Jah-Lilah
So I begin not to love you.
The red mare has been observing for many nights now. It is not in her to become tied to another and just leave well enough alone. She wants to know the story, needs to know what happens next. She has seen the pair of friends, a Dragon and a Star, grow closer over the last few weeks, He did exactly as Jah-Lilah instructed, all the way down to finding her dear Wolf-of-the-Water. These are all good things, she's decided. The girl is healed now, Daughter-of-the-Stars. She's beautiful, mesmerizing, even. He calls her @[Ciri], and instantly my boho chick likes it. The girl is on a mission tonight though, it seems, and Jah-Lilah knows what she seeks. Answers. Comradery. Solace. She is here, the red wytch, she is here, Ciri.
The girl is tracking her, seemingly with ease. This is fine with my mare, she's not much for hiding these days. She is buried deep within a thicket, cocking a hind leg casually and chewing fresh shoots of grass. The girl is humorously loud in her approach, and Jah-Lilah can't help but smile. They are kindred spirits, the pair of them. Their fates woven into the same fabric by their episode in The Underneath. The Anti-Beqanna. It would be an eternal fight for them to escape the memories. But they had escaped The Underneath. Each traveler had their own path to walk, but they had made it out, taking new gifts with them. The mare's sweet breath comes out as fog in the cool spring evening, and the foliage finally parts to reveal the moonlit maiden. Ciri's silvery eyes light up with relief and recognition once she sees my mare, and Jah-Lilah welcomes her in with a pleasant half-smile of her own.
"So you have, Daughter-of-the-Stars. Am I all that you'd hoped I'd be?" She asks impishly, rather liking the name Ciri has bestowed upon her. "You have healed wonderfully on the outside, my girl, how is the rest of you?" Her voice is warm, inviting, genuine. She steps back, bobbing her head in greeting and taking a good look at the filly.
Turn around, see me running.
stronger than you know