i am a leaf on the wind

She’s nearly late to the meeting. In truth, she hadn’t even been in the Edge when the call went back. She’d been in the Threshold, where she spends a good number of days, though so often returns empty handed. What was is that Ashamin and the Unbound offered that was so tantalizing? That promise of freedom just oh so slightly different than the freedom of a herd? Or something else entirely. She was vaguely tempted to try and hunt the stallion down and ask him. But then again, perhaps it was the sort of thing one couldn’t really put into words. Or the sort of thing someone like her (so used to life beneath a monarchy) couldn’t fathom.

Either way, he kept making off with all the potential recruits and it was getting to be slightly old, which meant it was high time to head back to the Edge. Like always, she flies, the skies warm but the wind still cool high enough in the sky. From here, she can see the herd gathering beneath the shelter, so she skips the border entirely and makes her way to the center of the herd via the sky. It’s sort of a pain to land between the forest and the gathering horses, but she finds a spot a reasonable distance away where she won’t run into anyone.

It hasn’t been all that long since the last herd meeting she attended, though she feels more comfortable this time around. She’s starting to learn the members of the Edge, though there’s still so many she doesn’t know. It doesn’t take her too long to find Alysanne, and she makes her way into the Moon Doctor’s general vicinity, feeling more comfortable somewhat near her friend than elsewhere. Though she also spots Glasglow, and Tilney. Beside Tilney, she can’t help but notice the pale, antlered mare beside him and the way she shifts around like she can’t quite get comfortable. And the way Tilney stands beside her.

Could it be?

She’s not sure, in truth, having no first-hand experience. But it’s not like she’s never had any experience, and she tucks the thought away for later. Perhaps she’d seek the white mare out and try to see if there was anything she could do, assuming she was even right in her guess. But for now, there was a kingdom meeting to attend to. So she turns her attention to Tembovu and Elsa, offering them a brief nod, and waits to see what they have to say.

watch how i soar.

lyanna