[Whovian5EVA]

My second art of my Storkies (Species credit to kiwipen)
Neveya's Page and Elara's Page

Neveya travels to her favourite place to clear her head, and Elara visits her after feeling like things are a little off

[Whovian5EVA]

This is a more detailed description of the scene above and I'm redeeming it for the "You take some much needed time to relax; where do you go?" Prompt!

Neveya sighed, even though she spent a lot of her time alone, she still caught herself getting stressed over the times she did go out. Her brain was foggy and her thoughts felt as though they were as thick as honey. She couldn’t even bring herself to tidy her house before she left, she just knew she had to clear her mind. She threw on her favourite black cloak and emerged from her home.Neveya squinted and peered through the gaps in the trees. The grey clouds hung low in the sky, and she guessed that there was a good chance no rain would come today. The air did have a slight chill in it, Neveya sighed again, but this time calm began to dance alongside her misty breath. The dirt road by her house curved to the right up the mountain, and the trunks of trees and shrubs traced the edges. The gloomy day was comforting, it was softer and cosier than the bright light of a sunny day. Nearby a small bird chirped a sweet song, and she set out towards her goal. The sounds of the dirt under her feet, and the gentle swishing of the trees brought her closer to calm. She paused for a moment, listening to the forest sounds around her, a new bird was tweeting somewhere over her head, and the trickle of a small stream. The stream sounded fresh and crisp as the water danced around the riverstones. She had walked this path for as long as she could remember and this stream had kept her company for a large chunk of her early years.
Being born a death storkie, she hadn’t had many friends growing up, and grew to hate her magic. But accompanied by the ebb and flow of this stream, she grew to accept her magic, even deciding to pursue learning it some, hoping it would help her understand what good it could do. Perhaps that was the source of her stress right now? She was trying to learn her magic but still had unresolved feelings about it. Maybe she just needed more time.
She continued on, the path grew rocky and the trees thinned out, she peered through the gaps in the trees and the forest stretched out far below her. Her heart grew even more relaxed as she realised she was almost there. This was the peace she needed. As she approached the top of the path, her footsteps grew crisper as though the cool mountain air had solidified the earth more than usual. A slight right, then the opening leading to her favourite place. She hurried the last few steps of the journey until she stood right on the ledge. Her curls danced and swirled about her face, as the view enchanted her mind, she watched as the trees below swirled about in waves as they were blown by the wind. Calm washed over her, she closed here eyes, taking in the sounds of the wind and the cold air brushing by her. Here she was free in the best way possible, she was far from her worries and stresses, because here it was just her and the wind. At last she let out a relieved sigh, she was glad to be able to just take in the scene laid out before her.
As she was listening to all the sounds around, she caught the sound of footsteps approaching, turning her head to see a familiar face.
“I thought I’d find you here,” Elara smiled.
“You know me too well,” Neveya’s heart grew warm, Elara was one of the first storkies that hadn’t judged her for her magic.
“Anything been bothering you lately? I know you don’t usually come up here unless you’re stressed about something?” Elara inquired.
“I just… Have felt so off lately, I’m getting stressed more often than not, but the problem is, I’m not quite sure why.”
“That does sound rough… Well, you know how sometimes I get really moody out of nowhere? I think its part of how the moon affects me, and I think it can be a part of divination? Maybe you’re having a premonition and you’re not even realising?” Elara offered.
“There’s a chance it’s that, but how would I even figure out what it is about?” Neveya questioned.
“I’m not sure, so maybe for now relaxing is the best thing you could do. When I get stressed I like to go to that gave that’s got the glowing mushrooms, I like to be away from the full force of the moon, but I’m still in the dark, with a little bit of light to balance things out… It’s nice. Plus I also like to visit my friends!”
Neveya thought back on the last time she’d been with Elara when they’d been with friends… Neveya nodded, and with a laugh said “You really do love being around your friends.”
“Now you’re the one that knows me too well” Elara replied with a playful smile. “Whatever it is that’s causing this? I’m here for you”

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