The sound of her name has the ocean mare spinning her head, white eyes turning to rest on a familiar face approaching behind her. “Mesec!” Tiamat croons with delight, her sapphire lips curling into a wide and infectious smile. She shifts her weight to give him room at her side, the natural arch of her neck bending as she reaches out to him, eager to greet him and to feel his skin against her own. He touches her shoulder, but she catches his muzzle with her own, nuzzling the bridge of his nose while her pale eyes dance in the sunlight.

The blue Lady feels the urge to lean against the stallion, to close the gap between their bodies, and simply stand together. While this would not be entirely unusual for a mare of Tiamat’s inhibition, she finds herself bashful—her head begins to tuck in towards her chest, shy. However, (mercifully, perhaps) the sudden crashing of branches and twigs startles her. White eyes widen and her muscles tense, though her affectionate smile soon returns when she recognizes Mesec’s newest companion. “And Lyra!” Tiamat laughs, lowering her head to gently nudge the young kitsune.

From the small pool of water she had found, Nimue chirps a high-pitched whistle to their friends. Having submerged herself in the cool water, the little orca darts in a circle before leaping into the air, carrying a spray of droplets with her when she glides back to where Tiamat stands. Crooning a hello to the stallion, the majority of the Leviathan’s attention is focused on Lyra, her baby blues wide with curiosity.

Tiamat, nearly glowing with blissful contentment, sweeps her gaze across the landscape. “It really is,” she sighs in response to Mesec’s observation. As with all the other territories within Helovia, the Hidden Falls has its own unique beauty—one that the mare is unlikely to forget. “I’ve never been here before…I had meant to visit when it had been a herd land, but I was never able to make it,” she murmurs with the slightest bit of sadness behind her tone (because the Earth God shouldn’t have had to abandon his people), before briefly turning her eyes from the scenery to the stallion.

“Who knew there could be so many waterfalls in one place!” Tiamat laughs again, marveling at all of the misty rainbows that frame each cascade, as though outlining the rise and fall of the mountainsides. She can’t help but smile when she swallows herself in nature—where everything is beautiful and full of life, and there are no barbaric monsters to worry about. Quick to push any thoughts of that thing aside, she leans closer to the stallion. “Have you been here before?” Tiamat questions him eagerly, suddenly realizing that other than his children and the Edge, she knows very little about Mesec.


notes; SO sorry for the wait! <33
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