What a glorious day for flight! The warm thermals that lifted me high into the air with ease, the spray of the ocean breeze beneath me, the glow of the Sun beaming down on the leather of my wings. It was near intoxicating, riveting, renewing my hopes and aspirations for this land that I had been trying to better accompany myself with. Movement below caught my attention, then another shadow passed by...Scouring the water below, I was surprised to see several other pegasi and swimming creatures all heading towards the same general direction. How odd...

It didn't take long for a batch of islands to start appearing against the bright reflection of the sun on the water's waves, drawing in everyone like a beacon. A sinking feeling swallowed up my chest as I dropped in altitude to explore, knowing that there wouldn't be such a large gathering to these isles if they were familiar to the Helovians. Gliding down with ease to land on among the crowd, my golden gaze inspected those that had arrived. Even Evaneska (foolish girl) had tried to swim to the island, though she was accompanied by others already to make sure she was alright. Weaving through the crowd to join another familiar face, Ranjiri, I dipped my muzzle towards her with a friendly nod before returning to studying the others.

My muscles tensed with preparation for what was to come, but it was not the tension that caused a flare in the glow of my scales. Nearly missing him from the shadows, my eyes fell over the unforgettable figure of a skeletal being that toward over most, even myself. My lips curled back to reveal dragon fangs, a deep growl of disdain interrupting my silence as I narrowed my eyes at the beast. Gashad. It had been a while since I had seen his bones, though I would have been perfectly happy to have never seen him again. "Keep an eye on that one..." I warned in a hushed whisper to Ranjiri, hoping she would follow my gaze and understand my message. The stallion of bones, curses and witchcraft was not somebody that I would trust any time soon. I would be sure to keep myself from turning my back to him during this battle, as well as prevent him from going after any of those that I respected.