07-23-2018, 06:54 PM
And if the stars aligned, would it be you and I?
Ketzia
The pull of the river was strong and Ketzia felt it as it tugged upon her mane and tail, weighting her down with every passing second. Flashes of memory invaded her as she recalled her first encounter with water's heartless impact upon her. Kove had been the one to save her then, even small and seemingly frail - without her she would have surely drowned. Now, they were separated by the ocean and Ketzia felt the cruel twist of fate that she was not the one granted with water immunity. For a moment she considered how it would feel to submit to the current to whatever watery bed it desired. Slipping lower beneath the frothy waves droplets of liquid land upon her nose, tickling the soft of her nostrils with every inhale. Just below the reach of her hooves she felt the rise and fall of the riverbed as it carried her deeper and deeper until she treaded to keep her head exposed to the air. Desperately she searched for a foothold in the soft of the mud but was met with a gaping void.
It is the call of her brother's voice that serves as a reminder that she is not as alone as she felt. Kromium was near and she turned herself to fix her slivered lavender eyes upon him. Galloping beside the river he kept pace with her travel, his brow furrowed in concentration as he devised a plan. She knew he would find a way, just as Kove had in her innocence. Treading water she did her best to rocket herself nearer to him, fighting against the buffeting of the current. Amazed by his bravery she watched in awe as he threw himself into the water. They had only met a short time ago and, yet, he would risk himself for her...
Cutting through the water he neared her and used his metallic abilities to form a chain fastened around her waist. Summoning his strength he pulled her towards the shore and she did her best to aid him. Immediately relief settles upon her as her hooves catch a foothold and she heaves herself upright and further onto the shore. Dripping wet she stumbled forward, falling to her knees in exhaustion glad to be returned to the familiarity of the grass.
Lately it felt that all she could do was be rescued - and she felt suddenly ashamed. A hot blush creeped upon her skin and she kept her gaze lowered and away from her siblings. Karat was quick to find them, her worry made known as she questioned her younger sister. She sensed Krom as he lingered nearby she could not bring herself to look upon him. How weak he must think her...
"I - I'm fine," she managed quietly, still avoiding their glances. "Thank you..."
Or would you bid me a celestial goodbye?
@[Kromium~Karat]