~ bed of grass, soft green pillow
Beneath the silvery light of the crescent moon she stands idle in the bubbling and hissing surf. The sea pulls at her hooves and beckons her further into its grasp. She is happy to comply and steps into surf; each stride pulls her deeper into the cool sea's embrace. She pushes herself into the sea and aims her body toward the Crossing. After her conversation with Jabari, she needs to regather her thoughts and she knows the perfect place to do that.
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She steps from the sea, each stride propels her further up the shore and onto dry hard sand. She only hesitates on the beach long enough to cast a glance over her shoulder toward the Island of Atlantis, just a dark smear on the horizon. She shakes the excess water from her creamy and white coat, with a sigh on her lips she strolls deeper into the Crossing. She finds the familiar path that will lead her to the Falls, its roar just a dull noise within the shadows of the forest.
She does not slow until the distant roar of the falls grows louder; its noise echoes throughout the forest that surrounds her. She slows at the forest's edge, her bicolored eyes search the clearing before she ventures forth. It is a quaint clearing, but the showstopper is the thundering falls. The crescent moon lights the falls with it's silvery light and each droplet of water sparkles and dances. She catches her breath in her throat and emotion begins to ball up, as it threatens to spill over the brim of her eyes.
In this moment, she wishes she had her mother. She would wrap her sleek neck around her sobbing and shaking shoulders.
Oh Caly.. Why do you cry? "Mother, I am confused and heart broken," she whispers into the still night air, as her heart clenches inside of her chest. She looks up at the crescent moon as it peaks through the treetops laden with the crimson and orange hued leaves. Another sob escapes from between parted lips, as she tries to gather the strength to return to her life... in Paradise.