Shadowwyn Moor star path

suliya huffed, her breath curling in pale wisps against the cold air. she did not meet his seething with anger of her own. no, she refused to fight him, not over this—not over something she already carried within her heart. her tail flicked once, a deliberate gesture, before she steadied herself under his gaze.

i will find a husband worthy of me, she said, her voice even, though it carried the faintest edge of defiance. one who will stand beside me and honor the lanzadoii ways.

she let the words settle, exhaling softly as her thoughts wandered. winter's wake. his name rose unbidden in her mind, a fleeting spark of curiosity mingling with the ember of something she could not yet define. what would his realm grow to be? could she ever be part of it? the thought hung in the recesses of her mind, unanswered and quiet.

and then she was gone.