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The noon sky was a clear blue, with some small clouds drifting lazily across the it, in this warmth it was unsurprising, no-one seemed to be wanting to move very quickly, even the leaves on the trees were moving only when they were forced by a particularly persistant and stubborn breeze blew against it. The trees were filled with twitterings of excitable birds, there did not seem to be many taking flight though, they had the sense to stay in the shade of the leafy canopy above them, keeping cool perched in the branches of the surrounding trees. The grass was green and luch, small flowers popped their petal covered heads from the cover of the surrounding green stems, little flecks of blue, purple and red dotted around the emerald ground.
The ebony fae was walking, taking long strides towards Crimson Dreams again, the presents for Mati were still in her leather satchel, the paintbrushes she had found, a full set, she had been so proud of herself and had guessed from her granddaughter's paint speckled fur and fingertips that she would like them. Soran had realised how perfect they would be for her, she would delight in them she was sure, she dearly hoped that they would not be tainted by the fact they came from her, she so wanted to have her granddaughter think of her with fondness, she hated the idea of being disliked by anyone who shared her blood. She hoped that this present would go some way into showing that she did care about her mottled brown offspring, that she had taken note of her interests and wanted to be involved in them, to encourage them, to help her skills flourish.
But seeing Mati was not the dark lady's only goal today, she had decided it was time to settle down and find a home for herself. She had been wandering too long now and she needed some stability in her life. Where better to go than to the lands that she had once lived in? She had considered going to live with Naniko, but then there would be no chance of getting to know her grandchildren or great grandchildren properly, they seemed so distant from their mother and grandmother, the fae feared that she would create a further rift between them and herself if she had chosen to go to Anathema and stay with her pale almost daughter. Here at least she would be close to her blood, Mati lived here and Haven and his pups were only just across the lands, less than a day's walk away, this seemed like the perfect comprimise. It was true that Nani could not, nor would not come back here, but the emerald eyed lady could always go and visit her if she so chose, Nani would not mind her going to visit her she was sure. This place had been the ebony lady's first home when she had come to these lands, it was the place where she felt closest to her missing son. It was the perfect place to set up home. Plus there were old friends here, she would be able to setlle better than anywhere else.
And so the lady came to the borders of Crimson Dreams, she brushed her long curled mane over her shoulders, taking a small strand of it and twisting it around her fingers nervously. Her eyes roamed the lands, making sure there was no-one nearby before she called for someone, she didn't want to deafen a nearby wolf after all. With a quick glance down she decided that she looked acceptable, perfect for a meeting with someone who could decide whether or not she would be allowed to stay. The ebony lady pushed her satchel further up her shoulder, and then raised her head. She let out a single loud clear call and then she began to wait, hoping someone would come and meet her.
