Since being brought back to the caves – the Sanctuary they were calling it – Alysanne had been restless. Although there was a healthy dose of fear still coursing through her veins, keeping her awake when she knew she should be resting, the fear existed mostly for others. How many were still in the lands above, being threatened?

The idea of waiting underground for something to happen, for the chance to help, was not something she relished. Despite her Pegasus blood, being underneath the ground was soothing considering the circumstances. Right in the heart of Helovia they were safe, or so everyone seemed to think. Surrounded by the life-giving earth She had explored a little bit but there were other things on her mind.

Though she tried to not be obvious about it, she was making it a habit to keep an eye on Resplendence. She did not doubt the mare’s strength, she had seen it and believed in her with all her heart, but she worried for her too. They were both selfless, willing to give whatever they had of themselves to help others, and Alysanne knew from her own experience how that could destroy.

For all she presumed to know, they were still just acquaintances - joined by their love of their home and the friends they shared. Of course, that hardly stopped her. It was in her nature to care, to worry. It was almost motherly, the concern she had for the pale mare and the stress she found herself in.

As such, she had not been all that far off when the call for the healers was made. She hoped to see some familiar faces in the gathering – Brisa had shown an interest and she had not yet seen the white mare. Kahlua too was absent, a fact that did not fail to make her heart constrict in worry. But there were tunnels and caverns down here that she had yet to discover, perhaps they were here somewhere.

Before settling into a spot just off to the right, she made a point to approach Resplendence and bump her muzzle against the other mare’s as a greeting, as encouragement and thanks. A dozen different emotions contained within a single breath, but she did not presume to stand by her side here. Once she had healing powers and magic but now she was a student, here to learn whatever she could, so she stepped back with as bright of a smile as she could manage.

Others would come, she knew – hope bright in her heart even here. They could all do this together.