And if the stars aligned, would it be you and I?
Ketzia
The night was restless. It was evident in the way that the sky rumbled and rolled. Kept dry by the thick Taigan canopy, Ketzia lay within her bed of pine needles mindlessly counting the soft pattering of raindrops on leaves. Taiga was so unlike Tephra, always thick with moisture and moss. Musty and humid and green - she missed the smog of her birth place. Beside her, Karat breathed heavily, completely comfortable in their strange new habitat. She was a good guardian, protective and attentive while Kromium was away trying to secure and more safe spot for them. He had been gone for quite some time and the young mare had begun to worry, even though Karat did not. She was a good sister, Ketzia relented, even though she was not the one that she truly longed for.
Unable to find sleep, she exhaled and rose to her feet. As she rose, bits of earth fell from her coat. Shaking more free from her mane she quietly snuck away. It was nights such at these, when the sky was alive with could and lightning, that her thoughts turned towards her mother's island.
Across the deep water, Kove was with her. No doubt by now she would have made friends among the other young horses. Beautiful and charismatic, she imagined her younger-by-minutes sister prancing about the flocks of parrots and playing the ocean. The thought sent shockwaves of jealousy through Ketzia's body. With a heavy heart she knew that there was no use pining over the things that she could not change. Some time ago, both fillies had made their choices. There hadnt been a day since that Ketzia didnt curse her cowardice. She had been far too young to make such a decision, and yet their mother had allowed it. Always encouraging them to grow in independence. If only her father had spoken up, disallowed her from taking such a bold step. If he had, she would be with Kove and they would be happy.
Almost without knowing, Ketzia had traveled deeper into the giant redwoods. Weary from her lack of sleep, her eyelids burned with every blinking of her eyes. There was a pull to return to Karat. Sleep would come, eventually. But there was something stopping her, a rustling just beyond the next bend. A voice, as pure as the twinkling of a bell, drifted through the thick night. There was a familiarity to it, though it sounded older - more mature. Her heart beat faster and her pace quickened to see what the forest hid from her.
"Kove?" She called out in disbelief. When a tuft of moonlit lavender did not dissolve to mist, Ketzia catered forward. "KOVE! How...what are you doing here! It's dangerous to travel alone....does mother know?"
Or would you bid me a celestial goodbye?
@[Drax] Let the fun begin.
