Alysanne

A kinder companion might have invited Valiance to join their tumble, but Hemlock was too wary of the red dragon to give him a kind thought and too enraptured in his game with Imogen to care very much. He alternated running (read: wobbling) along the floor and allowing her to catch up just enough before he took flight and circled around to try to catch at one of her tails as she was trying to catch his.

And the jovial mood did not end there, it wrapped Alysanne right up and she listened to the happy news that the Basin was thriving. “That’s wonderful to hear!” She exclaimed truthfully. She may not know very much about that northern herd but it was where Lena made her home and that was certainly all she needed to know in order to wish them well.

It bothered Alysanne that Resplendence didn’t seem to understand how truly remarkable her garden was, everyone else seemed to be able to! For her part she was absolutely thrilled, and not at all surprised, by Lena’s reaction to the idea. Her unicorn friend had been such a pleasure to go herb-hunting with in the near-frozen Basin and had been able to locate some of the harder to find specimens that Alysanne had set out to look for.

She stayed quiet as an exchange between the other two healers began - Resplendence explaining when she had begun the garden (after the couple stutters, Alysanne reached out with her wing to gently brush a couple feathers against her friend’s side to give her courage, soothe her), and then Lena asking about what was grown there. It was a question that the pegasus could have answered, at least partially, but she would defer to the gardener first and then pipe in if assistance was required. Or maybe if Resplendence just didn’t feel like talking!

Every once in a while, Alysanne remembered that not everyone blossomed under social situations and to let those that didn’t take their time. She tried to remember that, at the very least. Maybe this time, standing as she did feeling completely at-ease and her eyes illuminated with a smile, just keeping shut would be enough for now. Lena was wonderful company after all, and she so hoped the two of them would get along. The garden and the gifts that were brought from up north would surely do wonders to create something between them.