She cannot deny him the joke he makes on the expense of her sense of direction. Birds could migrate across the world, almost every animal could find it’s way to it’s home, but not Alysanne. “Well you’re not wrong.” She responded with a chuckle. “I found this place trying to get back to Nocturne once, who knows where I would end up the second time!” Another land, another potential home, and another distance between her and where she truly wanted to be.

She did not anticipate that it would be difficult to leave Helovia. It was wonderful, that much she could say was true, but could it ever feel like home? Could she grow to love it as much as Kahlua did? It would take time and she was not sure how much time she could devote to staying here to find out. And what if she left and never returned? Faded to nothing but a memory in the minds of those that she had met here. Perhaps it would be a little sad but she rather felt better about the whole idea now that it was decided that she and Mikey would leave.

But that was still off in the future – at least put off for a day, as she would have to find Kahlua first – and right now she was happy to be there, swimming in the beautiful waters with her dearest friend in the world.

She felt rather satisfied with the amount of water she had managed to soak him with – and soaked he was. Any regret over her actions had been dismissed immediately. After all, he did not appear the least bit angry or annoyed. But then, when had she ever seen those two emotions displayed by him? He was as good-natured as she, a foundation that had started their friendship.

And there was an answer she could have given Sasha. She did not need the warmth that was generally associated with relationships from him – she got that elsewhere, platonically. Alysanne wanted for nothing; so complete did those in her life make her feel. Perhaps that was selfish of her, perhaps she was not as kind as she believed herself to be, but it did not seem harmful to get so much joy out of having such friends. She could only hope that she could somehow share that joy with them – that Mikey enjoyed her company as much as she enjoyed his.

But then, he would not be here if he did not!

With their wings floating on the surface of the lake, Alysanne rather fancied that they looked like a pair of patchwork swans. His wings suited the part rather wonderfully but hers – they were more gull-like. A joke, surely, for the gulls seems to be among those birds that spent a great deal of time in flight – while Alysanne was rather the opposite.

Her attention drawn from the daydream as the angelic stallion explained further how similar their beginnings in Helovia had been. They had both met someone from the Foothills! And that wasn’t even the strangest part – he had been living in the very same land as her. Surprise overtook her delight and her eyes widened. “Oh Mikey, really?!” She could not help but laugh, of course. “Isn’t that funny!” They had been so close, probably since a couple days since she had arrived! She did not imagine he had been that far after. “You’re always nearby even when I don’t realize it, aren’t you?” But of course, she had already pegged it: he was her guardian angel!