The faith of her new friend is... relieving. For so long Ampere hasn't had faith in much, that to be believed in, for her mission to be believed in, is a renewal of hope she'd buried and lost long ago. If she bothered to dwell on it long enough,s he might have realized she let the duties of a herd and the attraction to the fire that lead it to be a distraction from her ultimate goal, one that was becoming more than difficult as she faced the wrath of the Earth and built more enemies than allies at every turn.

Now she had a family behind her though, had forged alliance to the Sun, and proven her fortitude to her herd. Surely if she took up her arms once more, she'd have some support now?
The stone which was faintly warm and shaped in an eye at the edge of the herd land popped into her mind...

Ampere was pulled from her reverie by the caeline's speech, and she nodded in agreement, glad that she did not seem to be alone in this lapse of remembrance. Her attention piqued as her friend suggested and offering to help her. By the Sun's light, she could use all the help she could get these days. So Ampere watched, expecting a guide of some kind, a bauble of some importance perhaps.

Light burst forth then, and Ampere blinked rapidly against the brightness, though she never fully turned away. She watched, waiting for it to lead her, waiting for it to show her the path she ought to walk. Except... it went towards her, into her, she realized after she spun around and couldn't find it.

Ampere gasped, her feathers fluffing up as the electric glow raced along her form and emanated from her being. All this time she'd been seeking a light to guide her, never once considering it rested within her. Always she'd turned to the sun or the moon, chasing their glow, deeming ti stronger than her brief, passionate pulses of lightning bolts amid the storm, but she should have placed more trust in herself.

Her eyes closed, relieved, as she exhaled steadily, each breath strengthening her. The iron bars were crumbling around her.
Her lashes curled as her blue stare poked out, refreshed, and eyed the other offer her friend provided. A constant memento, she seemed to suggest, and Ampere at once knew the source of the item. As insignificant as it appeared, its weight was heavy on Ampere's heart, a joyful quip easing from her lungs as her magic tenderly took it and tied it into her mane.

Acceptance, from outside and within. Ampere felt whole again.

"Thank you..."