11-05-2017, 05:23 PM
if there's a light at the end, it's just the sun in your eyes
He slips away from the water-wolf and his successor politely, mentioning to Circinae that he'd like to catch up with Jah-Lilah before he and Solace head back for the mainland. The gilded stallion is almost fearful to venture too far into Ischia lest he happen upon Ciri ─ he isn't ready for that interaction yet, and despite his outward coldness he knows that the starry-eyed girl deserves more than a detached, blank version of himself.
Amet walks tentatively throw verdant tropical boughs, his hooves sinking into the warm sand with each step. His mind flashes briefly to the Dunes, to the feel of the sand beneath his galloping hooves as he had run for the border with wide eyes and a hammering heart. Ischia feels different. It feels... safer. Warmer. He hopes that Ciri is happy here.
He moves a bit further into the tropical jungle, the winter sun shining through leafy boughs to warm his dulled scaled and gaunt frame. The red wytch comes into view and the Akhal-Teke greets her with a quiet nicker, a smile turning the corners of his mouth up slightly. He knows there is no use in hiding the sadness in his eyes ─ if anyone would be able to see it immediately, it would be the soothsayer. And he owed her more than a conversation full of disinterested comments and small talk.
"Jah-Lilah, this island suits you," he says quietly as he comes to a stop before her, his forehead creased with disquiet, "I wanted to say hi before I bring Solace back to Hyaline."
Amet
@[Jah-Lilah] ♥