Her voice is bright and clear, like sunshine breaking through the clouds. It’s a voice he would recognize in a crowd, and it puts a smile on his lips even before he gets close enough for her to see it.
“Anemone,” he greets her warmly, craning his neck towards her. “I could ask you the same thing. Aren’t your parents missing you?” His tone is as soft as her’s, and carries a teasing edge to it. “Do I need to escort you back home?” He’s only joking - she’s no longer the child she used to be, although to him she’ll always be his little niece.
But he tilts his head back, and gestures towards the darkening sky. His wings lift and flutter at his ankles, pointing their pale wings up and up. Overhead the first stars are beginning to show themselves, far to the east where the sky is at its darkest. It wouldn’t be much longer now before the sun finished its descent beneath the horizon, and plunged the whole of Delumine into night.
But it was a clear night, and the moon is little more than a slender crescent; tonight, the stars would reign supreme. There was a sort of peace that came over him when thinking about it.
When they’re close enough to lower their voices, close enough to touch, he stops and lifts his head to the heavens. “Illuster has always been one of the best places to stargaze, in my opinion,” he says, and his voice is as hushed as her’s now.
let’s be wildflowers
let our souls be scattered by the wind.
let us grow, wild and free,
tall and brave,
in the places that we dream,
and we will make all things beautiful
@anemone ! a sweet n short reply for you <4
”here am i!“
