Dragoncrest Cliffs twilight stone

last for me! <3

at last the truth came out. mireille watched astera as she spoke, admitting all to the older girl and the women who stood above her. in that moment, despite having not been born among them, the obsidian accepted astera with the last fullness for admitting her mistake, not avoiding it or begrudgind the reactions of those who knew better.
chacal handled the scolding, and if astera were to look her way, she would find a firm emerald stare eyeing her back, supporting the words spoken by the tanzanite. in all ways must they stand together. mireille felt that swimming lessons on their guarded beach should be held underway, and later would mention it to her sister.
"she keeps my heart running fast!" mireille said of the little one, touched for a moment that so many generations surrounded her daughter. and certainly her grandmothers watched. 
in time she gathered sobeille and exchanged nudges with her nieces and sister before carrying the girl off, back to the tangle, the mossy den, and the safety of being away from the sea.
for now.