“if you’re gonna tell them everything
don’t leave out the good part”
“Come on, don’t be such a baby,” Eadaz whined with a roll of her eyes.
She had spent the morning persuading her sister to visit the Crossing with her. Their mother still thought Eadaz a little young for visiting other islands alone, given that she hadn’t quite reached her second year yet, and so the adventurous youngster was often compelled to drag her elder sister along. This was easier said than done, however, as Sabran was quite content within the boundaries of the Forest, or at most a wander through the friendly territories on Luthien.
Persistent, however, she had eventually succeeded in dragging Sabran into the cold water and making the trip to the Crossing. They emerged at the Falls, and made their way towards the grazing across from the rushing water. Sabran shivered a little with her damp skin in the cold autumn air, keenly reminded that winter was just around the corner by the icy edge to the breeze and the hardness of the ground underfoot. She glanced around, her dark eyes wide with nervous interest as they scanned the other groups of horses in the area. Although she was just about an adult now, she still felt very much a child in the presence of others.
Eadaz, on the other hand, was unfazed by the climate or the company, and bounded headfirst up to the water’s edge where she peered curiously at her own rippling, white-flecked reflection. She glanced back at her sister over her shoulder.
“I wish we had one of these waterfalls back home, don’t you, Sab?”
Sabran edged closer to the water’s edge, pausing beside her sister and turning her gaze towards the rushing water on the opposite side of the pool.
“Not really,” she replied with a frown. “It looks kinda dangerous.”
Eadaz made a noise of disgust. Tossing her flame-red mane in the air, she pawed at the water’s surface, sending a spray of cold water over her sister with a playful squeal.
EADAZ& SABRAN