‡ Sorina Voras ‡
Sorina opened the large window of her tower, rising at the very edge of the palace grounds directly above the chasm that surrounded the center of Windhelm, and stretched her limbs energetically. A burst of mountain air flew into the cluttered room, threatening to send her papers flying, but experience led Sorina to already put weights on everything that could possibly fly away. She smiled brightly and swung her legs over the window ledge, sitting on the sill with no caution whatsoever despite the long drop that would spell her fate if she fell. Sorina never minded, though. For the thrill of the risk and the feel of the wind, not to mention the view of her surroundings, the danger was worth it. Besides, Gaenor would come if she called him.
Ah, the wind felt good on her face. It blew her red hair in every direction it wanted, and she enjoyed watching her skirts billow out. Air was often underestimated, as an element as well as a magic. After all, it had no blade, no solid form with which to fear. Sorina believed that only those who flew in the sky could ever be aware of the perils of the wind. Yet, as with all the natural elements, it could be so gentle, so steadfast and even helpful. It was something to be enjoyed, to treasure. How amazing the wind could be…
“When you think, you wear a glazed expression on your face, as if you were lying in the comfort of a cloud.” Sorina smiled wider at the sound of Gaenor’s voice and tilted her head up to look at his fearsome figure coiled around the spire of the tower, his neck craned over the side.
“You’re very poetic, Gaenor. Not many would expect that from you.”
The black dragon snorted his disapproval.
“Poetic? I am merely pointing out another one of your annoying qualities.” Sorina laughed in reply.
“How should I look then, when I am thinking? Contemplative?”
“Maybe you should stop thinking. It always spells trouble.” Again, Sorina laughed and returned to looking out at the kingdom. “That’s not true.” A distant movement caught her, and as she focused on it, Sorina realized it was a red dragon, specifically
the red dragon. She watched as Raphael flew towards the palace grounds, undoubtedly carrying the princess on his back.
“Oh yes,” Gaenor grunted, a burst of smoke flying out of his nostrils.
“There is a meeting that should occur in the Throne Room.” Gaenor’s tail twisted in a show of distaste of political meetings, which is what he assumed it was.
“Should you not be there?” “Perhaps,” Sorina replied with the barest sign of a shrug. “But it is more likely a meeting only for those who hold actual titles of nobility.” Despite having a blood relation to a line of nobility, Sorina held no title other than “mage”, and she liked it that way. It kept things simple, and all that trivial business lords and ladies had to go through did not apply to her. She brushed her hair away as the wind blew it into her face again. “Besides, if it turns out to be actually important, I’ll find out about it eventually.”