There were many things Adele didn't know, and so she longed to seek them out. Her mind was a blank page; she was the one holding the pen. So the red and blue mare did something she felt was terrible, but necessary to her wellbeing.
She left the caves.
They had been her safe haven, but one can only run around in so many circles before they get bored. And so Adele left the safety of the caves to venture elsewhere, to run in circles somewhere else. There was a whole world outside the caves, so the mare saw no use in confining her knowledge to one system of depths.
After Adele had slipped out of the Sanctuary, she ran for the first time in months underneath a moonlit sky. Her opalescent blue legs covered a great deal of land with each lengthy stride she galloped. Vera could soar throughout the sky once again, watching her bonded from above. It was freeing. They knew it was dangerous to be wandering at night, but it the frosty air was far too refreshing to ignore.
The unlikely pair traveled for who knows how long before Adele's legs gave out, and Vera's wings struggled to keep her afloat. At this point, strips of daylight painted the sky with hues of orange and blue. Adele smiled at the sight, flicking her flaming tail.
'It's been too long since I've seen a sunrise,' Adele remarked, turning to the ivory dragon perched upon her back. The dragon looked at her bonded with tired eyes and merrily chirped in agreement, too fatigued to do much else. Adele understood the reptile's state, as she shared it, but it would be foolish to saunter around in the open as they were. They had to find a safer spot.
Adele continued to walk throughout trees much taller than herself before she came across a truly magnificent sight. It was a large stone structure, the top painted with colors that illuminated everything caught beneath it. It's beauty was difficult to even comprehend.
Surely a safe location for a short nap.
The red and blue mare wandered up to it, plopping down beside a gentle brook. The cold chilled her coat, but it did not stop her from getting comfortable. Vera curled up in a ball on the top of her bonded's stomach, immediately over come by sleep. Though the spell did not so easily come to Adele.
She laid awake as the world around her continued to stir and revive from it's own slumber, her thoughts branching out beyond simple sleep. She thought most about her family and friends. Adele was not exactly a two year old filly - she had to have met with others before, built relationships, shared an evening chat with her parents. But where were they? Were they even looking for her?
There was Aaron. Perhaps he had looked for her at one time, though his search was a failure. Maybe Adele was the one who needed to start searching for them instead.

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ooc; @[Tyradon] just a thread for tyra to recruit Adele and tell her about their being family and all! :)