It had been hard for her to leave her room, let alone the Manor's safe walls. But the woman was feeling lighter, travels to and from her home were easier now. There had been no sign of the loner, and she was glad for it. The tall woman was strong, she had come to realize, and more able then she had once thought. Last winter she had battled the snowstorm that had trapped she and two others in the Skip caves, and she had made it home. The purple eyed woman needed to remember that, and how she could indeed over come. The tussle with the gray wolf was nothing she need to be afraid would happen again, and Mati would be prepared if it ever did.
But, instead of readying herself for a fight the robust fey wandered behind the mansion. She found herself eying the summer wildflowers. A perfect sort of painting was made with the chaotic colors, and the artist stopped the urge that almost sent her back for her easel, brushes and paint. Her room was filled with the images of the Valley's flowers.
Long waves of bronze and brown fell along her shoulders, long fingers running though the thick mane idly. Her pace was slow and her thoughts reflective and deep. It took her some time before she noticed the scent of a stranger. Eyes narrowed for a brief second, but Mati forced herself to give the unseen wolf the benefit of a doubt. She headed towards the scent, and found a ebony figure in the distance. She could not help but frown, even though the woman had not broke the border of the Dreaming lands.
The Church woman was a formidable figure, taking her height from her absent yet statuesque built mother. Her arms moved up to cross over her chest instinctively, but Mati tried to keep her voice from seeming too cold and unwelcoming. Hello... Your awfully close to Crimson Dreams.
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