Somnus  They couldn't, perhaps, be more physically different. Where as Somnus was golden and bright, shorter with the blood of stock horses flowing through his veins, Caelum was dark and bespeckled, tall, elegant, and nimble. Somnus was the earth, and Caelum the sky. They were a contradiction in its finest. It was almost tragically beautiful. Mentally, however, they seemed to be quite similar. They both vied to understand the world in a far more intimate, deeper way. They sought to understand, to know, and despite their differences, Somnus felt a blooming kinship with him. Perhaps something could blossom, even if it was a deep sense of familiarity. "Simply marvelous," Somnus murmured after some time, his accent coated with reverence for the words that Caelum spoke of, "Truly. I cannot even fathom knowing the stars so intimately." Even though he had been born with wings, he had always kept his eyes downwards, earth-bound, desiring to know more about the world as opposed to the heavens. Turning his head upwards and slightly to the side, keen emerald eyes regarded Caelum with a warm look, his lips twisting upwards in a smile. "One day I would love to hear the tales of which you could spin in regards to the stars, if you would choose to indulge this old fool." Old. Hardly. But sometimes Somnus felt far older than his years, experienced to the workings of the world as he was, so accustomed to joy, loss, change, and heartache. Inevitably, their solitary speak had to come to an end. Another soon joined them, and Somnus' gaze turned away from the starborn to focus instead on the other who settled by their side. She was a pretty thing, roan with brilliantly gleaming scales. Her words danced in the air, coy and jovial, and the golden tactician found himself offering her a dip of his head as she sidled up to them. "Ah," he began knowingly, smiling with warmth dancing in his eyes, "I can't say that I mind at all, young miss. Be welcome." She smelled of home, of the trees and autumn breeze of the Dawn Court. Another member that he had not yet had the privilege to meet, it seemed. "The festivities are quite grand. When His Majesty returns, I intend to thank him for this fine opportunity he has allowed us." From a personal and political stand point, it was a golden opportunity. Not only could they get to know the members of their own Court far more intimately, but they could use the festival as an advantage to get to know members of their sister-Courts as well. While neutral in their standings and justice running through their veins, Somnus knew court intricacies well enough to understand the importance of intermingling with others from the land of Novus. |
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