Ampere breathed out small billows of condensation as she peered closely at a cluster of turquoise gems. The cold winter air was not so harsh as the snowy landscapes above ground, but the cave had a way of containing the chill and letting it settle in your bones. She hugged her wings tighter to her body when she noticed the fog of her exhale, her gaze dropping away now that the shiny gem was clouded.
Whoever made them, she thought as she began to turn,
took considerable time. Was it for a purpose?
Her thoughts halted as her gaze lifted towards the unicorn stallion, immediately seized by his peculiar markings which had such an affinity with her own. Their teal hue, so like the stone she'd just been pondering, did not escape her notice and for a moment Ampere's breath hitched, wondering if her tinkering had summoned their creator after all.
Child's wishes she thought, a smile cracking on her lips to disrupt the wonder keeping them taut.
"Hello," she breathed, the word a curl of mist that fluttered away into the dark. Creator or not, he was handsome, although perhaps a tad creepy. Why the silence, had he been creeping up on her?
Her feathers ruffled a bit with the thought, her nape prickling, but she shook it off with another smile.
"It's surprising to find such beauty at a time like this, isn't it?" she murmured by way of small talk, her head tilting as she studied him, awaiting some kind of reaction that might spell his intentions. Of the hundreds of horses taking shelter down here, few bothered to strike up conversation.
What good is beauty when you're trapped in the dark?
This she couldn't help but wonder as she watched him, drawn to the lightning framing his eye. She found herself wishing these stones meant something. Maybe they were a clue, but she lacked the studious nature that might help her unravel it - she was no oracle, she was a warrior.
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