Sebastian's wings snapped out, and they shot into the fog as Eva fought the urge to close her eyes. Strange as it was, she felt a need to face what was coming with her eyes wide open.
The roar of water was all around her. Nearly deafening. Until it was all she could hear.
A small break in the fog ahead allowed her to see the cliffs looming large.
She sucked in a breath, only noticing the small cave in the side of the cliff once they were already passing into it.
Darkness embraced them. Eva straightened, half afraid a stalactite or other rock outcropping would knock her silly.
When her head remained attached to her body, Eva relaxed slightly, taking the opportunity to loosen her grip on the handle.
Not entirely, just enough to let the blood flow back into her fingers.
Below her, Eva sensed Sebastian's calm. There was none of the tense anxiety or fear of a gruesome death that haunted her thoughts.
It made her realize something she should have before. This wasn't his first time coming this route. He was too familiar. Reacted too quickly to the twists and turns. Preparing for the next before they were through the first. Almost like he'd done this before. Many times.
And here she'd thought it was another one of his flying games.
Scare the silly human. Well, he'd certainly done that.
As they flew, the darkness took on a violet tinge, allowing Eva to see.
"Wow," she said softly as she studied her surroundings.
The strangeness of this place was unexpected.
In the presence of absolute darkness, like what you'd find in a cave, it shouldn't matter how long she stared into the void. Her eyes would never adjust.
Yet here, she was able to see the columns of rock around them, carved by water and time. Small pockets of darkness that told her of other chambers to the cave.
Eva looked down, noting the inky black of the river, violet specks of light glimmering along its surface.
"What in the world?"
Having a thought, Eva looked up and gasped. Along the ceiling, thousands of tiny lights shone. Like stars in the night sky.
Only the color of violet.
There were thin strands of light stretching between each dot. Interconnected in a massive web.
Like what you see?
"You have no idea," Eva said, not taking her eyes from the ethereal sight.
It was like a dream. An amazing, beautiful dream.
"This is—" She shook her head again, her laugh echoed off the walls. "I have no idea what this is."
Look in front of you,Sebastian said softly.
Eva squinted over his head. Sunshine waited, along with the mouth of the cave.
Sebastian soared out of the cavern, over a cliff that dropped into one of the most beautiful places Eva had ever seen.
Kyren frolicked in the sky. Columns of rock towered over the meadows and trees interspersed throughout the gentle rolling hills.
"I thought you weren't taking me to the herd lands," Eva whispered, unable to tear her gaze from what was in front of her.
