KAHLUA

Sprawled on the floor of her little copse of trees, Kahlua felt the wind blowing against her hide and the metal scorpion that had been crafted crawling all over her body. As the small creation clicked and whirred, Kahlua tried to let the sound calm her down but it didn't seem to be helping. Her breaths still came too fast, her heart still fluttered in her chest, her muscles still trembled beneath her skin. The mare was stressed, more stressed than she had ever been, and she knew that none of Resplendence's medicine would heal her. What she needed was a moment with her king, a moment where she could collapse beneath his wings and huddle against him. She needed to cry into his side where wing met shoulder, to have his feathers brush over her, to feel herself tented beneath his broad and comforting wing. Still, she knew better than to bother him right now. He was busy, on a mission, and she had to respect that. The girl loved her job as queen, but sometimes it was too much.

Ah, but the job of a queen was never done and no matter how stressed she was, no matter how much she just wanted to curl into a ball and die instead of answering Aurelia's call, she had obligations to her herd. Rising from the ground, giving one last longing look at all of her toys scattered about the ground, Kahlua shook herself off and attempted to at least make herself presentable. One, two, three deep breaths to try and give herself some peace and Kahlua was off. An easy trot warmed her muscles as she moved, traipsing through the trees, until she came to the cliffs where she thought the voice had come from.

“Aurelia,” she said, trying to manage a meager smile but even the brilliant Sunshower could not find one on this day. All she could think of when she looked at Aurelia was too many Falls members at her borders, an angry Blood Empress, a screaming golden child, seizures, Kaj's explosion, her magic trying to sooth them all... she shuddered. “What can I do for you?” Her voice betrayed her emotional exhaustion. It was almost worse than the month of sleepless nights she had spent building that stupid glass wall that now lay shattered at their border. Almost, except that she could escape physical exhaustion with sleep. Mental exhaustion... it haunted her even in her dreams. At least Aurelia looked chipper, she thought, as her blue eyes rested on the chaotic Seer.

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the sunshower