Submission (#1713) Approved

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Related Prompt: Festive Gifting Spirit
1st Submission
Regional Affinity: Silveil
Elnin: #ELN1339

Silveil, the land of lights, beauty, and wonder. Whether it's the shimmering display of stars and galaxies dancing up above or the quietly glowing mushrooms, lichen, and fronds lighting up every pebble and leaf underfoot. With so much light there is always a path to follow as long as you know to look for it. Because through the long roads of those dense, dark forests it's easy to lose your way, wander astray, or fall prey. And in a land forever cast in shadows graced solely by moonlight there is much that lurks in the dark.

But that is not why we're here, no, not today. Today we're here for the little expeditions and expositions, the curious memories, the secret streams and caves. A swarm of life taking your breath away for simply playing with the water's surface. Tiny creatures of light dancing to the rhythmic sway of the moon looking just as galaxies themselves. The rush from wandering just enough astray to find a hidden gem only you know how to find again. A special place to carve out of this world for no one else but you. It could be the perfect tree to become a place to listen to the soothing sounds of rushing water while puzzling out constellations. And even better is finding those special places where the sky and land meet as one turning river of color and wonder.

Here is where Akilah's most treasured memories are safely kept. Yet like all good things, they are best to be savored, not to overindulge in. And so, slowly the itch of needing a little something more rooted itself and started to spread. No longer so weak and helpless, it was time to venture towards the heart of the land. To a place where this familiar tranquility not lie. Though deep inside she knows that it will always be the place she'll come back to when she needs to feel most whole. So, it's not a "goodbye" but an "until next time". And with a smirk she hiked up her bag and padded down the path.