun, her body never lacked trails of sand. It did seem to fit; gold lines trailing along the horizon over dark skin slightly bleached by the sun. Still, it was a relief to come across the river in the outer reaches of Rumis. Indeed, this whole place was the antidote to what she had hated about Solterra. There was life in the Day Court, of course there was, but there was something different here.
Jane needed breaks, these days. She was tired of it all, of the Solterran court. Nothing about it was real, and before that wouldn’t have bothered her- but now it did. But she readied herself for the ascension of Adonai, had seen him fly through the skies over the city; a great gold thing almost like the setting sun itself.
Here there was life, reality. She dipped her hooves into the water and sighed in relief at the cool liquid sliding over her hocks. She stepped deeper, knowing she shouldn’t- Mother had always said it was dangerous, but the heat of the day had made her sweat, and the sweat had attracted dirt. In short, she felt dirty. So she stepped into the deep of the water, to where it touched her chest, and watched the fish swim past. They didn’t seem to touch her, but she felt their ministrations as they followed the current. She paused at the sound of a splash up current, and her body froze as she caught sight of an equine-type creature. They didn’t necessarily look dangerous, but Jane knew to be cautious of those who lacked fur; and the wounds on her flank spoke for themselves. She remembered the writhing, golden reptile on the sands; its head split open and leaking blood over all of that yellow… Jane shook her head, and reminded herself that this was probably fine. But she had heard of enough carnivorous horses to be gently cautious.
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