It needed to be a dream. It needed to be something other then what it was. How could it be something from within the ‘Souls region? She was a fool to think that they had all been peace loving flower pickers. Yes, Anu loved the simple things in live but she hoped that others would remember what it was to just be without all the horror and strives towards glory and retribution. She wanted them to sit beneath apple trees, to smell flowers and to respect the tallest oaks for their age and all the things that they had seen in their hundreds of years. No, it was not the way of the world. There would be war, bloodshed and all they could do was hope that the tidal wave of violence that would likely ensue did not each their door. Those that came, they would be welcomed but not without trust. Friends would live beneath their roof as well as the strangers, and all would be watched and questioned. A Dreamer’s safety would always be paramount. Anu simply nodded at the Commanders idea, knowing that they would both be vigilant in these tasks, and calling upon one another for help. Anu was not about to let her promise go untested; she said she would call upon the raven furred woman in any troubled time. How could Anu expect to be showed the same respect if she tied to do it all herself?
Her friend’s next words made the older female feel tears threaten her eyes. It was not often that she was reassured in her choices. She had felt better after speaking with Haven, but love between two females had been his upbringing and opened his mind up to all the possibilities life might bring. He also wished to please her, even if he was grown and beyond her reach, care and judgment. Savina would be honest with her, and such a thing would always be appreciated in the blue-eyed woman. Anu had always been supportive and she and Kansas, even speaking to the male with the hopes and ideas that might draw the couple together. Knowing that Savina wished to know Colibri, even with the history that might have brought trouble to their threshold, brought a smile to the other fey’s face.
“I know she wants to get to know everyone, though she is always shy.” Anu thought of the little female, and her smile became weary. There was so much that they two had left unsaid, and Anu had not done all she needed to make her feel as welcomed as she should.
“Its late,” It had been late when she had first come upon the Commander. She felt the tire sink deeply into her figure, and Anu could think no more of Haku and of war. Her bed was all that she wished to think of and Savi should not be kept from hers any longer. Anu paused; the silence filled with little more then the wind beyond the window’s pane.
“Thank you Savi.” She spoke with another small smile. Their conversation had been draining, and Anu knew that her friend would understand, and no doubt felt the passing of the late hours in her own body.
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