05-12-2020, 01:33 PM
TELL HIM THE NIGHTMARES HAVEN'T STOPPED
tell him i'm not sure what is real and what is not
Everything about the situation seemed to contradict itself. He knew he'd been walking, but it felt like he'd been running. It felt like both a minute and a month had passed within what also seemed to be the blink of an eye. His muscles ached, but they didn't. His mouth was dry, but he could almost feel his saliva rolling down his chin, albeit he knew it wasn't.
He could remember, somewhat. He'd been back in Zephyr, worrying as he usually was as he headed in the vague direction of the Old Barn when he'd noticed a swirling, black mist in the midst. For a while he'd argued with himself, but had eventually decided to check it out, if not for the safety of himself then for his daughter and his clan. It was his duty as a leader. He'd come to terms with his position by this point, no longer feeling as if Delphinus should be standing where he now stood when he called meetings. No longer mourning his sudden twist of fate, no longer mourning the loss of his former life now conjoined with the responsibilities and duties of a leader that he had never been ready for, not really. It was a wonder that Martin and Lime had ever thought of him as a leader, as someone who had ever been able to handle the heavy burden the aforementioned had faced before him.
But not to dwell on the past. Nothing he could do about it now.
Still, something was wrong. Very, very wrong. As the mist faded from view, the air seemed to change. In the mist it had been thick and heavy, almost choking like it had been back at Zephyr. Now, it was light, fresh and almost freeing. But it didn't make him feel any better than he would've thought it was. It was clear, as he stepped from within the mist's tendrils, that he was not where he should be. He was somewhere he had never been before, and frankly, it was nerve-wracking.
Loey had known his way around all of the continents of Solani. He had never once been here, though.
Spinning on his paws, his breaths quickened into a heavy pant as the unfamiliar surroundings registered in his head. He couldn't see Mt. Whitaker anywhere, and that had been the largest mountain in Solani. It was with one more turn that he noticed with a panicked cry, that even the black mist had receded, and was no longer visible to the naked eye. Like Solani and Zephyr, it was gone without a whisper, and that... that was worrying.
He could remember, somewhat. He'd been back in Zephyr, worrying as he usually was as he headed in the vague direction of the Old Barn when he'd noticed a swirling, black mist in the midst. For a while he'd argued with himself, but had eventually decided to check it out, if not for the safety of himself then for his daughter and his clan. It was his duty as a leader. He'd come to terms with his position by this point, no longer feeling as if Delphinus should be standing where he now stood when he called meetings. No longer mourning his sudden twist of fate, no longer mourning the loss of his former life now conjoined with the responsibilities and duties of a leader that he had never been ready for, not really. It was a wonder that Martin and Lime had ever thought of him as a leader, as someone who had ever been able to handle the heavy burden the aforementioned had faced before him.
But not to dwell on the past. Nothing he could do about it now.
Still, something was wrong. Very, very wrong. As the mist faded from view, the air seemed to change. In the mist it had been thick and heavy, almost choking like it had been back at Zephyr. Now, it was light, fresh and almost freeing. But it didn't make him feel any better than he would've thought it was. It was clear, as he stepped from within the mist's tendrils, that he was not where he should be. He was somewhere he had never been before, and frankly, it was nerve-wracking.
Loey had known his way around all of the continents of Solani. He had never once been here, though.
Spinning on his paws, his breaths quickened into a heavy pant as the unfamiliar surroundings registered in his head. He couldn't see Mt. Whitaker anywhere, and that had been the largest mountain in Solani. It was with one more turn that he noticed with a panicked cry, that even the black mist had receded, and was no longer visible to the naked eye. Like Solani and Zephyr, it was gone without a whisper, and that... that was worrying.
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