Winter and Spring (ENTITY BLESSING THREAD)
Mar 29, 2013 2:59:05 GMT -6
Post by Entity NPC on Mar 29, 2013 2:59:05 GMT -6
“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”
In this place beyond the borders of what was right and natural she had found herself. There was something out here that needed her, though she didn't know what that was. Just as before...
Mortals would call her a fool. The volcano had called to her as well; had needed her. Look what that had caused? Well, it had caused the mountain to be covered in life at last, hadn't it? Hadn't it worked out alright in the end?
True, she felt a little insecure without her dear friend the stag to escort her... but as he was a mortal creature bound to the ground he could not follow the spring sprite to her destination. This destination.
Where was this place, anyway? She wasn't certain. There was no green here. Nor fire. Nor wind. Just light and shadow.
But Spring had come to the end of the world, as she'd been called by her nature to come here. She slipped over the strange rocks in curiosity, seeking out any sign that flowers would grow here or life would bloom. Behind her, a trail of flower petals and vines clung to the strange formations.
A promise of hope and life.
Then she caught scent of something on the wind. ... Wait... Wind? There was wind here?
She turned her childish face up to the sky and took a deep breath. Yes. Frosted wind. Something was approaching... and it was cold. Colder than the frosts of early spring that made lacy patterns on the new leaves. Colder than the nights that were clear and calm. Colder than the rains that triggered the start of the cycle of yearly life.
Watching curiously, Spring waited to see.
Was winter coming late?