Phoenix Maplewood Morganite

@Stark <3 

On any other day, Portia would have heeded her Heda's advice and brought along a friend. Lucia was a prime candidate, considering the girl was likable and did a swell job listening to her ramble on about everything-- plants and rocks, mostly. And then Dio, of course, but lately she just felt bad pulling him away from his job. And besides, she needed time to herself, so she did what free spirits did best-- wander.

She fully intended just to cross the border and walk a bit, then turn around, but her paws brought her further and further forward, green eyes trailing the landscape as she went. It was too gorgeous to leave, she wanted more-- to find more, to see more... and so she kept going forwards. And besides, the further she went, the less she thought about Dio, who was placing too many feelings into the young Skayona for her to properly comprehend. He left thoughts of children, and old age, and all the things that Portia was positive she would never want-- until now. She was afraid of that thought, afraid that her happiness would break apart in time

And soon, she was in Phoenix Maplewood. She recognized it from Thuringwethil's descriptions, knowing something about a quarrel that had occurred a short period of time before she had arrived. But it was truly gorgeous-- all those oranges and reds and yellows... She found herself sitting, at one point, marveling at the beauty of the area, Dio far from mind.