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Clouds were moving across the desert on quick winds.

The invisible fingers driving the painted clouds of ivory across an ocean of blue, rolling forward. The sun cascaded downward, leaving shadows in the wake of the clouds which billowed by, their movement graceful and easy far above the heads of those below. Standing in the shade of the great tree, admiring the beauty of the open sky and the dancing white wisps of the sky is the shaman of the Dragon's Throat, Onni.

A smile graces her face as she contents in the sunlight, escaping the dead heat of the warm light in the retreat of the Dragon's Blood. Her body is pressed against the unique tree, wings folded neatly. Upon the ground at her hooves is the small little bird, Lyhty, who chirps idly and picks through the dirt, looking for discarded seeds or other hidden treats in the red grains. One hoof cocked, total relaxation. The mood of the Throat had been tense since her mother's warning of war, but today, the tobiano mare could not feel the anxiety that had clouded her mind often. Instead, she was in blissful contentedness to simply look out at the land.

Crimson meeting the blues of the sky, the splotches of white painting foreign patterns in the air and the ground.

Her focus is deterred when a push of wind causes a glint to focus in her eyes. Blinking owlishly, the healer looks around for the source of reflected light. Her eyes catch nothing, until another swirl of wind causes the object to move again, a glimmer of light in the trees. Her eyes widen as Onni realizes that the small trinket is an amulet. The necklace type item that Cassiopeia wore around her neck. Excited at her find, the mare turns, catching the attention of the distracted bird, who looks up with a sudden trill. The tobiano backs up, Lyhty flying easily out of her way, before taking large strides forward and leaping upward, teeth open to grab onto the strange looking item, which slides from the branch of the tree and into her mouth.

"What is?" Lyhty asks, flying around to her face and flutter in front of the golden hued stone, attached to a reddish looking metal. Amulet. Onni says in her head, unable to move her mouth much without dropping the necklace. She found herself in quite a bind, as Lyhty was not large enough to hold up the amulet, much less assist her in adorning it. Teeth grasped around the chain, Onni's pale face turns to look about the horizon, in search of a helpful soul.
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