If Ellie was a mindreader, she might have shared with Holly how her family wasn't so different. There was her twin, Luminesce, who always had to be right (and though Elegance won't ever admit it, her sister usually was). There was her pale mother that their sire liked to explain was a cloud-catcher. Her hooves aren't made to stay on the ground so long, her striped father would say with that lop-sided grin. As she has gotten older, she likes to roll her eyes but Nashua's grin becomes a reflection of her own, tugging to one side to reveal a dimple. And then there would be her winged father to explain: duty-bound to two places, divided between the Isle and Taiga. ELEGANCE
For now, she sets about explaining the latter.
The young pegasus lifts her head proudly. "The trees are the tallest in Beqanna," she says, with a twinge of pride flaring in her small chest. Her blue eyes peer curiously at her friend and Ellie shares that, "and there are alot of them." If Holly needs to be near trees (or simply enjoys their arboreal company), they have plenty to share in the Northern wood. It's only the second part that makes her young brow crinkle in concern. "It can be hard to see the sky there," she explains. "It's why I've been coming here."
Her fledgling wings flare for a moment.
"No room to fly," says the young filly. (Not that she has, but Ellie determinedly keeps trying.)
But her new friend has planted an idea in Elegance's mind and every second she remains with @[holocene], it blossoms with hope. "Do you think your dad would like to see them?"