Solace
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Sprig was about to become summer but still, a coolness clung to the clean air of Hyaline. There Solace's children were growing strong and willful along the lake shore, testing their strengths against each other daily. Solace rarely enjoyed leaving the pastel hued mountains - especially now, when fragrant blossoms were as common as the green-blue grasses.
But The Sanctuary's Caretaker wakes early this morning, leaving the warmth of her mate and children to leap from a mountain summit with outstretched wings. The cool air catches her (as it always has) and with a powerful flap of her cerulean appendages, she begins her overdue journey to Tephra - her place of birth and the Kingdom of her father.
She flys swiftly in the still morning air, journeying above the redwoods and Riverlands with barely a glance down. But as she reaches The Filed, the gold splashed mare flys lower - several souls she had met in this place had become good friends and the stories of the circumstances which had led them here had intrigued her.
The color of slate and ivory catches her eye as Solace soars above The Field. She watches the young mare as she looks around, wondering if she is waiting for someone.
"Only one way to find out," the young queen murmurs into the wind before landing a ways off as not to hit the stranger with a wall of wind. In case the painted mare has not noticed her, Solace releases a low nicker in greeting before walking in her direction. The wight of pregnancy still cling to her pale, rounded hips and her head is high and her smile easy.
"Is there, someone I can help you find?" She asks casually, with sparkling blue eyes and no hint of ill-will in her demeanor. Her wings could allow her to see miles of grasslands at a time, and it wouldn't be the first time she had helped a stranger find a lost child or friend. But the wind changes slightly then, and Solace notices that the scent the mare carries is like none she is familiar with. Her brow rises in curiosity, and she wonders if this could be the source of the hint of uncertainty in the pretty girl's eyes. "Or are you new to Beqanna?"