They were travelling south from the Edge to find warmer sunshine but without any real destination in mind. Hemlock had stayed behind, nestled in and happy for his mid-day nap to commence in his favourite hollow of a tree. He didn’t normally mind burrowing into Alysanne’s folded wings and sleeping there - but it sure made for a bumpy slumber. So he was snuggled right in and drifting away when the call of a stranger woke up right up. Not just a stranger, but a strange owl. One lazy black eye opened up before the other quickly followed.
In a flurry of feathers, Hemlock was up and out of his tree - leading the owl towards Alysanne and her daughter, heavy with the feeling that then they would be led somewhere else.
And sure enough, once he was reunited with his bonded, the strange owl headed off. Alysanne glanced down at Zoeya, giving her a small little shrug, before picking up an easy trot to follow the owl. They arrived at the Rotunda, and there was something inside - something incredible. Alysanne’s approach slowed and became more cautious as she came to linger just on the edge of the Rotunda - looking in. She gestured for Zoeya to stay by her side and not move in any further, before speaking as cautiously as she had moved. “Hello.”
alysanne
the devoted
@Zoeya is invited to join <3
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