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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:30 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:33 pm
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For Calavera, this Springtime was bittersweet because his emotions were in turmoil. Usually, he enjoyed the first days of spring. During the winter months, the desert lands were wonderful. Life during the cold months was easy. True there were areas of the desert that received heavy snowfall and the nights could be bitter. Yet he had grown up in harsh conditions of the desert. The environment had, over the years, molded him and strengthened him like metal fused by soq artisans. While he usually spent the warmer months with his maternal family in the woods, the desert would forever be his true home.
Calavera frowned his face as his thoughts raced. He wondered once again why he should be spending spring not in his beloved desert but in the dark woodlands and open fields of the soq lands. The desert would have received it winter rains at this time of year, and the snow would be slowly melting from the nearby mountains. Everywhere flowers would be blooming, and hummingbirds would have migrated to enjoy the rare taste of desert flower nectar. t sands even seemed beautiful against the field of purple flowers that seemed to appear yearly as if by magic. At this time of year the sunsets even had a hit of pink and purple which always secretly pleased him.
At this time of year it was atypical of him to be away from his home. Though he yearned to go back he once again remembered the reason for his visit. His father had been missing for several years and he feared that the heartbreak was slowly sapping the strength out of his mother. Lately, she seemed to become more listless and depressed. Calavera knew that she was quietly letting go of the hope that sustained her. Her actions made it clear that she now thought it was a possibility that her mate might never return. The desert lands were not a safe place for the weak of heart, it provided multiple dangers. These threats were always willing to quickly end the life of the unwary. Calavera feared for his mother and he decided to listen to his instincts which told him that the two of them needed to set off on a journey. During the summer months, it was customary for the two of them to visit her family in the woodlands. This year he recommended that they start their journey not in late spring but during the fall months. Surprisingly the journey had been easy and uneventful. He missed the casual banter of his friend Trehan, who usually accompanied him during his travels. However, he had learned to appreciate the silence of this trip. At times he had even gotten his mother Regin to laugh and remise about her younger days. Winter in the woodlands with his mother’s family had been an experience. They were a friendly bunch of soq which contrasted greatly with their knightly demeanor. The family served as guardians for the woodlands and they guarded the boundaries between the soq lands and the Seelie lands. While his heart longed for the spring beauty of the desert lands, he did acknowledge that the change of scenery was acting as a balm for his mother’s wounded heart.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:34 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:36 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:38 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:39 pm
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