— she hears the deep, adolescent voice of her bonded flicker forth into her mind, childish speech piping up. someone— smell them. she offers a gentle nod, turning to the young ashen buck, watching his high steps land upon the stone gently, nothing but a small click from his small hooves. his movements are more fluent, delicate and gentle. she looks past him to catch sight of a darker, larger mare working her way towards her.
— the mare welcomes her home as though she's a soldier returning from war, her small, pale fox companion waving it's small tails in salutation to ALTAIR. the small elk childe perks his ears at the little thing, stretching his neck out and offering a high pitched kind of trumpeting noise, breath rolling from between his lips. she gives her head a bow, looking at the dark mare and smiling. "i seek to return to the basin." these are the only words she offers for the time being, looking at the mare. she is dark, darker than the maiden, and older. the girl offers no expression, her words monotone. she looks into the eyes of the horned before her, the mare familiar to her. they had met before at some point in the past— but her memory is fuzzy.
— from the outside she is blank, a clean slate with nothing written upon it. inside she is buzzing with thoughts, emotions that are her own and her bonded's. he seems to be curious about the small white fox that follows the mare around. but his feelings are but a small spark, hers are an entire fire, a wild forest fire that burns throughout her mind, rapidly growing emotions and thoughts run free. she had gotten over the whole ordeal with CARNESIR, but was still upset about how miserable life was for her. first her mother, then him— and her father, who knows where he had gone.
— shifting herself, her shimmering stars move with her. her small galaxy made her feel special, and she was proud of it. she enjoyed sitting and watching them during sleepless nights, enjoying moving her body to watch them shift. the planets were small, earthy orbs that floated in masses of small, burning balls of gas. she was so easily entranced by them, especially when stars died. those were amazing to view. she enjoyed watching them, and often found herself searching for meteors that ride through the stars, shimmering before her eyes.