Ravenshook Cliffs kind of mood that you wish you could sell

velen settled beside her, but not too close. dalia didn't mind the closeness, but she appreciated his respect for her space. when he'd done so, he asked a question in the form of a single word, and dalia let out a breathy sigh. "drageda has strict laws. anyone who leaves is banished. i was stripped of my title and my surname," she told him, bi-colored eyes still trained on the sun as it melted into the ocean. clouds dappled the sky, breaking up the smooth gradient the sky had painted.

and then she looked to velen with a small smile. "my family was there, and i love them more than anything. but i wanted more than to live in my mothers shadow my entire life," she continued, her lips pressing together, her smile tightening. "the healers daughter," she spoke in drageda's tongue, "i wanted more than that."