I stayed entirely on the sidelines during the battle. I didn’t even make an appearance. A body this frail with that giant lizard didn’t stand a chance. I would’ve been dead before I knew it, if I had to be entirely honest. So when everything died down and seemed to be up in flames, mothers were dying, others were getting sick, I didn’t even know where to begin. My diplomatic skills didn’t send me into this knowing how to handle it. Though as I made my way through the turmoil that was beginning to subside, I watched the beings around me handle how they fought within the battle. It looked pretty good from my vantage point, but I wasn’t about to say anything about how they fought.

Yet, as sickening as it sounds, I felt more at home in Helovia than I had ever been before. There were so many faces around me that were burned or scratched up. Suddenly I didn’t feel so frightened of showing my face anymore. Glassy eyes watched as I spotted a member from my herd, the silk mare looking worse for wear. I had seen her before but unfortunately my memory failed me in knowing her name. I made my way through the crowd to stand by her side, watching her for mere moments as her voice spread out across the land.

It was in my nature, now, to say nothing. My voice was rugged and hardly used, cracking in many places. But I offered a nod of hello to Nuray before nodding along with what she was saying. If there were any looking for solace in the Edge, they would be glad to take them back home with them.

Seconds passed and then minutes passed, people were walking right by us without paying much attention to us. My eyes danced around for a few moments before I wandered away from Nuray for a few moments, trying to scout out anyone that may be in need of a place for healing until a shimmering mare walked our way. She walked straight up to Nuray and I figured I needed to make my way back. I made it back just in time before she spoke so I was lucky enough to hear the question the curious mare held.

“Does this offer still stand? I seek somewhere… I don’t know what I look for but I want to find out…”

Her voice was gentle if not a bit shy and shakey, but I did my best to offer her a small smile – the scars on my lips moving with the movement, not painful, but still red and darkened with scarring. Glassy eyes turned to Nuray for a moment before I dipped my head.  “Hello, I am Glasglow. I also hail from the Edge and the offer still stands if you seek a place to call home. The World’s Edge is a wonderful land of beauty but still withholds its mystery. You’re more than welcome to join us to take a tour if you would like?” My voice was calm with a bit of excitement. I ended up rambling causing my words to take forever to escape my lungs as I paused to keep my voice from cracking now and then – even though it failed. A flash of embarrassment covered my glassy blue eyes before I turned my head away from the mare questioning the lands. Turning my scarred face to Nuray I wished she would speak so the attention wasn’t completely stuck on me.

'We've lost it all, I'm just a silhouette.
I'm a lifeless face you'll soon forget.'