Sura Desert

Dawn burned the indigo edges of the cold desert night, tinging the myriad shades of darkness a blushing pink. Mirage soaked in the warmth as the first rays of light blinded her eyes. Her breath formed clouds in the chill air as she walked along the top of the dunes, shadows stretching long behind her. She loved this part of the day, when the warm sunshine swirled with the cool twilight and the temperature in the desert transitioned between its two extremes of fr...

“Fili! Fili! Wakey, wakey Fili!” Filigree groaned when she heard someone using a shortened version of her name. Not entirely awake and not wanting to deal with it so early in the morning, she pushed it away mentally, and went back to sleep, tucking her head back under wing to continue her sleep. That was until there was another strong push and a flash of color in her mind’s eye. A familiar mint green and pink ...

As his final teardrops sank into dry earth between Seymour's own hooves and the roots of this great, sacred tree; Seymour rose to his full height. Nodding a farewell to the setting sun, it fell over the horizon and marked the end of his time at this shrine. It was time to move on. Seymour had taken not three steps before a quiet whooshing sound alerted him to a new presence. His sharp hooves gouged the soil as he wheeled around. He was greeted by a distorted silhouette that shone like ...