Should love ever find its way to my breast, I should believe in the finality of such a thing. I wanted it to sweep me away with thoughts of compassion and youthful existence. If I should ever face such a thing, I also believe that my everlasting faith would extend beyond realms to ignite wherever the bond should lead me. Grant me such a feeling and I shall honor it. Beyond me, the lands stretched out, beckoning me in the depths of the forest. I imagine the soft steps of such a love following me wherever I should lead, a constant warmth lighting inside my chest as we alight together to the possibilities of every moment shared across Helovia. To share your mind, your body, your soul, with another would bring meaning to this otherwise uneventful life of mine. However, it could also bring an earth shattering pain that dies only with your last breath… Only time would tell if I were ready for such a thing. Until then, I would devote my time to becoming a protector to those who resided in the Edge; angels beneath my wings until I was robbed of every thread that brought me such spirit on the battlefield.

Within the forest, I was shaded against the warmth of the sun and my skin bristled from the cold. But the beauty of such a place was nearly enchanting, as small stands of light fought their way to the forest floor to shine upon small weeds and dying foliage. Each shaft held sparkling fragments of frost that glittered as I passed. I could only imagine how it would feel to show another just what I saw when I was hidden away from the rest of the world, dancing along the outskirts like a ghost. Surely no one would notice the magic that eclipsed this forest as I did now, simply because life tended to get in the way of such small anomalies.

When the small path that had led me into the forest opened into a massive clearing decorated with trees towering to the heavens in an attempt to leave this life for another, I paused. It was a moment of time that had been frozen just like this, forlorn and yet beautiful. Perhaps I could lose myself here, drown in the complications of life and leave reality for the surreal parody of how I wanted to live. I extended the misshapen appendages that had formerly lain uselessly upon my back to stretch them out and over my spine, pretending I could lift myself from the earth. Dampened dreams were realized now, as the feeble structures resumed their place at my sides, forever unable to cast such a beast from the earth and into the heavens.