here i am, this is me; any

[Raeanne]

raeanne et fato, quod non scietur   The small girl eyed the mare approaching her with a mixture of caution and hopefulness. The mare’s strange appearance was a little alarming but she did not seem to come with an intent to harm her. Perhaps this mare was approaching her because her mother had sent her. However, with the first words she spoke disappointment bloomed. Obviously not, how silly. Of course her mother hadn’t sent someone to find her. If she was concerned about her she would not have left her the first place. She would have woken her daughter and taken her with her. Or at least advised her to stay put. No, she knew without a doubt that Vivianne was not returning for her. “I suppose I have been.” Her small voice was sturdy, if not a little forlorn. After all she was still only a babe. Not meant to be alone in the world so soon. She shifted on her feet and her eyes flickered to the earthen floor beneath her before raising back to eye the strange mare with a tentative look. “I don’t suppose I can come with you? I.. I don’t wanna be by myself..” She shuffled awkwardly, somewhat uncomfortable admitting this to a complete stranger. Still it was the honest truth. She didn’t care where she went, she just didn’t want to be by herself. She craved companionship, a balm for the creeping loneliness. vivianne x rigdon