In tune with the flex and rhythm of his beloved mare, Silas had parted with her in the moments before her launch forward. The rush of air beneath his wings was a luxury of which he never tired, and between silent wing-beats he departed the little gathering of similarly feathered kin towards the oasis.

The sound of voices; the colt whose enthusiasm rose again with joyful giddiness, and the dove-like mare (Africa thought both by nature and to look upon) with her delicate tones and obliging nature, lingered in the Oracles wake. Even as she slowed to a more comfortable lope, ears swivelling to find them still standing where she had left, a smile fastened itself upon her mouth and she was so pleased with each of the souls who had pledged themselves to the same cause as she.

The sand slipped playfully, and slithered about the touch of her large chipped hooves as she went, challenging her athleticism there where she was forced to stride among the shackled and bound species of the world. It was a task well managed regardless, and by now the skill of her Pegasus footing had improved to such a great extent that she might easily have appeared though the hazy heat of drifting day, to have been gliding all the while.

So unusually blessed had been this day that the Oracle felt a warm satisfaction stewing through her core; writing through her veins, and it brought to her tired self great liberation. Unmovable was the now rare show of pure and simple optimism , and for the time being she imagined a world; a life, not tarnished with the morbid brushes of pain and suffering- instead flourishing with light and laughter, that which Alina really seemed to emanate.

She paused part way through her journey across the sands to glance across her shoulder, and into the air the colt and his teacher were rising with the beauty and grace bestowed upon them by their winged ancestors. Africa drew a long breath before turning again to continue...


[Ooc: Africa is ducking out of this thread for now (don’t want to hold it up with pointless ramblings). Whether you choose to start a fresh one, or keep this alive, tag her when they arrive in the oasis and I will jump back in <3]