how rare and beautiful it is, to even exist

Posted May 7, 2022, 5:34:16 AM UTC

Coming from a frigid coastal village, Desert didn't think she would be effected this much. She was appreciating the bandages on her talons as she trudged through the thick ice and snow.

There were no trees, instead replaced with ice crystals sent from Diaus themself. The shock in scenery was both pleasant and anxiety inducing for Desert.

It was a rough night for her, mentally. The weight of her mission was finally weighing down on her, and she thought about her home village. would she ever see them again?

She thought about the riders she's had in her life, the flocks she's flown with.

She thought about her brother. To think she nearly invited him to this wreck.

Every step grew heavier, and she knew it was too brisk to fly. The wind peirced straight through her feathers and left her bare from the inside out.

She wanted to cry out, she wanted to dive into the water and let it take her.

She didn't want to deal with this fear, this uncertainty.

Desert knew she couldn't turn back, though. Her own bodily obligations.

It was required of her to push through the unimaginable. From building a village from nothing, to the scars of the Harpia Hunt, the Gryph attacks. 

To her beloved rider leaving for bluer skies.

Tears she didn't notice soaked her feathers, and she rubbed herself on her bandana. Don't make a fool of yourself, she thought, completely alone.

Finally, she looked to the sky for the first time that night. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear the song.

Desert realized, now, that this is why she does it.

This is why she pushes through, why she goes on.

Shades of green, pink, and the most vibrant cyan split open the pitch black sky.

Desert gasped and stopped in her tracks, and now she let her tears flow freely. 

A sign from the Gods was never to go unappreciated, after all.

 

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  • May 8, 2022, 12:35:11 AM UTC
    That was a beautiful story. I really enjoyed that I could get to know the character just from this brief bit!!

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