Awe and wonder I'd embrace, and the world a new again ;;

If the magic had returned and things had gone back to the way they had been before the time reversal then perhaps the Oracle too was back in her place and Arianah had wanted to see her before the jump; now would be as good a time as any, especially with Winter coming on. Winter would be setting in soon, inconveniently confining Arianah to the mainland and that meant that she would not be going out to visit the Oracle until the icy winter winds released their frigid grasp. For now she wanted to make sure that she made her rounds, checking in on acquaintances and Deities. To much had happened since the last time that Arianah had seen the Oracle and she wanted to know that everything was alright; wanted to know if the Oracle remembered anything of the past that they had been flung into, of the past that she had not originally been a part of and now seemed to have left her Hoof Prince within. She wanted to see her Deities; each and every one of them but first she wished to see the violet lady; to see the Oracle; to know if she had truly come to understand Rencors element and find out if the Oracle could tell her why the jet seemed to be arching and sparking more now then it had in the past; before the time jump. Since the return of the elements her jet had been far more active and far harder to control then it ever had been before; it felt as though the dark lord were growing in strength, as though he too were becoming far more active and Arianah felt that the one and only person who might be able to give her even a little information would be the one and only all knowing Oracle.

Would she be able to relinquish the jet for the amethyst since she had come to understand her former partner though he had up and disappeared once more; an act that was not all the uncommon of him and one that had frequently bothered her. It would seem that the Gobardon of old was not the only thing that the fiery king fought within himself but a sense of duty and unfaltering commitment. It angered the two toned queen to know that the man she had looked up to could so easily walk away from the kingdom; from those who had learned to look up to him. He had been a role model to many even if he had not felt that he had deserved such reverence but he was a model none the less and he had abandoned them as it would appear. Now she had been fated to rule beside a new stallion; a young stud that had not been within the Silver Lakes for very long. While Arianah did not know him all that well and had seen nothing of what he was capable of doing she wanted him to have a chance, to prove that youth and inexperience did not mean that he could not rule with the best of them as she had proved of herself. It was not going to be an easy task for him and Arianah hoped that he would not be robbed of his chance by the reappearance of the absent king of old.

Turning toward the island Arianah takes to the air, giving the movements required and the direction she must take no more thought then most gave to the whisper of wind or the soft swaying of the grasses. By now the route and flying were second nature and as she begins to make her way her mind roams over the past over a time when she feared the jet the hung bound within its gilded cage from her full banner as it trailed behind her like a flag; tendrils and snaps of darkness flowing from the gem to leave a trail of shadows in her wake. It seemed all to long ago that Arianah had feared the dark lords element, that it's very presence upon her made her cringe with fear that it would somehow over take her if she did not guard herself against it yet now it was just as much a part of her as any of the other three elements she possessed; if not a tad more annoying for its unpredictability and tendency to flare up whenever it wanted to. Though she had never found a reason to use the darkness she still knew that it was there and had come to understand it far better since speaking with Cortana about it during the raids; before the Valkyrie doe had been named her superior concerning matters of the Silver Lakes. Now the night and darkness alike were welcomed, see for the necessity they were and cherished for the blessings they provided, for the solitude and tranquility it provided even as it hide the evils of the world within it.

Banking to the Right Arianah rousted herself from her musings. Spotting the thatched roof of the Oracles hut below Ari turns to land not far from the picketed fence; glancing around with soft ice blue eyes. You would never know that the world had been turned on end all that long ago by looking around here; it was as if the place had gone untouched as she suppose it probably had been considering it had not been here in the so called past. It was only as old as she had ever known it and the state it was in gave Arianah a feeling of normality; as if she could forget about everything that had happened and return to a state of mind that was far more comforting then the one she was currently contending with. It had caused her enough restless nights just knowing that something seemed to even know be wrong and when you added her over active jet it made it that much worse. As she looks around Arianah realizes that Delphinium seemed to have been making preparations for the coming winter; as she always has, and begins to wonder if there was anything she might be able to do to make the work a little easier on the wise one as she waited to see if she was going to meet her; noticing a loose board along the back stretch of fence.

Turning Arianah moves around the back of the cottage, stopping only once she had gotten to the place where the loose board lay over against it's neighbor. Pressing her nose to the tilted board Arianah rights it, the Emerald hanging against the thick raven tresses shimmering; casting an elegant shine among the locks that lay beneath and nearby as a thick ropy vine of Kudzu creeps up the board; twisting itself around the parallel support bars several times before crossing over and under then growing together to create a sturdy and resilient lashing that would not break apart for some time. With her work complete Arianah slowly lift her head and again surveys the fence for any other loose boards that she might be able to repair as she hopes to have a chance to visit with the Oracle.