Rosewater Oasis hudjefa

he exhales, slow and measured, before his golden gaze finds the boy once more.

you have been sent here, akhre. by ra’s will, by the gods' design. they do not lay burdens upon weak shoulders.

his tail flicks once, dismissing doubt as though it were sand upon his pelt. then, leaning slightly, he brushes his muzzle over the boy’s crown, an almost imperceptible gesture of acceptance.

i will teach you. you will learn to master what burns within you, to wield it as a tool—not a curse.

he beckons him, with the draw of a paw. come. down dunes they go, sand spilling forth like a flood. you will settle in. acquaint yourself, and then you will come find me for your first lesson.

fade? <3 new thread soon?