so i listen to the    wind for an answer

It has been somewhat quiet in the Edge. She uses the word “quiet” somewhat lightly though, because the Edge is never really all that quiet. There’s always something going on. But rather, there’s just been a little less that requires her attention. The greenhouse and the garden both look good, planted nearly full to bursting with herbs and plants they the Edge might need. Everything has been weeded and for the moment, those stubborn weeds seem to be staying dead. No one needs a healer as the morning dawns, bright and warm but promising to be beautiful. And with Sacre around now, she feels less nervous leaving the Edge around, knowing the third and newest Moon Doctor was active and prepared to help.

So today, feeling confident the Edge will be just fine without her, Lyanna sets off. She leaves from the cliff, taking the long way around, though she has no plans for the day. Instead, it’s just a free day for exploring, for flying, for getting lost with the wind in her hair and the sun on her back. It’s been quite some time since she’s simply set off with no plan in mind, and she’s glad for it.

In the end, she finds herself on the outskirts of the familiar Deep Forest. It is one of her favorite places in Helovia, and she comes back often. She’s stopping scouting for the familiar blue horn and black form of Apollo, but she still loves it here. It reminded her of home, in a way, of her forests in Morham that she would never see again. The Mood Goddesses words ring in her ears. A surprising request, the Goddess had said. But was it? Was it so strange that Lyanna wanted one thing to keep in a life that still feels borrowed?

She lands on the outskirts of the forest, making her way into the treeline, heading toward the pond with it’s glimmering rubies. The one of her neck catches the light, as if acknowleding that it is close to home. But her mind is not on the rubies but the Godess, wondering what the Moon must think of her, or if the Moon even thought much of the requests she was given. There were many, after all, and she didn’t think hers could have been the first slightly strange one. Either way, the Goddess had agreed, settting her on a task that still felt impossible. But she knew it wasn’t. It would just take some time.

lyanna