Ever since the striped lass had encountered Bexley Briar within the arms of the Oasis, Eden had considered the lush paradise a refuge - even more so than the sandworn walls of the Day Court proper. Glancing over her shoulder in the direction of Solis' fortress, the golden walls long since faded from view, the girl had a fleeting thought of Leviathan and a hope that the behemoth had managed to escape the smothering heat that persisted in Solis' deserts even through the Fall.
As she picked up her pace from a leisurely walk to a canter, sand spraying from her bangled hooves, Eden reveled in the pull and strain of of her muscles, of the warmth surging beneath her skin at the rush of activity. A smile rose to the girl's lips unbidden and those amber eyes slipped closed for a moment, letting her hooves guide her where they would. Raising her chin a few degrees to feel the loving warmth of Solis' light caress her cheeks, Eden breathed deeply, the air tasting of a new sort of freedom that she hadn't quite found within the walls of the fortress.
As the earth beneath her hooves shifted, the sand layer becoming thinner and more rocky, the paladin opened her eyes once more and focused upon traversing the incline into the oasis proper. With every step that she took, her muscles unwound, tension slipping from her frame like a robe from skin as she anticipated the cool kiss of the water and the sweet tang of blossoms. Cresting the rise, the warrior maiden did not notice the impressively cut figure that was her sovereign, no, those glimmering eyes were focused solely upon the sparkling waters and that magnificent waterfall.
It wasn't until she was submerged up to her withers, thick ropes of hair sinking into the cool waters, the single bell in her mane - her one victory since arriving within Solis' borders - chiming happily with the soft lapping of the pool, that she noticed that she was not alone. "Oh!" Came her surprised declaration, "Commandant, it is an honor." The girl gave her best salute, though it was less than impressive, seeing as the majority of her body was underwater. "What brings you to the oasis?"
Questioning her commander was not something that she would have done when she first arrived within Solterra. At that time, she would have believed it a breach of protocol and worthy of harsh discipline, but after clearing the rubble alongside the King of Warriors, Eden felt that they had the beginnings of what some may call a companionship. Whether she was correct in that assumption, however, had yet to be seen.
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