12-24-2017, 09:22 AM
Tired, disappointed, and cold, Valeriya hugged the blanket tight to her arms and let Regus usher her outdoors. Her feet dragged over the surface as little bits of rock and stone crunched under her feet. Regus wore heavy boots that wrapped his feet with thick leathers. Her own feet were numbed by a lifetime of rocky terrain.
It was then that she noticed their surroundings were slightly more revealed. The dark cloak of night was thinning, and she squinted to make out their location. Something had changed, and where she was sluggish before, a renewed vigor excited her body. Her hands clenched the blanket while wide green eyes searched high overhead.
"Sky,"
she said quietly, trying the word out on her tongue. His word for the above seemed fitting. Even the sound of it was lofty.
As the sky changed, Valeriya's thoughts drifted, whisked away like the air pushing past her face. Her heart was touched, caressed even, by the gentle shift of light. The little bit of light glowing from the orb above faded as a grander light overtook it.
A serene palette of colors grew. Valeriya was breathless as she searched for the first signs of the sun as it lifted. It was magical and unbelievable. She snaked a hand from the blanket and wished for Illarion's to hold, but instead, she found Regus's, and gripped his fingers tight. She wanted the moment to be frozen forever in her mind. Something she could never not unsee.
As the sun rose, the first rays hit her cheeks, and warmth crept through her skin. Joy blossomed in her chest. Tears rolled fat from her eyes.
Edited by Valeriya, Dec 24 2017, 09:23 AM.
It was then that she noticed their surroundings were slightly more revealed. The dark cloak of night was thinning, and she squinted to make out their location. Something had changed, and where she was sluggish before, a renewed vigor excited her body. Her hands clenched the blanket while wide green eyes searched high overhead.
"Sky,"
she said quietly, trying the word out on her tongue. His word for the above seemed fitting. Even the sound of it was lofty.
As the sky changed, Valeriya's thoughts drifted, whisked away like the air pushing past her face. Her heart was touched, caressed even, by the gentle shift of light. The little bit of light glowing from the orb above faded as a grander light overtook it.
A serene palette of colors grew. Valeriya was breathless as she searched for the first signs of the sun as it lifted. It was magical and unbelievable. She snaked a hand from the blanket and wished for Illarion's to hold, but instead, she found Regus's, and gripped his fingers tight. She wanted the moment to be frozen forever in her mind. Something she could never not unsee.
As the sun rose, the first rays hit her cheeks, and warmth crept through her skin. Joy blossomed in her chest. Tears rolled fat from her eyes.
Edited by Valeriya, Dec 24 2017, 09:23 AM.
The Eye of the Khylsty